The pandemic year will be remembered for many things, most of them not so good. For the Long Island wine community, however, there was a noteworthy bright spot: Read More
I confess. I’ve always been a bit of a nerd. How else would you describe a person who collected TV Guide covers for over 30 years? Or whose Read More
Actually it was over fifty years ago (it just seems like twenty) that The Beatles made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. Not just one of Read More
I love doing themed parties. A soup party in the winter. An Italian feast and bocce tournament in the summer. Cajun food around Mardi Gras. Regardless of Read More
While vacationing in Tuscany about 10 years ago, I did a wine tour in Chianti. At one of the wineries on the tour, I was surprised to learn Read More
The High Line was a length of elevated tracks that ran down 10th Avenue from 34th Street to Spring Street which carried goods to/from Manhattan’s industrial district and Read More
Casablanca has more memorable quotes that any other motion picture. That is not just my opinion; it is also the opinion of the American Film Institute. In a Read More
The New York Wine & Grape Foundation presented the annual NY Drinks NY earlier this month. Held again at The Altman Building on 18th Street in Manhattan, the Read More
The November thaw had taken a turn toward winter, but not yet too far a turn. Thanksgiving was in the rear-view mirror, and the holidays loomed ahead. Tis Read More
I love cooking and I love tasting wine. After attending a recent hands-on cooking class on the Joy of Risotto at the A La Carte Culinary School in Read More