If you’re planning to drink until make out with leprechauns on Wednesday, might as well start off the eve with a hearty meal for supper.

I can honestly say I had never been floored by a piece of pasta. Whether it be at a restaurant or made at home, I just saw it as a vehicle to carry sauce. This all changed with the second course.

The Nutella heart shaped pie displayed so lusciously in the window lured us in like Lindsay’s lured a chilled shot of Bartons.

Now everyone thinks they need to be downing green beer at their local pub to being doing St Pattys up right. On the contrary, there are several selections that would be just perfect to celebrate my main man Pat. Check out a few of our faves!

My favorite month of the year, just got little better.
Some angel of a person on Etsy has chosen the two things I love the most. Chocolate Guinness Cupcake, with Jameson Buttercream Filling & Bailey’s Ganache. For $32 I can get 12 cupcakes that won’t make me blackout! Or fight with strangers! Or sleep with unassuming [...]

Dessert wines are the underappreciated geniuses of the wine family. So much emphasis is placed on what wines pair with your main course that dessert is often overlooked. These wines, however, provide an amazing level of complexity, and can provide the perfect note of balance to the end of your meal. And if you happen [...]

I know what you’re thinking.  “Emily, you need to stop writing about bacon.”  I get it, I’m over the hate mail, but I feel like I have at least 4 other people out there with me on this.  Yeah I write about great advances in the bacon world like Bacon Jam and what not, but [...]

This Saturday in the space of only a few short blocks East can meet West with two local free tasting events.
 
First up at Union Square Wines and Spirits stop in for their Presidential Pours Mega Tasting.  
 
From 2pm-5pm enjoy a selection of domestic wines, including wine super locally from Red Hook Winery in Brooklyn.
In the mood [...]

Two weeks. Hundreds of restaurants. Multi-course dinners. All at a fixed price. Are you salivating yet?
Denver Restaurant Week will be held from February 20th – March 5, 2010 in celebration of Denver Colorado’s culinary scene. Hundreds of restaurants will be participating in this event where multi-course meals will be served at a set price of [...]

I love good wine.  Many people believe good must be expensive—but that’s not always the case.
In fact, I recently found two rich warm red wines, perfect for winter sipping,  that are both under $20!
These two reds are both great to drink on their own, with hearty winter fare, or with the good for any season favorite [...]