"You'll never know if you don't go, you'll never shine if you don't glow…"

by Katie Gomez August 27, 2009

Introducing, for your “summer’s slippin’ away” sipping pleasure, my latest elixir concoction, the Oranjito. I recently received a bottle of a vanilla liqueur called Navan that’s put out by the folks at Grand Marnier, and with that bottle came a few cocktail recipes. But I’ve always kinda been recipe-ADD, so I went off to create […]

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"She don't use butter, she don't use cheese, she don't use jelly or any of these…"

by Katie Gomez August 18, 2009

After a whole lot of soul searching and self-deprecation, I’ve recently come to the forehead-smacking conclusion that most of the chefs whose mantra is “fat is flavor” have that mantra because they’re just fucking lazy. Putting a half-stick of butter in a pan to finish a dish is undoubtedly going to be delicious, but it’s […]

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"And I've got my act together, gonna walk all over you…"

by Katie Gomez August 12, 2009

“I’m sorry, we’re not doing tours today,” is not something I ever enjoy hearing when I go out of my way to visit a brewery that does daily tours, but when the words are uttered while a hand is simultaneously being extended toward me with a generous sample of wheat ale, well, I tend to […]

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"I'm headin' for Key West, the key to happiness…"

by Katie Gomez August 4, 2009

Holy mother of Zeus, that looks fucking amazing. Maybe, if I can distract everyone at once, I can bury my face in the plate and just inhale deeply without embarrassing my kid. Maybe trip the waiter. Yeah, that aught to give me enough time to reach over and try Myra’s, too. I mean, stuffing a […]

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"Karma police, arrest this man…"

by Katie Gomez July 31, 2009

There has been a shitload of mudslinging recently between wine bloggers and print media wine journalists, and I’ve been doing my best to find shelter in a foxhole because I’ve got better things to do with my life than worry about what old-school writers think of my blog or my ability to write about wine…that […]

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"The prefix is 516, the top of the dial…"

by Katie Gomez July 27, 2009

It’s unfortunate that “Long Island” aren’t words that trip off people’s tongues when the conversation turns to Bordeaux-style wines. The only US area that has managed to get itself into repeated pissing contests with the famed French wine region, in fact, is California. It’s the stuff of contests, books and Hollywood movies, and nowhere do […]

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"And woman I will try express, my inner feelings and thankfulness…"

by Katie Gomez July 24, 2009

I was fortunate enough to grow up on the apron strings of not one, but two amazing grandmothers. To watch their zen-like movements in a kitchen was not just a matter of experience, but also one of grace. I spent countless hours rolling out dough for buñuelos, learning how to roll a lime with the […]

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"Every picture tells a story, don't it…"

by Katie Gomez July 17, 2009

For your visual entertainment, we have the best and worst pics of the week—The Angels and Demons of Wine Photography, if you will. Talk about an epic fail for Wine Spectator. I realize I’m a complete geek for pointing this out to you, and it will probably go unnoticed by most readers unless they know […]

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"I just might stop to check you out…"

by Katie Gomez July 16, 2009

Something is very wrong in this warped little world when my wine gets to accessorize better than I do. As wine lovers, I’m sure we’ve all gotten our share of useless wine-related gifts that we’ve either re-gifted, thrown in a kitchen drawer or used to pry open a jar of pickles, so when we treat […]

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“Really love your peaches, wanna shake your tree…”

by Katie Gomez July 9, 2009

Somewhere in Brussels, there used to be a guy in a lab coat whose job it was to measure and determine what the “appropriate” curvature of a cucumber should be if it was going to be sold and eaten in the EU. I’m not sure exactly how that holds up in casual ice-breaking conversation, but […]

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