"Don't wanna be an American idiot…"

by Katie Gomez February 26, 2009

I spend a lot of time teaching my kid that whole “names can never hurt me” thing. If someone calls you an idiot and you know you aren’t, who cares? It’s not one of the easiest lessons to teach, given that if someone calls me an idiot my natural inclination is to spew a litany […]

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"My balls are always bouncing, and my balls are always full…"

by Katie Gomez February 23, 2009

“Balls!” said the Queen. “If I had t(w)o, I’d be King.” So begins one of my favorite little ditties. Well, if I had t(w)o, I’d be the Jack of all Trades, but as it stands, I’m most assuredly a Jack but I believe my surname is Ass. I’m one of those people that love to […]

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"Don't you feel like trying something new…"

by Katie Gomez February 18, 2009

The folks over at Fortress Vineyards flatter me, they really do. They recently sent samples of their 2 new releases for me to review side by side, which is flattery in my book because, since I make no bones about not caring what anyone thinks, I figured the feeling was mutual! Perhaps it was the […]

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"And you won't see me, you won't see me…"

by Katie Gomez February 12, 2009

Dear International Culinary Center, You’ll have to forgive me if I choose not to enroll in any of the latest course offerings you emailed me about such as “Food Journalism,” “The Craft of Food Writing,” or “Food Blogging.” I know it sounds a bit crass but I have a hard time taking instruction on how […]

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"Come on baby show your love…"

by Katie Gomez February 10, 2009

Here is my promise to you…I will NEVER—not now, not ever—tell you what romantic options there are in the way of wines for Valentine’s Day. All those ridiculous wines called Seduction, Naked, Cleavage Creek, Sexy, etc. won’t ever be mentioned here in reference to Vday, regardless of whether or not they’re any good. I never […]

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"Life's for living, yeah, that's our philosophy…"

by Katie Gomez February 5, 2009

I’ve been known to do a lot of sneaky, underhanded things in the name of good wine, and I’m not ashamed to admit it. And since most of my family doesn’t read this blog anyway, I know I’ll safely remain in their good graces despite my enological confessions here. For instance, I’m not generally known […]

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"You bring the bullets, I’ll bring the wine…"

by Katie Gomez February 4, 2009

So, when I last caught you up on my mindful eating saga, I had come to the realization (and you had all lovingly empathized) that I am a tool. I almost never eat strictly out of physical hunger. Mental hunger, however—well, let’s just say I’ve got that one down pat. After another week of affirming […]

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"There is something I would like you all to see…"

by Katie Gomez February 2, 2009

Regardless of how often someone might tell you that what they find most attractive about the opposite sex (or the same sex, depending on whom you’re talking to) is a sense of humor, intelligence, sensitivity, blah, blah, the initial attraction is nearly always physical…it has to be, because most times you see a person before […]

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"They came to collect, silver and gold…"

by Katie Gomez January 29, 2009

Joe Blow had been asked to judge the California State Fair Commercial Wine Competition a couple of years ago and decided to go ahead and join the panel, completely unaware of the fact that his judging was also gonna get judged. After hobnobbing with the other 3 judges the day of the competition, pissing and […]

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"My eyes are getting bigger, and my mouth…"

by Katie Gomez January 26, 2009

If you ever find yourself in Amarillo, TX with a growling stomach because that protein bar you had for breakfast just didn’t cut it, there’s a lovely establishment known as the Big Texan Steak Ranch. Given that everything’s bigger in Texas, it’s safe to assume when THESE guys say big, it must be enormous. How […]

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