This May Be The Wine Talking…
April 17, 2012
Slow Food First Coast with Bistro Aix and Twinn Bridges Farm.
April 17, 2012
This weekend is your chance to see (and taste!) first-hand local, sustainable produce at the 2nd annual Slow Foods First Coast “Tour de Farm” at Twinn Bridges with Bistro AIX. This is an event the whole family will enjoy!
Join Chef Tom and the Bistro AIX team this Sunday from noon – 5pm at Twinn Bridges to celebrate Earth Day, tour the gardens, see the farm’s chickens, enjoy a garden-inspired lunch from Bistro AIX, Q & A with Chef Tom, steel-cut corn grinding demonstration from Tegan Farms, and sample locally-crafted beers from Intuition Ale Works.
Enjoy one of these garden-inspired menus from Bistro AIX. To order, please email Stacy at aixcater@bistrox.com or call 904-398-1949. Bring a picnic blanket or beach chairs as seating is limited. Please order by 4/19.
Posted in Events | Tagged Bistro Aix, Slow Food First Coast | Leave a comment //Jacksonville Indulge Wine School.
April 16, 2012
For anyone wanting to expand their knowledge of wine, I have the PERFECT opportunity for YOU!
Long-story-short: I was approached a couple of months ago by the Indulge Wine School to be their official Wine Instructor for Jacksonville. They’d already launched similar classes in Oregon, California and Washington, and Jacksonville was the first candidate in Florida. To me, this came at a perfect time, as there’s a severe lack of good quality (and educational) wine tastings in Jacksonville!
The reason I haven’t talked about this more is that I’m very careful about who I choose to do business with, and I wanted to get to know Indulge a little-more before I committed to them on a permanent basis. I’ve already hosted 2 classes and I know all the participants had a blast! Therefore, I’m more comfortable putting my “seal of approval” on it.
The class being offered at the moment is a fun and unintimidating whirlwind 2-hour tour of wine, and includes food. There are plans for a second class, but all in good time!
The next scheduled class on Saturday April 28th at 3pm is to be held at Blue Bamboo.
Side-note: if you haven’t been to Blue Bamboo before, this is a perfect opportunity! Dennis (the owner) is quite easily one of the most respected Chefs in Jacksonville, and for his part in this wine class, he really does a great job with the food!
If this sounds like something you might be interested in, I actually have a coupon code that will save you a HUGE amount of money on this class!
To sign-up, go to: www.indulgewineschool.com/wine/florida and make sure you use coupon code: JWG. The listed price on this class is $129 per person, but if you use the coupon it will save you $80 and bring the class down to $49 each! This is an exceptional value for what you receive!
PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE RESTAURANT FOR RESERVATIONS – CLASSES SCHEDULED ONLY THROUGH THE INDULGE WEBSITE.
Posted in News | Tagged Blue Bamboo, Sommelier | Leave a comment //Cannabis Wine Gaining Ground in California.
April 16, 2012
It seems that a select few California wineries are secretly producing wines laced with cannabis, according to The Drinks Business, and Cabernet Sauvignon seems to be the grape variety of choice for the blend.
“Pot wine is increasingly fashionable in wine country – much of the marijuana used for the wine comes from California’s weed capital Humboldt County,” Crane Carter, president of the Napa Valley Marijuana Growers said.
According to Carter, pot wine delivers a faster high than pot brownies, and the combination of alcohol and marijuana produces “an interesting little buzz.”
Posted in News | Tagged California, Cannabis wine, Humboldy County | Leave a comment //Thai Tuna Burgers with Ginger-Lemon Mayo Paired with Waterbrook Sauvignon Blanc.
April 15, 2012
Just a heads-up, this isn’t exactly the easiest and quickest pairing I’ve ever done, but the outcome was certainly worth the extra time spent on prep.
It’s quite convenient that I have small fish monger a mile down the road from me, and if you aren’t able to get your hands on good quality “sushi grade” tuna, I probably wouldn’t attempt this recipe. This quality is vital, as we’re only going to be grilling the burgers to a rare/med-rare temp. Any more than that and it’ll completely defeat the point of using good tuna.
I seem to say this a lot, but if you haven’t ever attempted one of my pairings before, this is your big chance! This pairing was phenomenal. Truly. The simple fact is that if a pairing was any less than perfect, I wouldn’t take the time to feature it (these articles take hours). You therefore have my guarantee that if you see it here, it’s certainly worthy of your time!
You’d also be doing yourself a favor by checking out the Waterbrook Sauvignon Blanc, but we’ll get to that later…
Let’s get going…
We’re starting out nice and easy with the onion, cucumber and rice vinegar mix. My Grandma used to make something very similar back in England, substituting the rice vinegar for malt vinegar, which she named “Pickled Nerks”. I don’t exactly what the translation of a “Nerk” is, but they were quite delicious when served alongside her home-made Meat ‘n’ Tattie Pie.
Posted in Pairings | Tagged Columbia Valley, Sauvignon Blanc, Washington State, Waterbrook, Waterbrook Winery | Leave a comment //Eat It, Don’t Tweet It!
April 13, 2012I probably should follow this advice…anyone else guilty?
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