Oscar weekend and wine. Happy Lunch Break.
Don’t Talk With Your Mouth Full… But after you’re done chewing, make sure you’re pronouncing these foodie words right.
Not cool, Oscars… Did you know that the Best Director honor has never gone to a woman or an African American? I’m officially cheering for Kathryn Bigelow or Lee Daniels. Read on for more disappointing Academy Awards trivia.
Clean Your Fridge!… I’ll be the first to admit it, I do not clean my fridge. Occasionally the Boyfriend will go on a cleaning rampage and sanitize everything within reach, including the fridge (and the garbage can! There’s another disgusting container I avoid thinking about…). But I DO go through the fridge once a week and check on the status of take-out boxes and containers of leftovers, inspect the dates of crusty jars and condiments, and take stock of the contents of our fridge. It’s a time- and health-saver.
If You’re the Traveling, Drinking Sort… Here’s a list of the 25 best cities in which to drink wine. For those of us with small (nonexistent?) travel budgets, I like the advice they give to train your taste-buds at home: “Take time to train your palate by starting with a single varietal, maybe a Merlot, and stick with it for a while. Then add another — perhaps a Pinot — and try that for a couple weeks. Soon, you’ll be able to tell the difference in a blind taste test. When you’re ready, try adding a Cabernet to the mix, but don’t push this one. And, when you visit other cities, add a new wine to your wine repertoire. As years go by, when you taste that varietal, it can take you right back to your special trip.” Good advice. And for the beer drinkers, here are some cities you’d be wise to visit.
7 ways to nap at work… Enough said. Enjoy your Friday.
