Entries Tagged as ‘Wine Reviews’

March 20, 2013

Bargain Burgundy: good cheap wine

You rarely hear those words together. But I’m drinking some now and had to tear myself away from watching Bill Maher to share this. Living on a budget–and loving wine–means I’m always excited by these hidden gems. We found this bottle of 2005 Bouchard Aine et Fils Monthelie at Golden Goose in the North End, [...]

January 8, 2012

New York Reprised

It Gets a Girl Thinking   An Eric Ripert sighting. Martinis at Gramercy Tavern. Six courses at Daniel Boulud, followed by lemon madeleines and a walk in the tiniest bit of snow (I was never going to wear those shoes again anyway). December 2010 went out in style. This past year, on the other hand, involved [...]

December 27, 2011

(Good) Burgers in Back Bay Under $20

Forum offers interesting food, reasonable prices and a varied wine list in Back Bay–and it passed the burger test.

May 31, 2011

Wine Frenzy

  I had planned to start this post by writing about wine. After all, I visited the Finger Lakes over Memorial Day weekend, and tasted an awful lot of wine that I still haven’t written about. But after staring at a blank page for what seemed like an hour, nothing came to me. How was [...]

December 14, 2010

The Food Fest Continues

Day Two, Grand Central Oyster Bar and Gramercy Tavern Believe it or not, I had never been to Grand Central Oyster Bar. While I’m from New York, I haven’t spent time here in years. And, I’ve been known to be oyster-phobic, though I’m coming around. Lunch was mussels and Sancerre, followed by smoked trout for [...]