food and drink

What to Serve on the 4th | Antonio Galloni Recommends the Best Rosés of the Season

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Stacey Bewkes   •   2 Comments
Triennes one of the season's best rosés
With the holiday weekend ahead, it’s time to think about entertaining essentials. And while traditional meal options may range from burgers to BBQ or lobster, no drink has become more synonymous with the summer season than Rosé. With its light bright color and flavor, Rosé is a perfect choice for cocktails, pairs wonderfully with fish and seafood and the fuller flavored varieties are ideal with heavier and even spicy food.…
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A Day in Venice

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Stacey Bewkes   •   8 Comments
meditation pool at Bauer Hotel Villa F in Venice
Nobody knows how to give good travel recommendations better than a local. And when that local is the head of a prestigious third generation luxury hotel group and lives in a 17th century palazzo overlooking the Grand Canal in Venice, I pay attention.…
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Summer Travel Inspiration from Italy

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Stacey Bewkes   •   4 Comments
Casa Coppelle Rome
While it isn’t even officially summer, the Memorial Day weekend has clearly marked the onset of summer travel. Already I’ve been following friends on instagram dashing off to dazzling destinations and reading about ravishing new restaurants in Paris and Rome as well as fashionable new travel attire.…
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Weekend Wandering at the Met

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Stacey Bewkes   •   10 Comments
Metropolitan Museum Members Dining Room
One of my Christmas presents to my sister was a dual membership with me to the Metropolitan Museum. Since her birthday is Monday, we decided to celebrate by seeing a couple of exhibits at the Met and having lunch in the lovely Members Dining Room, which is almost worth the cost of membership alone.…
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Armchair Traveler to France

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Stacey Bewkes   •   10 Comments
armchair traveler | private houses of france
I buy design and lifestyle books for any number of reasons – for reference, for inspiration and certainly for enjoyment. But sometimes it is also so I can be an armchair traveler and take a trip anywhere I desire from the comfort of my home.…
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Quintessential Guide to Champagne 2014

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Stacey Bewkes   •   10 Comments
Quintessential Guide to Champagne 2015
While I am a proponent of drinking champagne throughout the year, there is certainly no more traditional time to celebrate with a glass of bubbly than on New Year’s Eve. And so I present this year’s edition of what has become an annual post – the Quintessential Guide to Champagne 2014. …
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Gifts for the Wine Lovers on Your List

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Stacey Bewkes   •   2 Comments
Gifts for wine lovers | the Vinous wine tote
As this year’s late Thanksgiving is over and December is somehow suddenly upon us, it is officially time to think about holiday shopping. Let us open the seasonal extravaganza with special gifts for the wine lover (and who isn’t?). Hopefully many of you have now taken a peek at Vinous, Antonio Galloni’s well respected and welcoming wine education site, bringing together independent criticism, tasting notes, interactive maps and multimedia in a contemporary and collaborative platform.…
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Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Stacey Bewkes   •   15 Comments
Happy Thanksgiving
As I prepare my table to celebrate Thanksgiving this year, I am so grateful to have my entire family home on this wonderful day. As my children get older, I do not take for granted that they may have other options for these cherished holidays and am so appreciative that they look forward to being together as much as I do.…
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A Champagne Tasting with Antonio Galloni

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Stacey Bewkes   •   3 Comments
vinous
Those of us who feel champagne is right for any occasion have an advocate in Antonio Galloni. The well respected wine critic recently led a champagne tasting at CORE: club during which he guided us through an evening entitled, “A Wine for all Seasons,” expressing his view on the versatility of this festive wine, often underestimated as an accompaniment for a wide variety of food.…
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In the Studio Video with Susanna Salk and Frances Palmer

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Stacey Bewkes   •   11 Comments
Frances Palmer pottery
I had been a fan of Frances Palmer and her beautiful ceramics long before I started this blog. Her distinctive and artistic take on vases, pots and other vessels attracted me along with legions of early admirers.  Trained as an art historian, Frances found her passion in working with her hands, first as a printmaker and ultimately as a potter.…
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