As I came to find out, the Hudson Valley was the birthplace of wine in America. So, it no surprise there are many established vineyards...

The Hudson Valley is home to the Culinary Institute of America, as well as award winning restaurants, numerous renown vineyards &...

I enjoyed a tasting which included their Tocai Fiulano Reserve with rich, tart fruit and a smooth finish. The Chardonay Reserve had a...

If the current election jargon is getting to you and you’ve had just about enough of “the Man”, you should head for the hills as so many...

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Last week at Winebow‘s annual Vintner’s Harvest the room was filled with amazing wines from around the world. From the Hudson valley to...

Cider Apples Whatever you do, don’t say the apple cider tastes like apples! This will get you kicked out of a cider tasting pretty much...

Every so many years a new cool beer is chosen to be the mascot of the poor yet proud educated youth. The newly chosen emblem of awesome...

Keeping it real. Vita’s espresso still rocks! Just when you thought Seattle had lost its coffee-edge, bam! It’s back. I was just in...

Brazil is a young America. It has abundant natural resources, a huge agricultural industry and a large work force. All of these factors...

image courtesy of http://gotcraft.com/ “Genuine as a fingerprint” was the caption in Andy Warhol’s year book. This is a man who knew...

True, we are past Labor Day but don’t count out Sag Harbor and Shelter Island for your weekend retreat. This is the best time of the year...

NYIGF 2012 I know that it is hard to remember now that summer has come and gone, but the NY Gift Fair took place near the end of August...

How do you Eat Local? During my recent trip to Seattle I happened upon a great market place called Eat Local. They make prepaired frozen...

Since this is our start-up issue, I reached out to my friend and wine professional Nicholas De Rosa from Winebow to share a special wine...

Since American Bulldog Coffee Roasters are relatively new to the coffee world (you may know them as Bowery Coffee), their approach is...

This years hottest treats are the frozen handmade ice pops named Citysticks! You can’t beat these frozen treats! This is a fresh summer...

Calliope restaurant is named for a species of hummingbird, but it was, incidentally, also the name of the Greek muse said to have...

Do you support Polygamy…in vendor relations? The idea to use multiple coffee roasters to supply a cafe or restaurant seems to be a fairly...

If you were heading to the Hamptons and took a quick turn at the Throgs Neck bridge, hopped on the Taconic and took it all the way to the...