Attending a sherry tasting/seminar with wine and spirits guru Steve Olson, and virtually every Master Sommelier in town, can be an intimidating experience. But such is the respect that ELV has for (fellow Iron Chef America judge) Olson, that he forgot how little he knows about this fortified wine, and plopped himself down at a seat for a special luncheon at RM Seafood, to hear Olson expound upon the joys and complexities of this underrated product of Southern Spain.
Author: John Curtas
Grace Bascos On New York Radio
And speaking of attractive food writers….Las Vegas freelancer Grace (The Filipino Flash) Bascos was interviewed on WOR Radio in New York this week — by Arthur (Mr. Buffet ) Frommer, and his daughter Pauline. He was more interested in asking about the cost of everything, but Bascos, does an admirable job of mentioning our town’s multitude of culinary offerings — from L’Atelier to the Aureole wine tower to the small bites at RAKU to the boring buffets Arthur was obsessing on. Here’s the link to her interview. Scroll down the right side of the page to the “Travel” segments of the program, and listen in.
Way to go Bascos!
Sustainable Seafood
Chocolate and Zucchini, takes on sustainable seafood in her post (of a couple of months ago — sorry), but doesn’t say anything that Rick Moonen hasn’t been preaching for years now. Nevertheless, it’s worth reading and clicking on some of her links to maintain a feel for how this dire situation is affecting all of us — and hundreds of species of fish around the world.
FYI: Chocolate and Zucchini is a wildly popular food blog written by a vastly experienced, 28 year old Parisian woman who tells you everything from where to find tiny wine bars in Gay* Paree, to how to order coffee(?) At least that’s what the press release says.
ELV thinks C&Z is so wildly popular because it’s a very attractively produced Web site, and because she’s sort of very attractive….at least for a food writer.
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* As in: fun loving and frivolous.