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That’s right loyal readers, LENNDEVOURS is packing up and moving his roadshow to Philadelphia…but just for the weekend. Nena and I are heading down the NJ Turnpike tomorrow after work to spend the weekend with my college buddy, Paul and his still-new wife (May 2004) Sara. They are foodies and wine lovers…so it is sure to be a weekend filled with LENNDEVOURS content. A quick preview: We’re going to Azafran for dinner Saturday night. It will be our first visit to one of Philly’s famed BYOs…and it’s supposed to be one of the best in the city. Can’t wait…plus we’re…

The cold won…easily. I had planned on tasting a couple wines last night to review for the site, but over the course of the day, what I thought were some mild allergy symptoms turned into a full-blown cold. Bad enough, in fact, that I’m staying home from work today. I think my boss got sick of saying "God bless you" every time I sneezed yesterday anyway. Hopefully I’ll get over this cold quickly. We’re heading to Philly to visit Paul and Sara this weekend…we’re going to a great BYO restaurant and doing our own little Syrah/Shiraz tasting…

Saturday, I finally had a chance to head out to Mattituck for the vineyard tour and tasting at Shinn Estate Vineyards, a fairly new vineyard that is owned and operated by David Page and Barbara Shinn, who also own Home restaurant in Greenwich Village. I haven’t been to Home, but after the great time I had at the vineyard, I can’t wait to check it out. I’ve visted just about every vineyard/winery on Long Island, and I can honestly say that I’ve never enjoyed a tour like I did at Shinn. First of all, very few vineyards let you out…

As I promised last week, Wine Blogging Wednesday (WBW) #4 was announced over the weekend. It’s being hosted by Derrick over at An Obsession With Food, a personal favorite that I check regularly for updates. This vintage of WBW will focus on New World Riesling, another recent favorite. And I hope that many of you will participate in this always-fun event, which is slated for December 1st. So get shopping…there are great Rieslings from New Zealand, Australia, the Pacific Northwest and, yes, here in New York. I think I have to represent Long Island wine and find a couple to…

Tomorrow at 3 p.m. I’m meeting Barbabar Shinn and David Page, owners of Shinn Estate Vineyards for a tour of their vineyard in Mattituck and to taste their wines, including a few reds and a Chardonnay. I’ve been trying to schedule this tour/tasting for a while…so I’m glad that I can finally make it happen. Of course, it’s on a weekend that Nena has class…so I’ll be going solo instead of with my favorite wine tasting partner. I’ll be writing a column for Dan’s Papers on my experiences Saturday…so keep an eye out for it. David and Barabara are also…

…and I’m not talking about using that cheese or milk that’s been in your fridge just a little too long. Check out this cool story in Archaeology(of all places). It’s about Julie Powell (of Julie/Julia Project Fame) and her adventures cooking ancient foods with ancient recipes. It’s quite an impressive undertaking and she’s done a great job on the research side of things. Plus, the food looks spectactular. She’s even included Mesopotamian, Mongolion and Mayan menus and recipes.

Just wanted to post a few pictures from the pumpkin carving party we went to last weekend…highlighting out jack-o-lantern and the delicious pizzas! Pizzas More Pizzas Our wine-o-lantern!