Posts Written OnAugust 18, 2005

Hamptons Wine & Food Festival — August 26 & 27

Next Friday and Saturday, the Hamptons Wine & Food Festival will take place in Bridgehampton, NY. It will feature both local and internationally famous chefs  and winemakers who will entertain attendees with live cooking demonstrations, cookbook signings, wine and food tasting seminars, a spectacular Grand Tasting each night and a large showcase of gourmet food sampling provided for your enjoyment. Other special events held during the weekend include an exclusive VIP caviar and cocktail party at a oceanfront estate on Friday night and a festive, multi-bar Mojito BBQ after-party at the main event venue on Saturday night. The festival will…

Wine Blogging Wednesday #13 Announced — Like Wine for Chocolate

For September’s vintage of Wine Blogging Wednesday, our host, the multi-talented, food blogging superstar Clotilde of Chocolate & Zucchini, is asking us to do something we’ve yet to do for WBW — do a food and wine pairing on September 7th. But, Clotilde isn’t asking us to pair wine with simple roast chicken or even seared scallops or goat cheese — oh no.. She’s chosen chocolate cake as our pairing partner, even providing us with a recipe. So get those pairing ideas flowing and get ready to bake or buy your cake. This promises to be a fun, and highly…