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• fulfilling obligations

  Still playing catch-up. A few weeks ago, we had family friends over for dinner. We take turns, and it was our obligation turn to host. Out to the market in the morning, picking up the most amazing live B.C. spotted prawns, among other things.We shared my

  by d2fang - June 16, 2013

• Belon from Maine

  Sometimes other people dictate what you eat. Not on purpose, mind you ... not in that EAT THIS OR ELSE kind of way. But you want to share your love of certain foods with the people that mean the most to you, and it's a bit of a cramp when they just don't

  by d2fang - June 15, 2013

• out with the old, in with the new

  You have to make room for new things in your life. 'Twas true when I first met her; it still holds true now, except in reverse. A fact of life. So when I broke my Courvoisier (branded) Boston shaker, I was sad, if only for a moment. But that sadness quick

  by d2fang - June 14, 2013

• running around Toronto

  A few weeks ago, I went out to interview with a certain French business school. The interviews were very involved - not only did I have to interview twice, with two different people, I had to prepare a 10 minute presentation for each, topic of my choice.

  by d2fang - June 13, 2013

• cheering me up

  2007 Flat Rock Cellars Chardonnay | VQA Twenty Mile Bench | Niagara2007 Malivoire Chardonnay | VQA Niagara Escarpment | NiagaraMy friends are true to my heart - a simple dinner and get-together, but it meant so much more to me. When you come off a break-u

  by d2fang - June 12, 2013

• out looking at bistro tables

  A month ago, I saw a display in a mall window of a patio table and chair. It turned out to be a Fermob. Beautiful, no? You just know when you see something that fits you, fits what you are. No compromising, no rationalizing - sometimes we just have to run

  by d2fang - June 11, 2013

• The Decision 2013

  Umm, in this fall ... man, this is very tough.In this fall, I'm going to take my talents to Barcelona and join the University of Navarra's IESE Business School as an MBA candidate.That was the conclusion I woke up with after months of agonizing about wher

  by d2fang - June 10, 2013

• the two pinot noirs

  2008 Flat Rock Cellars Pinot Noir | VQA Twenty Mile Bench | Niagara2008 Hunter's (Jane Hunter) Pinot Noir | Marlborough | New ZealandThese two pinot noirs are a great example of that New World style that's all love, simply unconditional love. Clean variet

  by d2fang - June 07, 2013

• wrapped in its warm embrace

  2007 Dr. Hermann Riesling Spätlese | QmP Urziger Würzgarten | Mosel2005 August Kesseler Riesling Spätlese | QmP Rüdesheimer Bischofsberg | RheingauMy head is spinning a bit. Tired, feeling lazy, raining outside. Spent a day in Niagara yesterday, meeti

  by d2fang - June 06, 2013

• falling short of expectations

  2007 Pier Vila Riserva | DOCG Barbaresco Expectations are important to have. They're different than prejudices - expectations in wine are objective because they're based on experience, both your own and of established wine authorities. So it's absolutely

  by d2fang - June 05, 2013