The dining scene in the Valley has experienced a major loss. By now, many of you have read the October 15 announcement that Cowboy Ciao would no longer open its…
As the temperatures have been in the triple digits here in Arizona, I wanted to turn my attention to what was hot at the 2018 Aspen Food & Wine Classic. …
The earliest record of grape domestication dates back to approximately 6000 B.C. in what is the present-day Republic of Georgia. A couple thousand years later, wine is cultivated in over…
During our Harvest Dinner (https://www.texaztaste.com/harvest-dinner/), Aaron Chamberlin, chef and owner of St. Francis and Phoenix Public Market, and I hatched a plan to collaborate on a Sunday brunch. We called…
I am constantly amazed by the fact that I cannot remember where I placed my coffee mug, yet I can remember the exact details from a meal of ratatouille I…
While I am adding the finishing touches to some longer posts, I will share with you photos from a dinner party I hosted over the weekend. We were celebrating two milestone…
Among the many things the Aspen Food & Wine Classic does well is to encourage the audience to “think outside of the box” when pairing food with wine. I have heard…
I have been a bit of a vagabond since Memorial Day, floating between Arizona, California and Texas. While it has been great, the kids are growing a bit weary living…
We kicked off March with a spring soirée at our home to celebrate a milestone anniversary. The more I dug into the planning, the bigger the party grew, and next…