Posts Tagged wine

It’s Valentine’s Day, so I’m getting drunk on wine

Days of Wine and Chocolate, Niagara

Okay, let me explain. I am not guzzling wine in some sort of pity party, lamenting my singleness and crying while watching Nicholas Sparks movies. No, far from mourning the romance of Valentine’s Day, I’m celebrating it. Or, more specifically, I’m celebrating the month of February. Because February means it’s time for the Niagara region’s annual Days of Wine and Chocolate festival. Wine. Chocolate. I can think of no combination that could make me happier on a cold February afternoon.

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The Weekend Escape: My favourite things edition

These are a few of my favourite things: wine and spicy South Asian food

This week, the blogosphere was so busy with stories and photos about so many things I love and/or dream about that it was like people were posting just for me. And so, in the name of totally self-absorbed blogging, this weekend’s roundup has a theme: Me!

My favourite food: Thai

The Fearful Adventurer’s photo essay on Thai cuisine has me fantasizing about pad thai. And coconut soup. And red curry. And mango salad. And, OMG, somebody order me some sticky rice right now!

My favourite drink: Coffee

Wanderlass’s hunt for Alamid coffee – the world’s most expensive coffee – on Mt. Malarayat in the Philippines sounds amazing. I’m rarely without a coffee or tea in-hand, so I’d love to try the stuff… I think. I’m still trying to decide if I’m ready to drink poop.

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