Woody’s Whine
Woody's Whine
Cheese is Like Wine, Except You Cut It
In my vast preparation for this article I visited two states, spent time with three cheesemakers and in between figured out that making cheese is quite similar to making wine, follow along. We first visited a very small cheese maker late last summer who makes…
Three for two
I have in the past expounded on the cornucopia we celebrate as well as the gluttony we often find ourselves faced with when it comes to food consumption this time of the year. As I will restate – there is only one reason for the…
Goodness by the Inch
Some people would be thrilled to have a good sub sandwich shop within several miles of their house so how lucky are you if you live near the central business district of Forest Park and have two great ones within blocks of each other and…
Burgers & Beaujolais
According to people who keep such records, we consume better than 62 pounds of hamburgers per person a year. As a topper, an overwhelming 60% of us put American and Cheddar cheese on those burgers at the rate of 33 pounds per person. We all…
Help Given Gladly
I have always told you to seek help…many of you should but for different reasons. My kind of help refers to guidance in selecting what wine to drink with whatever you are about to eat or are even thinking about eating. In fact, gentle readers…
Perfect Pie is Worth A Bit of Work
You are either a cook or a baker and never the twain shall meet. Cooking allows you leeway in adding or taking away ingredients and to alter on-the-fly the actual time you cook things with the ability to add flavors as you go, a lot…
Close to The Edge
“…Down by the end, close to the corner, close to the edge, close to the river, seasons will pass you by.” – Yes, “Close to the Edge” The words from this jazz influenced, progressive rock bands’ 1972 release immediately popped into my head as I…
Whose Notes Are They?
Robert Parker is the most influential wine reviewer/writer in the world. His well known publication, The Wine Advocate (erobertparker.com) can make or break a wine or winery with one simple sentence, really, he has that much power. Parker seems like a regular guy and has…
They’re Going to Need a Bigger Hall
It was my good fortune to have recently attended two spectacular wine tasting events; the Grands Crus de Bordeaux 2010 Vintage Tasting Tour stop in Chicago held at the Drake Hotel in the Grand Ballroom and the Tre Bicchieri Awards “Vini d’ Italia” tasting in…
Valentines Day
SEX is for Sale in River Forest It’s not often you get to use such a headline in a family publication but I can because it’s true and you will enjoy it especially around 2/14/13, read on. My wine and food thoughts for this edition…