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Pinot Noir Rosé Tapas board
Once upon a time, you bump into a food dish with an extraordinarily unusual combination of ingredients. So unusual that you can’t keep yourself from quipping: “I bet you can’t find a wine match for THAT!” The food dish in question, a.k.a. “a challenge”, is a tapa, or using the correct Spanish name, a pintxo.… [Read more]
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Phantom Creek Rosé & Pinot Gris wines review
As with any winery in Okanagan, Phantom Creek Estates turns out an array of wines at various price points and quality levels. We visited Phantom Creek winery in the spring of 2022. All the wines we tasted at the winery were premium-priced quality wines. When we returned home, we sought out the Phantom Creek wines… [Read more]
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Authentic Ukrainian Kitchen: Potato Deruny aka Latkes, reimagined
Deruny, Latkes, or potato pancakes is a dish that many nations claim as their own. Mixed with an egg and onion, then fried to perfection, this potato dish is delicious on its own. It tastes even better if paired with meats and condiments. We serve our deruny with lightly grilled guanciale and mango chutney for… [Read more]
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Crab cakes on a bed of creamed corn
The sweet crab meat is a treat when formed into little cakes and pan-fried. If you can resist eating them immediately on their own, a bed of creamed corn, an adaptation of the recipe by the renowned chef Thomas Keller, is a match made in heaven, sure to delight all diners. Pair it with a… [Read more]