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Piet's Fabulous Food

My young nephew Piet Slager is well on his way to a fabulous future as a chef extraordinaire.

At 9 years old he has his own blog which features great recipes and accounts of Piet's food adventures.

pietsfabulousfood.blogspot.com

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New Cape May NJ Winery and "Eat Local; Drink Local" Campaign

Hawk Haven Vineyard and Winery, in Cape May County, NJ.  Wine expert Gary Pavlis of Rutgers University says, “The Hawk Haven wines prove that Cape May is one of the best places on the East Coast to grow wine grapes.”  The sandy soils and tempering oceans make Cape May County ideal for Vinifera.  Local reporters are slowly picking up on the burgeoning wine industry in Cape May; you should check us out too!  

In my heaven there is lots of Pinot Bianco - Kellerei Cantina Terlano Vorberg Riserva Review

Do you ever think about what you'ld like in "heaven" or planned what you would absolutely have to have if you found your self alone on an isolated tropical island or in a secluded cabin in the mountains. Your list may be long or sparse but I am sure it has a few essentials.

This topic was discussed in What To Drink With What You Eat by Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page, The Definitive Guide to Pairing Food with Wine, Beer, Spirits, Coffee, Tea — Even Water — Based on Expert Advice from America's Best Sommeliers. "In the final chapter they invited sommeliers to select their 'desert island' wines, and the results are a wonderful. Indeed, if your island retreat comes equipped with a good refrigerator, a Wolf stove and a set of Calphalon." Patrick Comiskey, Los Angeles Times

My list would include this wonderful wine Kellerei Cantina Terlano Vorberg Riserva Pinot Bianco.

Wine Down - Michael Green's Monthly Wine Tasting Party

 

MICHAEL GREEN'S MONTHLY WINE TASTING PARTY

WINE DOWN: THE HOLIDAY PARTY

NEW VENUE: BLVD, 199 BOWERY

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2ND, 2009

DOORS OPEN AT 7:30 PM

FOR TICKETS: www.winedown.eventbrite.com

Special for Mano a Vino Readers

SAVE $10 on tickets by using Discount Code “BLVD”

Chia - Asian Bistro - Montclair, NJ- Restaurant Review

Michael Kao's  new restaurant Chia is a new pan-asian restaurant that opened three weeks ago on Bloomfield Ave just east of Fullerton.

Friends dined there last week and gave the place a great recommendation so we decided to give Chia a try. We were very pleased by our dinner.

The menu has many interesting dishes and the restaurant has a nice ambiance and good staff.