A very quick blurb to let you know that the latest edition of Chester County Cuisine & Nightlife has hit the stands. This month’s issue (August 2009) includes a piece that I wrote in late 2008 on Penns Woods winemaker Gino Razzi. CCC, masterminded by WCDish.com co-founder and irrepressible Philly-area foodie Mary Bingham, continues to…
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How to Solve PA’s $3.2B Budget Deficit – with Wine
There is, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a time-honored and long-standing tradition that takes place every year. I’m not talking about the February 2nd ritual of watching expectantly to see if Punxsutawney Phil will glimpse his own shadow, heralding six additional weeks of Winter. I’m not talking about the amazing July 4th event that takes…
Pennsylvania Repeals Prohibition!
Associated Grape Press (ha-ha… get it?) In a stunning and bizarre turn of events today, Pennsylvania has repealed Prohibition, thus ending years of tyrannical and strict governance over the sale and distribution of alcohol within the Commonwealth. Upon reports of the repeal, elated Pennsylvanians stormed the Harrisburg, PA offices of the state-run monopoly Pennsylvania Liquor…
Wining Combinations: Lessons in Wine & Food Pairing at Wayne’s Flavor Restaurant
I have a (potentially unhealthy) love affair with Teikoku, the Chester County, PA restaurant that birthed the increasingly excellent and expanded series of Win Signature Restaurants, whose cuisine is headed by Executive Chef and Iron Chef Japan alum Takao Iinuma. Anyone who doubts the potential success of pairing wine with the complexity and uber-spiciness that…