Man riding his bicycle in the outskirts of Bassano del Grappa, in June, 2005. The town of Bassano del Grappa is home to the Italian spirit that many Americans, if they’ve tried it, equate to drinking rubbing alcohol – grappa. And in some of its cruder forms, they probably aren’t …
Last night we took part in a great wine tasting and dinner with some close friends. The “theme” was Rhone wine and food that pairs well. My food contribution was based on a recipe from Hubert Keller (PDF download). According to him, it’s actually an Alsatian onion tart. But with …
The other day we made some nearly-homemade pizza. Admittedly, we bought a ball of Essential Baking pizza dough. But I shaped it, and Jen made the sauce. Salumi meat and some fresh mozzarella topped it off. Way better than frozen pizza! Follow @mikerussellfoto
Here’s some of the coffee we brought back with us from our recent journey to Hawaii. We are breaking in our new AeroPress (geeky coffee maker) with some mighty fine beans. Follow @mikerussellfoto
December 27 was the day I traveled back to Seattle after being in Hawaii for 14 days. I returned to a wet, cold, and grey Seattle. I was definitely not very motivated by the relative “blech” of the Northwest. So, I gave myself a couple of days off of my …
“Who’s Your Hula Daddy?” That’s on a new t-shirt I picked up while visiting the Kona coffee plantation Hula Daddy on December 23 (day 40 of Project 365). Our friend and resident expert of all things Big Island, Andrew Hetzel, is also a global coffee consultant. So when he offered …
I’m skipping day 37 of my Project 365 for now. I may have some snorkeling photos to add to it, but need to get the film developed first. December 21 wasn’t quite the “day at the beach” that my wife Jenny had in mind for her first full day in …
One of the benefits of having a wife who is a sommelier — free wine. Though something quite like this doesn’t happen very often. In fact, I think it may be the best one, yet. A table left behind a nearly full bottle of 2003 Bussola Amarone, which then found …
