As the cool autumn air begins to sweep through New England’s trees, plucking leaves from their roots, the yearly metamorphose of color reminds us of something that the animals won’t soon forget: eat well now- for winter will be here soon. With that, it’s time to re-examine everything apple, pumpkin,...

This weekend brings us a special fall treat from Jonathan Edwards Winery. They will host their 11th annual Harvest Festival, which is packed with gourmet food, live music, and wine- it just doesn’t get better than that. Enjoy grape stomping contests, hayrides, pumpkin painting and more this weekend October 6...

Bogle Vineyards is consistently one of our favorite California value wines, and their latest offering- a 2009 called “Essential Red” is our new favorite. Released in June 2012, this juicy juice has spent the last 18 months in both American and French Oak. It’s an unorthodox blend of Old Vine...

This weekend, July 21 and 22 brings an awesome weekend of food, wine and live music at Stonington Vineyards. Tickets are $14 in advance or $16 at the door, and promises to be a blast for all who attend. To purchase tickets now, click here. Consider this a warm up...

The high sun and summer heat can only mean one thing for us in New England: fairs, festivals, BBQ and lots of wine. In two weeks the 2012 Connecticut Wine Festival presented by the Connecticut Wine Trail will take place offering a chance for the uninitiated to get a taste...

Hopkins 2010 Vineyard Reserve is a blend of 80% Seyval Blanc and 20% Traminette grapes, which creates a dry wine with characteristics similar to Viognier. This white is quite acidic- and as a result- that acidity cuts through spicy dishes beautifully such as curry, Thai foods, Indian, and others where...

Down in the small community of Lyme, Connecticut lies a family farm nestled half way between the banks of the Connecticut River and Rogers Lake. What once was land for dairy cattle has been replaced by free range beef steer, a state of the art coffee roasting operation and a...

On Saturday and Sunday, June 9th and 10th, Olde Mistick Village will host our Second Annual International Food Festival! Hours for the Festival will be 11 am to 8 pm on Saturday, and 11 am to 5 pm on Sunday, rain or shine. Showcasing numerous local restaurants and executive chefs,...

Today we came across this amazing video showing a text message enabled espresso coffee machine created by the Seattle company Zipwhip. Their cloud data texting service is the software behind the mechanics that allow a text message sent from any smart phone to trigger a robot that serves up fresh...

According to a May 29th CNN Post on their food blog, Eatocracy, Anthony Bourdain is now officially part of the CNN family: “World-renowned chef, bestselling author and Emmy winning television personality Anthony Bourdain will join CNN as host of a new weekend program, creating a signature showcase for the network’s...