DannyMApr 1720 minESSAY #100! (A Trucking Tale)Lacking a better idea, I’m using essay #100 as an excuse to dust off and share an old trucking diary of a week-long cross-country road trip.
DannyMMar 293 minFood & Wine...AND OUT LIKE A LAMB-- An Early Spring Dinner PartyMarch 2023 certainly came “In like a Lion” and is going “Out like a Lamb.” Here we bid farewell to March with another season-specific menu.
DannyMMar 2713 minFood & WineBOTTLED FREAKING HEAVEN1978 La Tâche is expected to fetch $5k per bottle at an upcoming auction. Several decades ago I casually split a bottle with my roommate.
DannyMMar 64 minFood & WineCooking with Wine & BoozeSince we (supposedly) cook off the actual alcohol, what do alcoholic beverages add to a dish? A great question with several answers.
DannyMOct 31, 20229 minFood & WineWASHINGTON STATE WINESCooler, drier, and sunnier than Napa; warmer than Bordeaux… Washington’s high desert and river valleys are perfect for fine wine production.
DannyMJun 13, 202212 minFood & WineTHE ROYAL SISTERHOODThree Royal Sisters– Chardonnay, Riesling, and Sauvignon Blanc– reign supreme over the world of white wine. They are as different as can be.
DannyMMay 16, 20228 minShoppingHOW TO BUY $60 WINE FOR $20In this world you get what you pay for, right? Usually, but not always.
DannyMMay 11, 202211 minFood & WineTHE ROYAL BROTHERS: CABERNET SAUVIGNON & PINOT NOIROf the thousands of grape varieties that can be made into red wine, only a pair of them stand out as absolutely supreme.
DannyMMar 28, 20227 minRantsTHEY RUINED THE FREAKING SHOVEL (AND MATEUS “TRANSITIONED”)“All improvement is change; However, not all change is improvement.” (AndyS.)
DannyMJan 19, 20228 minFood & WineLISA, THE MERLOT GIRLIt was just during the past year that I’ve come to realize that I really, really like Merlot... GOOD Merlot, that is.
DannyMJan 1, 20226 minShoppingCHAMPAGNE (OR NOT)Just as we christen ships and welcome the New Year, we inaugurate DANNY’S TABLE with Champagne, or at least a discussion thereof.