Thursday, October 16, 2008

Holiday Inspired Food & Wine Pairing at Sizzleworks Cooking School

Monday, November 3rd from 6:30-8:30pm
Sizzleworks Cooking School in Bellevue has invited Marcus and I to take part in an educational evening of holiday inspired food & wine pairing . We are going to discuss holiday party planning and holiday wine and food pairing with selected appetizers and wine from the first three editions of EAT & DRINK In The Northwest.
The price of this event is $75 per person, which includes the brand new release of EAT & DRINK.
• Phyllo Cups With Fig Spread, Caramelized Pear, Gorgonzola And Arugula
• Roast Duck With Tomato Onion Jam On Shortbread
• Peppercorn Hanger Steak Crostini With Herb Butter
• Seared Albacore Tuna with the Eggplant, Sundried Tomato and Caper Pesto
• Cinnamon Chocolate Truffles


Location: Sizzleworks Cooking School
14111 NE 24th
Bellevue, WA 98007

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Too Many Irons in the Fire


Marcus and I are in the home stretch of book three and feeling the heat. Recipe testing up to 5 recipes in one night gets to be exhausting, not to mention expensive. Too much of a good thing, can be too much as they say and none could be more true than wine pairing. Besides working my normal 9-5 gig, wine book events and catering holiday parties, book 3 has been significantly more challenging than other books. Perhaps because we want it to be the very best it can, perhaps it's the other stresses in my life adding onto everything else or maybe it's because we have set our personal bars very high. I'm excited about book 3, the Fall and Winter EAT & DRINK in the Northwest. Cheers!

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