Happy Champagne Day! We will be celebrating Champagne Day all weekend! Our celebration began last evening as we enjoyed tapas with wine pairing at Rockfish Restaurant in the Grandin Village, Roanoke, Virginia. Every third Thursday of the month they offer a flight of tapas paired with a wine flight. https://www.rockfishfood.com/. The theme last evening was Italy….
Italian food
A Toast To Italian Wine ~ Molto Bene! ~ A Favorite Mamma Leone Recipe
Our recent Italian wine experience with the Angelini family at the Shenandoah Club in Roanoke, Virginia brought back many “bei ricordi d’Italia” (fond memories of Italy). I love Italian cooking so naturally one of my favorite cookbooks is Leone’s Italian Cookbook. The author Gene Leone dedicated his cookbook“to the memory of my beloved mother”. He was the…
Champagne And Pizza!
Jean Vesselle Oeil de Perdrix Blanc de Noirs Brut Champagne. A lovely sparkly to begin our weekend before we delved into the serious business of eating pizza. Just a kiss of pink color in this rosé bubbly. Notes of tangerine and red berry fruits. $47 range. National Pizza Day was on Friday, February 9, 2018 so that…
Champagne + Truffles = Amazing Evening With Friends
This winter has been extraordinarily cold in Southwest Virginia so a warm fire in a cozy kitchen surrounded by good friends, truffles and champagne was especially welcoming. We toasted the evening with… NV André Clouet Champagne 1911 Only 1911 bottles of this Champagne are made each year. Each bottle is numbered by hand. My bottle number…
