Posted in NYC Events, Wine on Feb 4th, 2015
So stoked to see so many old faces and to meet new ones at the WA State Wine Road Trip Alumni Dinner in NYC. The crew at Bouley Botanical whipped up some wonders, many laughs were had and lots of great grape juice was poured. So thankful to be on the West Coast now, but […]
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Posted in Beer, NYC Events on Dec 28th, 2014
Stoked to see it’s live! Read my latest: “The Best Craft Beer Bars in Manhattan” for PUNCH. Shout out to all my friends at Proletariat, Fool’s Gold, Blind Tiger, Jimmy’s No.43, One Mile House, Spring Lounge, Pony Bar, and The Cannibal. And big thanks to Talia Baiocchi for asking me to put this together.
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Posted in NYC Events, Wine on Oct 21st, 2014
Slower | Start | Faster To see the full size images, you need to enable javascript in your browser. Our plane touched down at an ungodly 1:15 am on Thursday morning at Newark Airport. Within an hour, we had entered Times Square, the belly of the beast. Wake up call was 7 am, and for […]
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Posted in NYC Events on Aug 16th, 2014
In six days, we board a plane headed west to Seattle for our next great adventure. It’s a been a wild 14 years, NYC. Thanks for the ride.
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Posted in Beer, NYC Events on Jul 26th, 2014
Posted in NYC Events, Wine on Jun 18th, 2014
The remnants of our two-hour Riesling master class with Paul Grieco and Stuart Pigott today for the full staff of Hearth & Terroir. 25 Rieslings. Awesome. The 7th (and final) Summer of Riesling is coming…
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Posted in Beer, NYC Events on Jun 4th, 2014
After 16 weeks of studying the ins and outs of all things beer, the Cicerone test is now only 11 hours away…
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Posted in Beer, NYC Events on Apr 29th, 2014
Just figured out the opening beer list for Terroir High Line. It’s on, people!
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Posted in Cider, NYC Events on Mar 15th, 2014
So stoked to get Andy’s tale out to the world. He’s a true renegade in the burgeoning US cider scene. The guy wild forages for apples in the Hudson Valley that have never seen pesticides nor modern tools. Now that’s just bad ass. Big thanks to Gabrielle Langholtz for helping get this story told. Plus, […]
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Posted in NYC Events, Spirits on Feb 17th, 2014
Prepping for a little crash course in spirits for the Hearth and Terroir staff tomorrow. 20 mins to teach EVERYTHING.
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Posted in NYC Events, Wine on Feb 12th, 2014
Some serious frickin Piedmont geekery going on yesterday at Hearth & Terroir.
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Posted in NYC Events, Spirits on Feb 3rd, 2014
A sad ending for what must have been a beautiful pub experience.
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Posted in Beer, NYC Events, Spirits on Jan 5th, 2014
This was my first time writing for Edible Brooklyn. I was stoked to write two articles: one on Brad Estabrooke of Breuckelen Distilling, as well as one on John and Anthony Belliveau-Flores of Rowan Imports. I’ve been a huge fan of theirs for a few years now and it was a thrill to get to […]
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Posted in Beer, NYC Events, Wine on Nov 1st, 2013
And poof! Just like that, Cider Week 2013 has come to a close. While not really a “week,” per se, but instead ten days, Cider Week has descended on New York City for the past three years. And with each successive year, it gets bigger and richer, with more than 200 bars and restaurants participating […]
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Posted in NYC Events on Sep 9th, 2013
On assignment: Harpoon swordfishing in the North Atlantic. A week in Nova Scotia with FreshDirect’s Co-Founder David McInerney and crew chasing some of the fastest, fiercest fish in the sea. Huge thanks to Gabrielle Langholtz and Amy Zavatto for making this happen. Click “Continue Reading” to see the individual pages, and then click to enlarge […]
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