There are so many wine-producing châteaux in Bordeaux that if you wanted to try one from each at a rate of one per day, you could go for nearly 20 years. While Bordeaux’s famous 1855 classification of first through fifth growths account for the bulk of the region’s...
For a variety of reasons, second and third marriages with are becoming more prevalent in our society. As you and your future spouse consider merging your lives together, take into account that blended family issues can complicate your life and your financial...
The desire to ‘go home’ and nostalgia for simpler times is a strong recurring theme in everything from the classic literature of Proust and his beloved madeleines to pop culture in kids movies like Ratatouille where the cynical food critics’ heart is melted by food so...
Throw your hands in the air - Cadillac announces new super cruise semi-autonomous feature that lets you enjoy a daily commute basically handsfree from the driver seat. Its has been a long time coming and now the buzz of Cadillac’s 2018 CT6 is making headlines. The...
As a Pop Pilates instructor, I have had professional athletes come take classes to help with their stability, flexibility, and overall physical well being. Often we think that as long as we can lift a certain amount of weight and burn it up on the dance floor then we...
With the busyness of life, our bodies can get out of balance in more ways than one. Balancing postures not only bring our bodies back into balance physically, but they can also have an affect on balancing the left and right sides of the brain. Standing postures...
Cigar smokers have many rituals. They vary from where they smoke to what they are going to drink while smoking. I will spend time rolling the cigar carefully between my finger to get a sense of the smoothness or ‘toothiness’ of the wrapper. I will take a moment to...
Long before the 2004 movie ‘Sideways' brought the battle of ‘camp Merlot' vs ‘camp Pinot Noir' to popular culture, wine lovers have had strong and firm opinions about Pinot Noir. At the very high end, Burgundy pinot noirs like Domaine de la Romanée-Conti have been...
The Perfect Martini is easy to create. Ingredients: 1 olive plus 1/2 ounce olive brine 1 dash dry vermouth 3 ounces gin, such as Plymouth, frozen How to: Shake the olive brine extra cold with large ice in a cocktail shaker. In a chilled Nick and Nora glass, drop in a...