Tag: drinks

From the Kitchen and Bar – anniversary dinner and snacks

This weekend we celebrated being married over two decades, 22 years to be precise with a few years of shacking up before that.  Couldn’t do it on the day we got married, but we did a bit later with tasty foods, part of the problems and benefits from working in a retail meat department.   Oh, … Continue reading From the Kitchen and Bar – anniversary dinner and snacks →

From the Bar – six new beers and a review of the new Dracula series premier

Here’s another six beers that we’ve tried last night.  It’s rather dangerous working for a place that sells beer and allows you to pick six different beers to fill a six-pack.    While we drank these, we caught the new Dracula series premier.  It’s the bizarre Tony Stark-ization of Vlad Dracul, with the titular character now … Continue reading From the Bar – six new beers and a review of the new Dracula series premier →

What the Boss Likes – finger lakes vacation, part 3 – distillers, wines and tasty tasty food

This is the final entry on our Finger Lakes vacation.   After touring the east shore of Keuka Lake and part of the west shore of Seneca Lake, we decided to go out of the immediate area on Sunday and visit the “holy of holies”, Genesee Brewing, in Rochester, NY.    We’ve been drinking Genesee beers for … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – finger lakes vacation, part 3 – distillers, wines and tasty tasty food →

What the Boss Likes – Finger Lakes vacation, part 2 – eating and drinking far too much

After leaving Watkins Glen, we headed for Hammondsport and our bed and breakfast.  Hammondsport is at the southern tip of Keuka Lake.  It was called “America’s coolest small town” by Budget Travel.  I will have to say it’s nice but as someone who grew up near small towns, it takes someone who rarely spent time … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – Finger Lakes vacation, part 2 – eating and drinking far too much →

What the Boss Likes – Finger Lakes vacation, part 1 – geology, food and drink

We’ve not taken a vacation for a couple of years due to various circumstances.  So this year, we decided to go somewhere relatively close to us here in central Pennsylvania but somewhere we’ve never been before.  We chose the Finger Lakes region of New York state, a place full of wineries, restaurants and interesting geology. … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – Finger Lakes vacation, part 1 – geology, food and drink →

From the Kitchen and from the Bar – Steak and beers

Steak and beer, the classic American experience.  Might be the classic Australian one too.  One of the benefits of working in the meat department of a very large grocery store is that I can get very nice cuts of meat.  No employee discount but I can have a fellow employee weigh me out my chosen … Continue reading From the Kitchen and from the Bar – Steak and beers →

From the Bar – some new wines and beers

We’ve tried some new wines and beers recently.  One does need fortification when dealing with endless silliness in this blog’s comments. No, don't go look.  You'll regret it  🙂 First wine up is Covey Run Red Blend.  We both like red blends since you can get exactly what the wine maker wants rather than depending on … Continue reading From the Bar – some new wines and beers →

What the Boss Likes – Random things I wish someone would have told me

Just a list of random things that I wish I had known sooner.   (incidentally, if you are a pathetic spammer who is following my blog and only have “make money blogging” crap on your website, you are a parasite. Seems like vermin are everywhere, not only shilling for "godonomic$" or "prosperity gospel".) Borax, yes … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – Random things I wish someone would have told me →

From the Bar – Stonekeep Mead and a review of our local garden show

Here in central PA, we are known for the Pennsylvania Farm Show which is in January. Essentially a state fair in buildings, people bring their award winning farm animals in for judging, there are huge displays of the latest in farm equipment and the food is famous.  Of course, the reason it’s famous is that … Continue reading From the Bar – Stonekeep Mead and a review of our local garden show →