One of the vineyards I haven’t shared with you yet is Specia. Specia is a gorgeous small vineyard that Corrado rescued 4 years ago. I heard him talking about the soil and how it was basically “gold” for the vines, rich with nurtients, not dry and crumbling. I wish I had gotten a photo of …
So what we thought would be a work day turned into a great exploration day. Corrado dropped us off in the village to explore and have a second breakfast while he went to the cellar to do a little bit of work with Giovanni. We enjoyed the town…it was quite small so the exploration was …
This week has been pretty uneventful. It rained Monday and Tuesday, so we couldn’t harvest. Instead we were stuck inside labeling bottles…and labeling 500 million bottles can be very monotonous. I think Hillary got high from the rubbing alcohol from cleaning the bottles. So I spent many hours humming songs and playing some great music …
Yesterday we went to the Adriatic Sea. Giovanni, Lisa, Hillary, and Corrado’s family all went to the beach. It was great. HOT…relaxing…salty. We went to a beach in between Senigallia and Ancona. It sort of reminded me of Malibu or Venice Beach minus the douchebags. I mostly enjoyed spending time with Corrado’s children, Julia and …
Well it’s certainly been a busy week here. I’ve made some journal entries for myself to remind me of everything I am experiencing, but I’ll sum it up for you here: I’ve been starting my work days at 7 a.m. here. Each sunrise is just as breath taking as the last. As much as I …
Ciao from Italy! Right now I’m relaxing in my little bed listening to crickets and the occasional bell chimes in the distance. It’s about 10ish p.m. My apartment has a view of the surrounding valleys and wineries, it’s beyond beautiful. I really can’t describe how amazing it is to be here (view from both of …
So the entry a lot of you have been waiting for…Jack Daniel’s Bread Pudding. Everyone knows how much I love bread pudding. This first appeared during my birthday week….amazing. We’ve obtained the secret recipe, and I added some of my own secrets. Personally I really liked my version because the sauce was not as liquid-y …
Grilled Cheese Martini | Introducing the Grilled Cheese Martini | New York City | NYC | Flatiron | Drink: ‘via Blog this’ Yeah…I haven’t tried it yet…but as soon as I do…you betcha I’ll be reporting on it. Photo above courtesy of Seattle PI Blog.
So we’ve finally made it to the end of the week. My bestie Brandon came down for the Handful show the night before along with his charming friends from Bellingham. Brandon and I took the train down to Oregon to enjoy the scenic route. Turns out we met some great Canadians and had a ball. …
Went to The Sloop, got me a sloopersize cider, and ate some food. Rachel made these AMAZING banana cupcakes with cinnamon honey frosting. I don’t even like frosting and I ate it all! So thoughtful. If you have never heard of The Sloop, let me give you a brief introduction. The Sloop, is a great …
Ok ok, really this is the last time I will talk about Matt’s this summer. 🙂 I am not much of a cake person so I wanted some bread pudding. Gathered a small group, my cousins, my coworkers, and my friend Pat, all whom have never been to Matt’s before. I was pretty excited to …
Two very special people in my life, Kevin and Jamie, have done more for me than I could ever say. They have enriched my soul, life, and general well being with their friendship in my life. Two avid sailors, Jamie and I had talked about going sailing for my birthday. It would only be the …
What an incredible night. There was about 20 people in attendance. Laying in the sun, eating, talking, and playing music with my friends was more than amazing. I even went swimming in the Puget Sound. The only food related item I have to share is the legendary Jack Daniel’s Bread Pudding you see above. My …
Things that are not worth writing an entire entry solely dedicated to one item. First off: What do you do when you go to a ballgame? Remember the 90’s? Ahh..those were the days when I actually paid attention to the game. I love my Mariner’s but lately ball games have been reduced to talking and …
So I celebrate my birthday for a week. Why? Because I have such a diverse group of friends, it’s hard to get everybody out on one particular day of the year. That way people can just show up to whatever itinerary I set up. This year’s agenda includes, BBQ, bonfire jam session, sailing, The Noble …
You all should be very excited. I finally got a smart phone. You know what that means? a large amount of food pictures coming your way. Check it out! Besides making and eating food, I spend a large amount of time attending music shows. I usually hover around 2-3 shows a week, and when it’s …
Hello! So some exciting news…after a few e-mails and correspondence, I’ve been chosen and accepted a farm in Italy to stay and work at for just over 3 weeks. Behold, La Distesa, located not too far from the city of Ancona, an east coast city of Italy. This place was a fit for me schedule …
This review comes ENTIRELY way too late. I keep thinking I will sit down and talk with the owners, but it seems every time I walk into this place, either I’m in a rush or there is a rush of customers. But I love this place. Living a couple blocks away from the new Ballard …
Sorry I’ve been failing lately with the entries…I have a few updates I wanted to make but I failed at taking pictures…and without the pictures I don’t feel very motivated to write! I’m going to try to recreate some things I’ve had so when I do, I promise to take pictures and THEN write about …
A compilation of food I’ve made/tried over the past couple weeks. But nothing worth writing a while entry about. Random dinner at home. I didn’t have any yakisoba noodles so I tried making a stir fry with angel hair pasta. Sounds weird but it actually wasn’t too bad. The angel hair pasta was light and kind …
So my friend Margi works for this fancy advertising agency. One of their clients is Pike Place Market. One day she showed them this: Then they asked me to be a model for Farm Days. I literally could not stop laughing when I heard this. Modeling is not my thing and I’m terrible at it. …
I swear I’ll stop rambling about Matt’s in the Market soon… 🙂 but this story just had to be shared. I am just going to go ahead and apologize in advance that there probably is more detail here than you need, but I really like to tell stories. 🙂 So, I recently shared my first …
So after I heard copper river salmon was going for cheap (I read it was $6.99 at QFC), I really wanted to cook some up of my own. Right when that thought popped into my head, my friend Zachary told me he and his buddy were going to grill up some copper river salmon the …
Dinner was so fabulous I had to come for lunch. Jenn and I are might start making this a monthly treat…although there are quite a few other places we would like to try. So after a crazy stressful work week, I was definitely looking forward to a Friday off. And what better way to start …
Soooo remember how I made that comment about Copper River Salmon being cheap at Matt’s in the Market? Well I read an article today that explains why. In a nutshell – apparently there is an overflow of salmon so far this season sooooo what used to be $20-$40 a pound is now selling for $5 …
