Author Archives: Paul

Table Matters

There are so many new food and drink sites coming online that it’s hard to keep up — while my online reading is mostly oriented toward spirits and cocktail-related blogs and sites (those, and news feeds to satisfy my political junkie side), the world of cocktail blogs has erupted so much over the past year… Continue Reading

MxMo XXXII: Guilty Pleasures

I’m prone to exaggeration from time to time, but I say with all seriousness that the results of this round of Mixology Monday — hosted by Stevi at Two at the Most, with the theme Guilty Pleasures — may truly frighten me. But not for the uppity reasons you might expect from a card-carrying cocktail… Continue Reading

Whiskyfest

God, I love whiskey. That shouldn’t be surprising to readers of this blog, but I felt the need to point that out while packing for my trip to San Francisco, which will host its second annual Whiskyfest on Friday night. Created by the good folks at Malt Advocate and now swinging into its second year… Continue Reading

The next Mixology Monday: October 13

We’re up to round 32 for Mixology Monday, which takes place this coming Monday, October 13. Hosting this round is Stevi at Two at the Most, and Stevi has chosen Guilty Pleasures as her theme. In her words: October’s Mixology Monday will be a tribute to our guilty pleasures. Write about that one cocktail that,… Continue Reading

The Weekend That Was

It’s early autumn in Seattle, the time when typically the rain starts to fall, the days grow short and everybody starts to retreat indoors for the next nine months. Being the antisocial sort, I usually find myself staying at home for days on end at this time of year, except when the need for food,… Continue Reading