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Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:38:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2011/09/brian-benson-cellars/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2011/09/brian-benson-cellars/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:37:35 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=1883 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2011/09/brian-benson-cellars/feed/ 3 I recently mentioned in this post about visiting a few wineries in the Paso Robles area back in June.  We read about Brian Benson Cellars in the March 31st … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2011/09/epoch-estate-wines/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2011/09/epoch-estate-wines/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 05:18:38 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=1801 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2011/09/epoch-estate-wines/feed/ 1 A friend of ours gave us his March 31, 2011 Wine Spectator magazine a few months back and it featured some wineries in the Paso Robles area.  … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2011/05/sextant-members-pick-up-party/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2011/05/sextant-members-pick-up-party/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 21:36:24 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=1741 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2011/05/sextant-members-pick-up-party/feed/ 0 As new members of Sextant Wines, we had the opportunity to attend our first (and certainly not our last) pick-up party a few weeks back. The … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2011/03/per-bacco-cellars/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2011/03/per-bacco-cellars/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:18:03 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=1694 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2011/03/per-bacco-cellars/feed/ 0 We have been on the hunt for another amazing little winery down here and Sunday we did just that!  Per Bacco Cellars is a quaint little … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2011/02/cako-bakery/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2011/02/cako-bakery/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:11:06 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=1661 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2011/02/cako-bakery/feed/ 0 We visited Cako Bakery in San Francisco months ago, but this post slipped through the cracks.  We weren’t specifically headed there, but I am very happy that … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2011/01/slo-wineries/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2011/01/slo-wineries/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:00:47 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=1625 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2011/01/slo-wineries/feed/ 0 It’s been a while since I’ve been able to do some ‘homework’, but on Monday in the middle of January with a high temp of 77, … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/11/central-coast-wineries/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/11/central-coast-wineries/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:23:51 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=1214 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/11/central-coast-wineries/feed/ 0 This post, frankly, has slipped my mind for a while now, but here it is.  We have very good friends that live in San Luis Obispo … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/09/castello-di-amorosa/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/09/castello-di-amorosa/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:30:19 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=1520 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/09/castello-di-amorosa/feed/ 0 Castles.  We love castles.  We got engaged in the gardens behind one and actually got married in another.  We’ve heard about Castello di  Amorosa for a while now … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/07/mayo-spring-menu-2010/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/07/mayo-spring-menu-2010/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:20:08 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=1425 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/07/mayo-spring-menu-2010/feed/ 1 Last month, we made our way with some friends in tow, to the Mayo Family Winery Reserve Room to have their spring menu right before … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/07/dona-tomas/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/07/dona-tomas/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 23:40:54 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=1452 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/07/dona-tomas/feed/ 2 After wine tasting for the day, we were craving some Mexican food.  We were in the Berkeley/Oakland area and Dona Tomas was recommended to us.  … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/06/colour-st-francis/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/06/colour-st-francis/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:04:34 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=1219 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/06/colour-st-francis/feed/ 2 This is what I think of when I see this photos: colour.  These were taken in the back gardens at St. Francis Winery & Vineyards last … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/06/coco500/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/06/coco500/#comments Sat, 05 Jun 2010 22:01:48 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=1318 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/06/coco500/feed/ 4 Last Saturday, some good friends of ours took us out to celebrate our 10-year wedding anniversary.  They took us to COCO500 in San Francisco.  It’s … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/06/paris/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/06/paris/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:47:39 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=1131 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/06/paris/feed/ 0 Ah, where do I start with the second best city in the world!  This previous trip to Paris was like no other.  We stayed with … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/05/a-gorgeous-basement-2/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/05/a-gorgeous-basement-2/#comments Sat, 29 May 2010 19:19:24 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=1132 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/05/a-gorgeous-basement-2/feed/ 2 I know that sounds more like an oxymoron than anything.  It’s actually more like a gorgeous wine cellar.  Two good friends of ours have a truly … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/05/brugge/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/05/brugge/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 18:19:50 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=1119 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/05/brugge/feed/ 0 If you’ve never been to Brugge in Belgium, I really hope this post will make you go to this tiny city in this tiny country one day.  … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/05/munchen-2/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/05/munchen-2/#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 17:27:13 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=1067 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/05/munchen-2/feed/ 0 Well, at least  that’s how the German’s say it.  Munich is great.   So much history and so much pride.  We’ve been there before and so … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/05/london/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/05/london/#comments Wed, 19 May 2010 19:30:33 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=914 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/05/london/feed/ 0 Last month we enjoyed THE best vacation we’ve ever had.  We had our 10-year wedding anniversary and went to Europe to celebrate it. This was our … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/05/all-about-pinot/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/05/all-about-pinot/#comments Sat, 15 May 2010 01:14:00 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=845 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/05/all-about-pinot/feed/ 2 This was the name of the event that we attended on Wednesday at The Village at Santana Row.  They had over 20 different and delicious Pinot Noirs … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/05/the-village-bistro-and-wine-bar/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/05/the-village-bistro-and-wine-bar/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 23:04:08 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=699 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/05/the-village-bistro-and-wine-bar/feed/ 2 The Village is one of our all-time favorite restaurants in the San Jose area. We used to go there every now and then, until we discovered … http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/03/the-girl-and-the-fig/ http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/03/the-girl-and-the-fig/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:53:38 +0000 lillian http://foodandwinephotos.com/?p=649 http://foodandwinephotos.com/2010/03/the-girl-and-the-fig/feed/ 0 Ah, one of our all-time favorites!  This restaurant is amazing.  It’s all about French food and that is hands-down one of our favorites.  Be sure to …