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Spätzli

Homemade pasta that beats anything you can buy in a store. Spätzli Spätzli are a traditional Swiss (and German – Spätzle) home-made pasta that is easy to make, looks creative and tastes great fresh or fried. 250…
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Flavours of Italy – Calgary

I'm attending the "Flavours of Italy" trade tasting in Calgary today. My tasting theme will be "The Underdogs of Italy" since the event promises to showcase a number of wines made from the lesser known native or indigenous (autoctone) varietals. It…
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The Flavours of Italy – Calgary

I'm attending the "Flavours of Italy" trade tasting in Calgary today. My tasting theme will be "The Underdogs of Italy" since the event promises to showcase a number of wines made from the lesser known native or indigenous (autoctone) varietals. It…
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Wine – The only question that matters

In an interview with the French publication "Le Figaro", legendary 84 year old French chef Paul Bocuse (owner of luxury restaurant l'Auberge du Pont de Collonges, near Lyon) made a couple of interesting comments that I wholeheartedly agree with. When…
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Wine Club Update and schedule

January 23, 2010 marks the beginning of a new year of monthly wine tastings for the Zen Gourmand's Wine Club. The season promises to be exciting with a lineup of themes to appeal to every palate, budget and interest. The coming…
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Zen Gourmand Approved!

I'm launching a new feature called "Zen Gourmand Approved". This is where I review food related products, condiments, beverages, kitchen utensils and gadgets, cook books, services etc. etc. If my review of the item or service in question results…
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No more German Table Wine!

On Thursday, July 2nd the German Federal parliament (aka the "Bundestag") decided to abolish the term "table wine" (Tafel Wein). In line with recent changes in European wine laws, it enforces the EU rules at a national level. The upper house…
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Food, Drink and Gourmet related Domains for sale..

Below is an updated list of premium food, drink or gourmet related domains from my inventory. All these domains are currently listed for sale on SEDO. SEDO will act as the facilitator and broker. These are all premium domains and the prices…
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BeerPassions.com – Sold

The domain "beerpassions.com" has now been sold. The lucky buyer will be using it for a social networking/dating site. I wish him/her good luck!
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Renovations underway….

Please bear with me while I revamp this site. You will be seeing a more logical structure and mostly, you will see a lot more of my personal winetasting notes, short essays and my usual opinionated rants. In the meantime you can pretty…