Culture Bitch

Which is worse: thinking the normal person talking on the invisible earbud phone is crazy, or not realizing the person next to you on the train is NOT actually having an argument with another person by phone but is, in fact, insane?

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How does one know when they have had their best meal?  Is it the meal itself that distinguishes this high honor, the great company, the atmosphere or all of the above?  Recently I was graciously invited to Per Se in the Time Warner building to take an adventure with great friends that would last for [...]

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Yes, we’re lazy. Very lazy bloggers. We all know it. We have let a perfectly good blog, with a catchy title and really clever theme (Food Bitch’s idea, and a good one), go to seed. The last post on this site was in November. NOVEMBER! And it wasn’t even by me, so I’m just as [...]

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Like most foodies (which in my definition simply means anyone who loves and appreciates a truly well-cooked meal), I owe a lot to Julia Child. She was an inspiration to many, and continued to entertain, enlighten and encourage many a home cook well into her 80s as she cooked her way through classics and updated [...]

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“One who does not know how to entertain, should not entertain.”
“If one cannot entertain, do the dishes.”

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It has been about a month since I returned on a very special trip to the region of Galicia and the city of Barcelona.  Having traveled through Spain years ago, I left the first time with a sense of disappointment about the food.  I felt like I totally missed the boat on what Spain had [...]

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So I must admit I’ve been rather absent from this site over the past few months.  In all honesty I’ve been enjoying food at home and growing my heirloom tomatoes on my deck.  This sunday I embark on a tour de force through the western coast of Spain by Portugal in search of the best [...]

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…as in, the big four-oh. Forty. 40. I’m typing it a few times, in an attempt to become comfortable with it. Because, you see, this Wine Bitch is turning forty (gulp) in seven days.
I woke up this morning and had a moment of sheer panic. When did this happen? I feel like it was only [...]

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I’ve been told by numerous people that they preferred my old blog where I would post random things - usually bitching about strangers. So, I will try to offer more varied entertainment and I just got a new Blackberry so it seemed like a good way to get acclimated to this new keyboard. [...]

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The scene: my local (and very small) wine store.  I’m conversing with the owner about food and wine and a man of Indian or Middle Eastern descent walks in.  He says something like “I didn’t know you sold wine here.  What kind of wine, California only?” to which the owner replies “No, from all over.”
It [...]

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