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Posts By Yolanda Shoshana
Art Of Plating: Pa Pa Thai In New York City
My weeks can be real busy, so I love getting take-out on Friday nights. I recently tried the art of plating for the first time with some grub from Pa Pa Thai. Not that I&hellip
Tipsy Tarot: February 4, 2019- February 10, 2019
To kick off the month of love, I went with an oracle deck  and wine from France. How could I not…French is the language of love. The deck was the second that I got in&hellip
Enjoy National Chocolate Cake Day With A Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cake
Where the chocolate cake people at? It’s time to celebrate the best cake of all, because it’s “National Chocolate Cake Day”.The first chocolate cake was baked in 1765 and been going strong ever since.&hellip
Celebrate Tu Bishvat With Yarden Wines
Share This: As I have repeatedly mentioned Israel is a wine region worth checking out. In the past few years, the way that has been coming from the area has been giving wine from France&hellip
National Cheese Lover’s Day
Spending time with these sexy mofos on this “National Cheese Lover’s Day”. My cheese baes for the day are Buche de Chevre and Camembert Fermier. It’s a whole lot of “oh la la”. Peep the&hellip
Lunch at Sylvia’s In NYC Featuring Valdo Prosecco
I’ve been in New York City long enough to call myself a “New Yorker”, yet I had never gone to the iconic restaurant, Sylvia’s. Even when I was a Harlem resident, somehow I never made&hellip
Celebrate National Mocktail Week January 13-19, 2019
By now you’ve probably heard of “dry January”also known as people trying to get it back together after consuming their fair share of booze during the holidays. I know I’m guilty. Let’s just say that&hellip
Tipsy Tarot: December 31, 2018- January 6, 2019
The week’s pairing is Crystal Head Aurora Vodka and Santa Muerte Tarot. I chose this tarot deck due to the changing energy from 2018 to 2019. Skulls represent living life to the fullest and going&hellip
Côté Mas Crémant de Limoux Brut & Truffle Brie
It’s #SparklingWineSunday which means it’s the perfect time for a wine and cheese pairing. Today’s situation is truffle Brie and CĂ´tĂ© Mas CrĂ©mant de Limoux Brut. It’s an orgasmic combination! The truffle brie is a luxury cheese if ever&hellip
Exploring CVNE (CompañĂa VinĂcola del Norte de España) Wines at Casa Mono in NYC
One of the best things about living in NYC is being able to share a meal with some of the most prolific people in the wine world. That might mean that I eat more than&hellip
Eating Through Ithaca, New York
Years ago when I was thinking about colleges, I found out about a town in New York called Ithaca. It may seem strange that a girl from Houston who had never spent time around snow&hellip
Tipsy Tarot: December 17, 2018- December 23, 2018
This week’s Tipsy Tarot pairing is the Gypsy Palace Tarot and Amaro Montenegro. If ever there is a witchy spirit filled with magick it’s amaro. The spirit is an Italian herbal liqueur that means “bitter”.&hellip
Goat Cheeses of France
If you really want your cheese board to pop this holiday season add a goat cheese (aka chèvre) from France. The Goat Cheeses of France invited me to the French Cheese Board in NYC to&hellip
