Tag: #MidwestBlogger
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Three Little Pigs Charcuterie: build the house with the best apéro hour…
Your home is lovely. It’s filled with your stuff–and more importantly than that–it’s filled with your memories. You have a sofa. You have a few books. Maybe a painting or a fruit basket. You have meals eaten with people you cherish. The spot on the carpet from where your best friend spilled Merlot; perhaps you…
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Rune x Daylily Estates: everything is sunlight…
“Wine is sunlight held together by water.” Solid quote. Thanks, Galileo. It’s poetic yet scientific, reverent and kind of cheeky at the same time, but did you know that he dropped even more knowledge in the next sentence? It might not fit on a cross stitch but check it: “The light of a sun, with…
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First Love, Then Wheat: the lingering taste of loss…
I spent my summer saying goodbye to things that I had previously believed held permanent placements in my life. First love, then wheat. Loss is a terrifying thing because, more often than not, we don’t see it coming. One night, you’re falling asleep soundly after receiving a ‘Sweet Dreams’ text from the person you trust…
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Leah’s Little Blue Kitchen: little kitchen, big flavors…
You’ll often hear people prattle on about how baking is a science and cooking is an art. While, yes, at its core this sentiment is true: baked goods that lack artistry will always be sadly, well, lacking. My favorite author once penned the phrase, “People who sacrifice beauty for efficiency get what they deserve.” Tom…
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The Pea Tasting Dinner at Junk Ditch: peas got the princess treatment…
There’s a fairytale about a princess and a pea. You’ve probably heard it before. If you haven’t, the gist is essentially that a princess is faced with a test: to sleep on a thousand towering mattresses underneath which has been placed one, tiny pea. If she’s a real princess, her disposition will be so delicate…
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Draft TaproomxDom’s Mob Wife Dinner: it’s a hit…
A little black dress can be many things. Sometimes it’s a weapon–wielded like a machine gun. Whether it’s to boost the confidence of the one wearing it or as artillery when taking out a hit on someone who broke your heart: the little black dress delivers. It can cut like a knife. It can sting…
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Daylily Estates: they’re here to do it better…
Sometimes we live our lives accepting the status quo because we don’t know any better. Then a disruptor comes along and paints our world in the technicolor of possibility–and suddenly nothing will ever be the same. Calling Daylily Estates a ‘disruptor’ feels a little funny, because there’s nothing particularly rebellious about what they’re doing. I…
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Bistro Nota & Scarpetta Wine Dinner: either you already know that there are remarkable things happening in the culinary scene in Fort Wayne or you’re wrong…
Three chefs. Five courses. Five wine pairings. One unforgettable evening. If you haven’t attended a wine dinner at Bistro Nota yet, then I guess I’m sorry that your life is so sad and empty. The food is always faultless, the atmosphere cozy, and the pours generous. Honestly, I live for wine dinners at Bistro Nota–because…
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Rune: perfection in the 07…
Rune is the newest darling of the 07. Headed by local James Beard nominated Chef Sean Richardson: maybe you’ve attended, or at least heard of, the Rune pop-ups that he’s delighted Fort Wayne diners with over the last few years. Well, this is the brand new brick and mortar home for his sensational cuisine. With…
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Junk Ditch French Pairing Dinner: oh là là!
I love French food. It’s special, bordering on magical. There’s something astonishing about simple ingredients transfigured to become greater than the sum of their parts through skillful technique. An ordinary chicken becomes extraordinary, elegant even, when prepared with French style. When it comes to la cuisine française, an emphasis is always placed on quality ingredients,…
Plonk & Pleasure 