Tag: #MidwestBlogger

• 260xRunex2Toms: I only want to live in a world with chicken liver French toast…

  

  Currently, I find myself in the strange place of having a million things that I want to say, yet I find myself at a loss for words. I just had the opportunity to meet some of the kindest, most talented, genuinely beautiful people I’ve ever met in my life and, at the same time, indulge…

  Plonk&Pleasure

  March 30, 2023

  Pairings, Reviews

  #Beer, #FoodandWine, #FortWayne, #FortWayneBlogger, #FortWayneFoodie, #MidwestBlogger, #MidwestFoodie

• Country Heritage Winery: Picturesque and Unpretentious

  

  “In the lea of a picturesque ridge lies a small, unpretentious winery, one that pampers its fruit like its own babies.” Many of us have heard this quote before (and then proceeded to nearly pee our pants laughing) but how many of us have been to a winery that was both picturesque and unpretentious. Unfortunately,…

  Plonk&Pleasure

  March 18, 2023

  Reviews, Wine & Food

  #FoodandWine, #FortWayne, #FortWayneBlogger, #FortWayneFoodie, #MidwestBlogger, #MidwestFoodie, #Wine, #WineMaker, #WinePairing

• Barrel Aged Cider: how do you like them apples?

  

  If wine is the nectar of the gods, cider is the beverage of choice for forest nymphs and fairies. Ciders dance the fine line between other-worldly and familiar; with some tasting like sweet, childhood memories of slurping down apple juice in the sunshine and others sipping as sinfully complex as any other adult beverage. Recently,…

  Plonk&Pleasure

  March 12, 2023

  Reviews

  #FoodandWine, #FortWayne, #FortWayneBlogger, #FortWayneFoodie, #MidwestBlogger, #MidwestFoodie, AppleCider, BarrelAged, BarrelAgedCider, Cider, SupportLocal

• Petite Chou Bistro & Champagne Bar is ma petite chou…

  

  We fall in love with people, but what about places and things? Can a city capture our heart? Can we entertain a romance with a certain street? What about a particular restaurant? Boys have broken my heart but a good Champagne has never done me any measurable amount of harm. Men may come and go,…

  Plonk&Pleasure

  March 5, 2023

  Reviews, Wine & Food

  #Bistro, #Champagne, #FoodandWine, #FortWayneBlogger, #FortWayneFoodie, #FrenchFood, #Indianapolis, #MidwestBlogger, #MidwestFoodie, #Wine

• Olives: a love story

  

  Once upon a time, I did not like olives. I’d like to say that this was a long time ago, in a far off land. But, if I’m telling the truth, this was really only about a year ago, roughly 600 miles away on the East Coast. I had just remotely purchased my first home…

  Plonk&Pleasure

  February 15, 2023

  A Love Story

  #FoodandWine, #FortWayne, #FortWayneBlogger, #FortWayneFoodie, #MidwestBlogger, #MidwestFoodie, #olives, #snacks

• French Wines 101: are you smarter than an Emily Cooper?

  

  I love to hate-watch Emily in Paris. From the lack of diversity and bad cultural stereotypes to the wildly implausible plot, there’s a lot to hate about this show. Let’s get real: Paris is the second-most multicultural city in Europe–yet, when I’m watching, I can’t help but notice that the majority of people on my…

  Plonk&Pleasure

  January 20, 2023

  Pairings

  #EmilyInParis, #FoodandWine, #FortWayne, #FortWayneBlogger, #FortWayneFoodie, #FrenchPastry, #FrenchWine, #MidwestBlogger, #MidwestFoodie, #Wine

• La Crême is the Crème de la Crème

  

  I’m obsessed with crêpes. I have been since my 24th birthday when I first tried a brand-new, tiny, hole-in-the-wall crêpe stand in the city where I went to university. For years, crêpes were a weekly bite for me. I punctuated most happy (and sometimes sad) memories with a crêpe. That crêpe stand sadly no longer…

  Plonk&Pleasure

  January 10, 2023

  Reviews

  #Creperie, #Crepes, #FoodandWine, #FortWayne, #FortWayneBlogger, #FortWayneFoodie, #Michigan, #MidwestBlogger, #MidwestFoodie

• Oak and Alley: Brussels Sprouts in All the Right Places

  

  I was a kid who did not want to eat my vegetables. It’s really no big surprise; many of us were. But, somehow, when I say it now, it always feels like I’m confessing a horrible, dirty secret. How could this Brussels sprout obsessed, broccoli-craving, cabbage-crunching, micro-green-snacking lady have ever turned her nose up at…

  Plonk&Pleasure

  December 29, 2022

  Reviews

  #BrusselsSprouts, #Burgers, #FoodandWine, #FortWayne, #FortWayneBlogger, #FortWayneFoodie, #MidwestBlogger, #MidwestFoodie, #WarsawIN

• What should you sip with Mrs. Santa Claus…?

  

  The brilliant songwriter Tim Minchin once penned the lyric, “I really like Christmas. It’s sentimental, I know, but I just really like it.” My sentiments exactly, Tim. The song goes on to mirror my exact feelings regarding the holiday season: “and yes, I have all of the usual objections to consumerism, to the commercialization of…

  Plonk&Pleasure

  December 19, 2022

  Pairings

  #AngelaLansbury, #Christmas, #ChristmasCookies, #ChristmasMovies, #FoodandWine, #FortWayne, #FortWayneBlogger, #FortWayneFoodie, #MidwestBlogger, #MidwestFoodie, #MrsSantaClaus, #Musicals, #WeNeedaLittleChristmas, #Wine, #WinePairing

• Patatas Bravas: a love story

  

  When asked what my favorite vegetable is, my brain will automatically jump to my favorite green vegetable. (For the curious, it’s a solid tie between Brussels sprouts and broccoli, with arugula as a close runner up and green cabbage as an honorable mention. Wait, I almost forgot–I also love peas. Forget it, I can’t rank…

  Plonk&Pleasure

  December 5, 2022

  A Love Story

  #Bravas, #Community, #FoodandWine, #FoodTruck, #FortWayne, #FortWayneBlogger, #FortWayneFoodie, #Giving, #MidwestBlogger, #MidwestFoodie, #PatatasBravas, #SupportLocal