Tag: #Wine

• Savor Tolon: the Steak Frites is iconic…

  

  Certain things are simply “iconic.” They define a cultural moment. They epitomize a person, place, thing. Nothing is born iconic, but everything is born with iconic potential. If the stars align and the zeitgeist is right, anything can become “iconic.” But, ultimately, to be considered an icon, something must be celebrated, revered, or idolized in…

  Plonk&Pleasure

  January 28, 2024

  Reviews

  #FoodandWine, #FortWayne, #FortWayneBlogger, #FortWayneFoodie, #iconic, #MidwestBlogger, #MidwestFoodie, #Mollydooker, #Shiraz, #Steak, #SteakFrites, #SupportLocal, #Wine, #WinePairing, food, restaurant

• Savor Solbird: food so good you’ll wish you could stay all night…

  

  Solbird is delicious fusion food for the soul. With a name inspired by The Doors song Soul Kitchen, this restaurant has something in common with The Doors: they’re both amazing and, in my opinion, timeless. This place has fantastic food, eclectic ambiance–say hello to the giant colorful portrait of Jim Morrison hanging on the wall,…

  Plonk&Pleasure

  January 25, 2024

  Reviews

  #Cava, #FoodandWine, #FortWayne, #FortWayneBlogger, #FortWayneFoodie, #Fusion, #HotCheetoBurrito, #MidwestBlogger, #MidwestFoodie, #Quesadilla, #SupportLocal, #tacos, #Wine, food, mexican, mexican-food

• Paella Night at Bravas: a taste of romance…

  

  Food is erotic. If that phrase shocks you, you’re probably new here. If that phrase somehow insults you or makes you feel uncomfortable, maybe I’m not the writer for you. If you know food (or me) intimately enough, you probably read that first sentence and thought to yourself, “No shit; tell me something I don’t…

  Plonk&Pleasure

  January 10, 2024

  Pairings, Reviews, Wine & Food

  #FoodandWine, #FortWayne, #FortWayneBlogger, #FortWayneFoodie, #MidwestBlogger, #MidwestFoodie, #Paella, #Pintxo, #SpanishWine, #SupportLocal, #Tapas, #Wine, #WinePairing, food, spain, travel

• Junk Ditch Brewing NYE Tasting Dinner: the perfect playground for a courageous odyssey of the palate…

  

  New Year’s Eve is full of magic. It’s the one night of the year where humanity shares in the biggest “goodbye” and also the “hello” that holds the most potential. We collectively countdown the last ten seconds of the year while, at the speed of light, we are catapulted into the next. For a solitary…

  Plonk&Pleasure

  January 1, 2024

  Pairings, Reviews, Wine & Food

  #2024, #Chef, #doughnut, #FoodandWine, #FortWayne, #FortWayneBlogger, #FortWayneFoodie, #MidwestBlogger, #MidwestFoodie, #MushroomSoup, #NewYearsEve, #Steak, #SupportLocal, #TastingMenu, #Wine, #WinePairing, cabernet-sauvignon, food, wine, wine-pairing, wine-tasting

• Bistro Nota Italian Wine Dinner: all my Christmas dreams have come true…

  

  I’m a simple girl. I don’t want much for Christmas. Maybe a few bottles of wine under the tree, some yummy things tucked in my stocking, and–if I’ve been a particularly good girl–maybe some fancy cheeses in the fridge as a Christmas morning surprise. My Christmas list most resembles a grocery list: an oddity for…

  Plonk&Pleasure

  December 22, 2023

  Reviews, Wine & Food

  #FoodandWine, #FortWayne, #FortWayneBlogger, #FortWayneFoodie, #FreshPasta, #Italianwine, #MidwestBlogger, #MidwestFoodie, #OssoBucco, #Secco, #SupportLocal, #Wine, #WinePairing, food, restaurant, seafood, travel, wine

• Bistro Nota: better than bread…

  

  On a dark and gloomy Friday evening, my friend Volchy and I braved the cold streets of Fort Wayne to dine at Bistro Nota–without a reservation. By luck alone, we snagged the last available table. Sometimes, things just work out how they’re supposed to; no plan B necessary. It was there, amongst the exposed brick…

  Plonk&Pleasure

  November 11, 2023

  Reviews, Wine & Food

  #Bistro, #Bread, #Cozy, #Delicious, #Focaccia, #FoodandWine, #FortWayne, #FortWayneBlogger, #FortWayneFoodie, #JamesBeardAward, #MidwestBlogger, #MidwestFoodie, #SupportLocal, #Wine

• Junk Ditch Italian Pairing Dinner: complimenti al cuoco…

  

  Last evening, I attended Junk Ditch Brewing Company’s Monday Night Pairing Dinner. This is the third dinner of its kind that Junk Ditch has hosted, but only the second that I’ve been able to attend. On this special evening, the theme was Italian cuisine. If you were expecting Sunday gravy, a metric ton of spaghetti,…

  Plonk&Pleasure

  October 31, 2023

  Pairings, Reviews, Wine & Food

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

• Tolon: everyone is happy at brunch…

  

  I went to brunch on a Sunday morning. Brunch is the liminal space that appears, like magic, on weekends between what otherwise is referred to as the breakfast and lunch hours. Brunch is a thing that people like to do, especially on Sunday mornings and especially if they drank the night before. Unlike so many,…

  Plonk&Pleasure

  October 3, 2023

  Reviews, Wine & Food

  #Brunch, #ChickenandWaffles, #Delicious, #FoodandWine, #FortWayne, #FortWayneBlogger, #FortWayneFoodie, #MidwestBlogger, #MidwestFoodie, #PinotNoir, #ShrimpandGrits, #SupportLocal, #Wine, #yummy

• Pintxo & Tinto: “Buy the ticket. Take the ride.”

  

  I’ve had trouble writing lately…again. I still love writing; words just aren’t flowing like they used to, which leaves me feeling unlike myself. I think I’m broken. If a hundred thousand dollar English degree doesn’t entitle me to unwavering creativity, what the fuck did I pay for? Bestie says I can’t always have creative juices…

  Plonk&Pleasure

  September 14, 2023

  Reviews, Wine & Food

  #FoodandWine, #FortWayne, #FortWayneBlogger, #FortWayneFoodie, #MidwestBlogger, #MidwestFoodie, #Pintxo, #SpanishWine, #SupportLocal, #Tapas, #Wine, #WinePairing

• The One Ten Experience: five courses, five wines, infinite delights for the five senses…

  

  The menu at One Ten Craft Meatery reads like a tome of all my innermost desires; a beautiful book that holds all the words I cherish most. My own delicious thoughts and dreams–black ink on paper. An entire page is dedicated solely to various cuts of steak and beckons to me: “Would the princess prefer…

  Plonk&Pleasure

  September 2, 2023

  Pairings, Reviews, Wine & Food

  #FarmtoTable, #FoodandWine, #FortWayne, #FortWayneBlogger, #FortWayneFoodie, #Indiana, #Midwest, #MidwestBest, #MidwestBlogger, #MidwestChef, #MidwestFoodie, #ScratchKitchen, #SupportLocal, #Wine, #WinePairing