Tag: #WinePairing

• 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

• 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

• Pizza Night at Hawkins Farm: Chef Rio is a pizza mastermind…

  

  Anyone who’s read any of my blog or done even a cursory stumble around my Instagram can probably suss out: I’m a big fan of pizza. Genuinely, there’s no amount of money I wouldn’t spend, no distance I wouldn’t travel, no obstacle I wouldn’t overcome for the sake of pizza. (It’s easy to say when…

  Plonk&Pleasure

  July 15, 2023

  Reviews

  #FoodandWine, #FortWayne, #FortWayneBlogger, #FortWayneFoodie, #MidwestBlogger, #MidwestFoodie, #pizza, #PizzaandWine, #TurnipTheBeets, #WinePairing

• Wes Anderson & Wine: you can’t drink wine if you don’t open the bottle…

  

  My favorite director is Wes Anderson. Never ask me why, I’ll either say too little or too much. The whimsy, the symmetry, the style, the color palettes, the soundtracks heavily influenced by the 1960s, and the understated yet heartfelt performances speak to me. I understand that it’s polarizing–people tend to either love or hate this…

  Plonk&Pleasure

  June 23, 2023

  Pairings, Wine & Food

  #AsteroidCity, #FoodandWine, #FortWayne, #FortWayneBlogger, #FortWayneFoodie, #MidwestBlogger, #MidwestFoodie, #WesAnderson, #Wine, #WinePairing

• 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

• 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

• What sort of “age-appropriate beverages” are best drunk while watching Over The Garden Wall? 

  

  If you are someone who is already familiar with the short series Over The Garden Wall; welcome friends. If you are among those unfamiliar with this cult classic cartoon, I consider it the highest privilege to introduce you to this autumnal masterpiece. Not too many years ago, I was unaware of Over The Garden Wall,…

  Plonk&Pleasure

  October 20, 2022

  Pairings

  #FoodandWine, #FortWayne, #FortWayneFoodie, #MidwestFoodie, #OverTheGardenWall, #SpookySeason, #WinePairing