A Food, Spirits & Wine Blog

I’ve had a love/hate relationship with one of the most popular wines in the U.S over the past few decades. The wines haven’t changed over the years, but my tastes and preferences in wine styles certainly have. I banished The Prisoner wines, made by The Prisoner Wine Company, from my cellar long ago. But is it time for me to pardon The Prisoner? Let’s find out! There’s been quite a lot of pardoning going on lately. Biden pardoned a large number of folks during his last days

I rarely drink Sake, and I don’t know why. Because on the rare occasion I drink it straight or in a cocktail, I always love it! Recently, I tasted a creative take on the classic martini that showcased Sake as a key ingredient, and it was delicious! I set out to create my own version of a “Saketini” and am pretty darn happy with the result! Let’s talk Sake! One of Laurie’s and my favorite restaurants in Sarasota is KOJO, an upscale Asian fusion restaurant in the heart of downt

I like Greek food whenever I eat it, but I seldom make Greek dishes at home – there are too many cuisines I like better out there. All that said, I do eat Mediterranean food occasionally and I took inspiration from two recent recipes I had made and mashed them together to create a healthy and tasty vegetarian meal – Greek veggie gyros with yogurt sauce! If I had to rank order Laurie’s and my favorite cuisines, the ones at the top would be Italian, Mexican, Spanish, American,

Ready for more Sarasota-area restaurant reviews? Then this post is for you – part 2 of my spring restaurant review series! In this week’s post I’ll review two new Japanese sushi restaurants, an old school waterside fish house, a Latin bistro in a strip mall, a “kind of pop up” restaurant at Waterside in Lakewood Ranch, and a quick revisit and update of a small family-owned Italian restaurant. Zoto Zoto restaurant, pork katsudon, and the lobster roll Laurie and I have really c

In this two-part spring edition of my restaurant review series, I have an eclectic mix of offerings for you! They include reviews of three new restaurants, an ice cream shop, a bourbon distillery/restaurant, an upscale bistro, an old school waterside fish house, a Latin bistro in a strip mall, a chain restaurant with over 670 restaurants nationwide, and a revisit and update of a small family-owned Italian restaurant. How’s that for variety? Let’s get started!! enRich Bistro