6 May, 2013

Charlottesville Blogging: Dinner at Mas

Comments : 2 Posted in : Bars in Charlottesville - VA, Dining in Charlottesville - VA, Restaurants on May 6, 2013 by : The Gourmez

Tags: belmont, broccolini, brussel sprouts, charlottesville, chorizo, dinner, foodie, guide, manchego, mas, nightlife, patio, pisco sour, popular, queso con miel, restaurant, review, sandwich, small plates, spanish, tapas, Travel, trendy, virginia

Last year, Ben and I spent a weekend in Charlottesville, VA, which I blogged about previously here, here, and here. We happened to pick the weekend a derecho hit the East Coast, which is only relevant to this blog because we got a free hotel stay from that natural disaster. Yay? I use the question
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3 May, 2013

Kahlua Midnight

Comments : 11 Posted in : Cocktail Recipes, Liqueurs on May 3, 2013 by : The Gourmez

Tags: almond, black coffee liqueur, cafe d'olla, coffee, drink hacker, hazelnut, kahlua, kahlua midnight, NakedWines.Com, orange, recipe, review, rumchata, simple cocktails

Kahlua Midnight Mexico 35% ABV Kahlua Midnight strikes me as the serious older brother of the regular Kahlua we know and love. It’s a mix of rum and black coffee liqueur, and that appeals to me because I don’t take cream or sugar with my coffee, never mind that it still has sugar in there
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1 May, 2013

Bar Lusconi

Posted in : Bars and Tasting Rooms, Tasting Rooms in Durham - NC, Wine on May 1, 2013 by : The Gourmez

Tags: bar lusconi, Beer, charcuterie, cheese plate, dean james, downtown durham, eric akbari, main street, nightlife, opening, pot du creme, review, soft opening, timothy neill

Bar Lusconi 117B East Main Street Downtown Durham Website Weds – Sat, 5 pm – 2 am Hey folks, I posted this review of Bar Lusconi over at Carpe Durham last week, and I didn’t get the chance to report here until now! So here you go: Bar Lusconi is a downtown beer and wine
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