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Co Founder ForksCorksandBrews, Founder TravelsandEscapes, avid recipe developer and cook, travel journalist, editor

Cheesecake in the Vineyard

August 12, 2019 by Wendy VanHattenLeave a Comment

To say food inspired me on a trip to Italy sounds trite and a little too rehearsed. After all, there are lots of people who have been inspired by Italian food. Right? I’m telling you...this was different. Maybe it was because this was our first trip to Italy. Or, maybe it was because it was before GPS, and we had to rely on maps, road signs, and our basic sense of direction to get to our food. Some meals were more of an adventure than … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Europe · Tagged: Dessert, Drinking, Food and Wine, France, Italy, Restaurants, Spain, Village, Vineyards, Wine Tasting

Zell, Germany

April 10, 2014 by Wendy VanHattenLeave a Comment

Black Katz and Tiny Bubbles Ahhh, the hills are alive...no, that’s Julie Andrews and Austria. Black cats and voodoo dolls…no, that’s Ricky Martin and Miami. Tiny bubbles...no that’s Dean Martin or Frank Sinatra or somebody. I do know we were sitting at an outdoor café along the hills of the Moselle River. There were black katz on every bottle of wine we tasted. In fact, every signpost and even the hills boasted pictures of black katz. No … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Europe · Tagged: Germany, Harvest, Shopping Mall, Ski Trip, Vineyards, Wine Tasting

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