Christmas officially began right before or after Thanksgiving. I can’t remember exactly when it began. The “it” being my mother’s cookie making marathon which when it started, went right up to a few days before we celebrated Christmas. It started when she would bring all the cookie tins down from the top shelf in the … Continue reading Christmas at Home: My Adventures in Cookie Land by Paul Rest
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Japanese Whisky – A new book worth reading by Paul Rest
While visiting Japan, I discovered that apartment store basements were combinations of mini-restaurants, islands where you could purchase an amazing variety of foods and liquor stores that sold beers (cans of Budweiser were the most popular), wine (mostly French and a very expensive American wines), Champagnes (French) and, of course, spirits. The most popular spirits … Continue reading Japanese Whisky – A new book worth reading by Paul Rest
A Wine Moment for the Ages by Paul Frederick Rest
My wine adventures reached a pinnacle with a surprise bottle of wine. This happened some years ago on a visit to friends in Tucson, Arizona. By this time I had some real wine tasting experiences under my belt. I had become so committed I took out a subscription to that famous wine magazine and religiously … Continue reading A Wine Moment for the Ages by Paul Frederick Rest