Part of the Near Beer Crowd

Written by admin on September 22, 2010. Posted in Eat & Drink, The Penniless Epicure

Being social without consuming alcohol By Josh Perilo I have, literally, dozens of friends and acquaintances who, for one reason or another, no longer drink alcohol. For some of them, the choice to not drink was an easy one. For others, it was, and continues to be, a long and difficult road. In the Behavioral
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Pinot Noir is Jazz

Written by admin on September 15, 2010. Posted in Eat & Drink, The Penniless Epicure

By Josh Perilo Continuing on my recent ramblings, comparing different grape varietals to different genres of music, one grape in particular began to vex me. Pinot Noir. So unique, and yet incredibly hard to define, I tossed and turned trying to pin down what musical niche could possibly compare. Then it struck me like a
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Can’t We All Just Get Along?

Written by admin on September 8, 2010. Posted in Eat & Drink, The Penniless Epicure

We all want to win, no matter the cost By Josh Perilo There was a rep for a particular distributor that our wine store bought quite a bit of product from that really got under my skin. She came in monthly to do tastings for the customers. Every time she did, we had some kind
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Cabernet is Hard Rock

Written by admin on September 1, 2010. Posted in Eat & Drink, The Penniless Epicure

Red wine cornerstone is a superstar By Josh Perilo Recently, I talked a little about an obsession I’ve had: Comparing different wine varietals to different genres of popular music. Any critic loves making lists and metaphors, and, even better, lists of metaphors. I started by laying out my thoughts on why I think Merlot could
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The Underground Gourmet

Written by admin on August 18, 2010. Posted in Eat & Drink, The Penniless Epicure

Book shows the changing face of restaurant food in New York By Josh Perilo In 1965, writers Milton Glaser and Jerome Snyder set out on a mission. They began scouring Manhattan to find great meals, in every neighborhood, that could be had for no more than $2. Granted, at the time, that was an easier
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Merlot is Pop Rock

Written by admin on August 11, 2010. Posted in Eat & Drink, The Penniless Epicure

Classic vino is a sugary superstar By Josh Perilo “If you had to describe a Merlot to someone who had never had it before,” my friend Bryan challenged, “how would you do it?” This was the statement that started me thinking about the metaphor that I eventually obsessed over: wine and music. These were, after
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Portugal’s ‘Green’ Wine

Written by admin on August 4, 2010. Posted in Eat & Drink, The Penniless Epicure

Vinho Verde is a delicious and light wine for summer By Josh Perilo When my friend Shirley returned from her trip to Spain and Portugal, she couldn’t stop talking about it. I was completely intrigued. “It’s called green wine!” She kept saying, “And they have it everywhere!” “What’s it like?” “So light. So refreshing. It’s
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Antiquated Fixtures of Wine

Written by admin on July 28, 2010. Posted in Eat & Drink, The Penniless Epicure

Wine artifacts and customs from the past By Josh Perilo “Her name was Mara Palmer,” instructed Artemus in his genteel Southern drawl, “and she was a Bulgarian Aristocrat.” “And this thing she had,” I said, “it was like an antenna?” “It was a swizzle stick. A Champagne swizzle stick. It was made by Dunhill.” Artemus
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New York Loses a Treasure

Written by admin on July 22, 2010. Posted in Eat & Drink, The Penniless Epicure

Ristorante Primavera was one of a kind By Josh Perilo I was heading home from the bodega with a bag of ice cream and beer tucked under my arm when I saw the limo pull up at the end of my block. Out stepped Mayor Bloomberg. Just earlier that day he had won the right
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Patriotic Libations

Written by admin on June 23, 2010. Posted in Eat & Drink, The Penniless Epicure

Some high-quality wines from the original 13 colonies By Josh Perilo With the Fourth of July fast approaching, I was given pause to think about the state of our union and the divisiveness that currently seems to hang in the air. While there are always issues being fought over and differences of opinion in this
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