Category Archives: Videos
This beer will not touch my lips
It’s not the fact that the beer has 55% alcohol or that it costs over $700 per bottle, rather it’s that I’ve had a long and unpleasant history with squirrels.
Breathalyzer before buying
I never anticipated that buying wine would have anything to do with homeland security technology. Pennsylvania is testing out vending machines for wine. The bottle of Korbel I spied in the video doesn’t instill much confidence, though I’m all for … Continue reading
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A high tech gin and tonic for Jimmy Fallon
Dave and Nils were on Jimmy Fallon’s show this past Friday night. Jimmy does a great job of making fun of Nils’s accent. more about “Dave Arnold and Nils Noren make Jimmy…“, posted with vodpod
Katie Lee’s summer selections
This had the potential to be a disaster, but I was pleasantly surprised by her picks. <insert jokes about “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant” here> I’m in favor of boxed wine and we’ve featured both the Château du Champ des Treilles … Continue reading
Thirsty tastes for Brixr.com
A few months back I tasted through some of our wines by the glass for a new-ish website called Brixr. The idea is to to be able to hear about a wine from someone’s who’s tried it before you decide to … Continue reading
Keep trussing that chicken
After working at the FCI since 2006, I finally took my first culinary class this week; Knife Skills, Deboning and Filleting. I can jardinière, macédoine and émincer like nobody’s business, though, the cocotte is another story. You may be asking what … Continue reading
Sour grapes
The beginning of the grape ripening process is referred to as veraison and in the northern hemisphere, it happens in the summer. The term comes from the French véraison and it is the time in the vine cycle when the vine’s … Continue reading
How to open a bottle of wine without a corkscrew shoe hit wall drunk awesome
This time I can’t take credit for the title of the post. I found it on YouTube and why mess with perfection?
Hello bourbon, meet pecan
Looking for something to do with that extra pecan oil and xanthan gum you have kicking around the house? Dave Arnold can help.
