Always on the hunt for good ramen spots in Dallas, I was excited to give Waya Japanese Izakaya a try.  It's located next to one of our other local favorites, SaSa Sushi.  Parking is almost always available - a huge plus when living in a valet-centric city....

We recently finished reading 32 Yolks, the memoir published by acclaimed chef Eric Ripert.  You may know Chef Ripert as the 3-Michelin Starred chef of acclaimed New York City restaurant Le Bernardin.  Or you may know him from various episodes of Anthony Bourdain's TV p...

This was an absolutely epic week in our wine lives!

It's not everyday you get to try a real legendary wine that was perfectly stored and aged since release. Cameron recently had that experience.

For those not familiar, Cheval Blanc is a Cab Franc and Merlot centric "first growth" estate in Saint-Emilian, in the "Right...

Natalie and I were lucky enough to see this last night, thanks to an invite from a good friend. While different from the first two movies, it did focus on what is most important in the world of wine. Not whether a wine gets huge scores. Not whether it's highly allocate...

Cameron had the unbelievable opportunity to go to a wine tasting recently with the theme "wines from 1982." Which just happens to be his birth year. California cab (and even merlot), port, and sauternes were all represented. And then there were the 1982 Bordeaux. 

Now,...

So, we're pretty behind on these, but they're still worth posting for sure! Great wines from great wine dinners! In order of appearance. 

Quality tacos, tasty drinks, inviting decor. How can you go wrong with Taco Heads?

Still trying (and failing) to catch up on these pics. But the week was at least a little more reasonable. We were headed into TexSom, so guess that's why! Also, a Peking Duck for good measure. Because, why not!

This time, we went with a wine we randomly found in our offsite cellar--a 2006 Chateau Bonnin Pichon. We have no idea what we paid for it years ago, but it's probably a $25 bottle now. We've stored it at 55 degrees for probably 6 or 7 years, at least. Maybe longer. 

Goo...