The Gourmez

Wine:  Clos Roche Blanche 2008 Region:  Touraine, Loire Valley, France This rose is full of berry on the nose that disappears when you drink it.  In the berry’s place, there’s a citrus flavor that tastes like Fresca, except it’s more pungent yet also more grounded.  It’s a velvety wine that is quirky, bright, and stony.  [...]

Saturday, I spent the afternoon and evening checking out SPARKcon for the first time.  It’s a local event that brings together ideas, art, food, music, gaming, and whatever else people want to add down to Fayetteville Street in Raleigh. We began by strolling up the road and checking out the chalk art.  Here are some [...]

So, back in the beginning of August, Ben and I scored free tickets by way of our friends Jess and Iris to go see Def Leppard, Poison, and Cheap Trick in Raleigh.  Thanks, guys! Things I learned from the show: 1.  There are angry hippies. One was behind us in line, growling loudly and drunkenly [...]

I may give off an artsy, sophisticated air but as all those who know me can testify, I’m really a soul-sucked television glutton at heart.  I’ve had many obsessions stem from the world of the glowing screen including Sonny & Brenda (General Hospital), Spike (Buffy, the Vampire Slayer), and most recently, Adam Lambert (American Idol [...]

Hey guys, just letting you all know that I haven’t been posting because I haven’t had the energy to do much else other than play video games since I came down with the flu on Wednesday.  Summer flu is lame!  I will try to venture out for some festivities tonight but will not be surprised [...]

Loki is a male, neutered, orange and tan tabby.  He has a white spot under his neck/on his chest and bits of black on some whiskers, close to his nose.  He’s always been a runt, so his head is small and he is usually skinny.  If you live in Southwest Durham and think you may [...]

Hello my faithful readers, Sorry I have not been updating with as much frequency the past few weeks.  Apparently, having out-of-town visitors means I need to actually entertain them.  They don’t want to sit and watch as I type on my keyboard all day…can you believe that?  To be fair, I never gave them the [...]

I learned yesterday that my desire to stalk celebrities is not really that strong.  Knowing that I only had two days left to at least attempt to find the “Main Street” shoot in downtown Durham, I decided to give it a go and see if I could catch a glimpse of the action.  I headed [...]

It appears that my town of residence, Durham, is going to be the focus of some location shoots this month for the movie, “Main Street.”  I first heard of it browsing local blog headlines from my Snackr feed but didn’t put together that it was a film being shot in town until having a drink [...]

I hate snow.  Sure, it’s fun to lift your head to the first flakes of the winter but that excitement lasts me for, oh, say a day or two.  Which makes living in North Carolina perfect; in the three years we’ve lived here, this past year was the first one that brought any snow accumulation [...]