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Demystifying Champagne
Tuesday, December 28th, 2010
by Paola Vecchiolla on Dining Around
How can one celebrate without Champagne? Let’s bring out the soda pop–it’s just not the same. Champagne is a protected name. Only sparkling wine from
Nine—An Entertaining Felliniesque Musical of the 60′s
Sunday, January 17th, 2010
by Paola Vecchiolla on Living Around
To truly enjoy Nine, the Rob Marshall film, you need to refresh your memory of all those Federico Fellini movies from the 1960s. If you’ve
Philadelphia Flower Show: Springtime in Italy
Monday, March 2nd, 2009
by Paola Vecchiolla on Living Around
By Paola Vecchiolla It’s been a long winter. What better way to beat the cold weather doldrums than to be surrounded by flowers and pretend
Great Restaurants to Try Now
Friday, January 30th, 2009
by Paola Vecchiolla on Dining Around
By Paola Vecchiolla There has never been a better time to branch out and try a new restaurant. Diners are now looking for value for
Eager to Sample Special Wines? Join a Wine Club
Thursday, January 29th, 2009
by Paola Vecchiolla on Dining Around
By Paola Vecchiolla My cousin Heidi and her husband Mike were visiting from D.C. ready for the “New York” week-end of dining out, seeing friends
What to Bring the Hostess? Why not a Rosé?
Saturday, January 17th, 2009
by Paola Vecchiolla on Dining Around
By Paola Vecchiolla While having brunch on Sunday with some friends, we were discussing our dinner invitation for that evening at a friend’s home. “What
Wine Bars Are Catching On
Friday, January 16th, 2009
by Paola Vecchiolla on Dining Around
By Paola Vecchiolla Wine bars are cropping up all over the Upper East Side. What is the difference between a wine bar and other bars
Emerging Wines from South Africa
Friday, January 16th, 2009
by Paola Vecchiolla on Dining Around
By Paola Vecchiolla Historically the wine industry in South Africa was run by co-operatives, a winery run and owned by a group of winemakers. The
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