Drink deep, or taste not!
Hi. I’ve just deleted a long-winded bio that I had written here a few years ago, when I first launched this site. It made me sound terribly pompous, and I always hated it. The reason why I had kept it posted for so long was sheer laziness, I admit it. Thankfully, that old bio is now gone. Credentials don’t really matter, anyhow, especially when it comes to food blogging. They don’t matter because no one needs them. But, if you really want to know more about me, I cook at a Michelin-star restaurant. That’s the main detail at the moment. It can be stressful and time-consuming, more than most people — even my friends and family — could ever comprehend. After work, if I’m not at the bar mulling over the night’s dinner service with my fellow cooks, I’ll typically come home and read books about food until I finally fall asleep. It’s a lifestyle, more than a job, and it’s really not as depressing as I might make it sound, since I do love food. On my days off, I usually try to go out to eat, even though I could just as easily cook something delicious here at home. It’s just one of those things. Anyhow, I bring it all together for you, the reader, right here in this blog. Thank you so much for reading, and I really do mean that.
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Contact the Accidental Wino: info@thirstyreader.com
There was a gentleman at my bar in downtown Dallas that suggested I check this blog out after we talked about wines for a while. His name was Ross if I’m not mistaken and was very knowledgeable about wines. I have read some excerpts from this website and I like the topics, and it seems intelligent and well put together. I look forward to more articles and am pleased I was informed of this site.
Hey there! Cool site, I found you from Chowhound. My BFF and I are heading up to Calistoga Ranch on Monday and were looking for a couple of extra “fill-in” places to eat. Based on your rec, we’re trying Farmdale. We are longtime Schramsberg nuts and plan our trips around the bubbly. Also, I am a French Laundry virgin, going Wednesday and SO excited.
Sam
Hello Thirstyreader.com,
I stumbled upon your site while researching and writing a review for the East Bay Chinese restaurant, China Village on Solano avenue in Albany. I enjoyed your review and included a mention of it in my review, with a link back here of course.
When time permits, I’ll return and take a look around. I hope this finds you well.
Oh, and if you’re interested in movie reviews, maybe you’d be interested in dropping by my blog listed below.
cheers->
Rory Dean
http://www.rorydean.wordpress.com
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I’m stunned by how robust the content offering is on this site — I’ve repeatedly referred friends visiting the Napa area to check out the blog. None have been disappointed, and all are amazed by the Wino’s nearly psychotic devotion to all things food and wine.