Stylo and Substance – A Food and Wine Blog
Milano Wine Week 2021 at Il Gattapardo in NYC
I was excited to be invited to Milano Wine Week 2021 NYC last October. After months of virtual events and Zoom calls while under quarantine due to the COVID pandemic, it felt good to attend an in-person event, see a few familiar faces and make a few new contacts. COVID restrictions and all, Allison Levine…read more
SIP, SAVOR & SHARE 🍷
Join Business Insurance Women-To-Watch Awards 2021 At a Virtual Wine Tasting 🍷 Fundraiser For Gamma Iota Sigma Please join us on December 8, 2021 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm (EST) for a virtual wine tasting and fundraiser in support of Gamma Iota Sigma, a 501c3 educational organization centered around a mission to promote, encourage and…read more
How to Use A Chimney Starter
I’ve been in Atlanta visiting my mom this week. We’re grilling tonight so I decided to teach her how to use a chimney starter to get a charcoal grill started without lighter fluid. She didn’t have a chimney starter so I went to the local Lowes Home Improvement Store to pick one up for her.…read more
Jamaican Joy
Made a Caribbean dinner of jerk chicken, rice and peas and a shaved Brussels sprouts salad tonight. I marinated the chicken in Walkerswood jerk marinade, before grilling it in a cast iron grill pan and finishing it off in a 250 degree oven to ensure it was cooked all the way through but not dried out. Conversely,…read more
Blackberry Lemonade
The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice… Whoever first said this was really onto something. It’s true that the deeper colored foods tend to have more flavor and nutritional value. Think of sweet potatoes versus white potatoes, brown rice versus white rice and dark leafy greens like collards and kale, compared to iceberg lettuce.…read more
Groovy Gazpacho
It’s warming up outside and everyone is starting to think about summer. When the temperature goes up, we have to be careful to stay hydrated. One of my favorite summer snacks to hydrate and provide sustenance, without slowing me down is Gazpacho. I sometimes like to have a bowl before a workout. It gives me…read more
Summertime and the Living is Easy
A Summer Living Recipe and Wine Pick Those of you who know me well know how much I love music. I frequently speak in musical metaphors. I also love to cook and put my own spin on traditional recipes. I call this dish “Hot Buttered Soul,” as a tribute to Isaac Hayes Some time ago, I…read more
Memories of Father Figures
“My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give a person. He believed in me.” — Jim Valvano “My father used to say it’s never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, ‘You never know what you can accomplish until you try.'” — Michael Jordan These two quotes from…read more
Father’s Day Gift Ideas
Father’s Day is this coming Sunday. Let us help you put together a Father’s Day gift for the Father Figure(s) in your life. HELP DAD ENTERTAIN IN STYLE THIS FATHER’S DAY WITH A “SMOKE, SPIRIT & SAVOR” FATHER’S DAY GIFT BOX CUSTOMIZED WITH ANY COMBO OF THE FOLLOWING: * BARBECUE RUB * *…read more
Woo Your Boo This Halloween!
Halloween is not only about putting on a costume, but it’s also about finding the imagination and costume within ourselves. We’re approaching that time of year when children and even some adults tap into their creativity to come up with an alter ego for one day of the year. Halloween is so much fun because…read more