Food and Wine Blog by Michael Mohammandi

Noodles & Co’s 500 Calorie or Less Menu!

Michael Mohammandi — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:30:43 +0000

By Greg B. Since our last outing at the Noodles & Co restaurant, we haven’t had the pleasure to make it back in (though I did find one in Rockville and I thought about checking it out for lunch one day!) to dine, but with the summer coming and more daylight time for outdoor seating, [...]

Wine Review: The Great Oregon Wine Co’s Rascal Pinot Noir

Michael Mohammandi — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:55:06 +0000

By Greg B. So often wines that we all buy in the store are just sort of mediocre. They’re alright, they’re not amazing but they’re also not terrible and awful either. And even more rare than the amazing find or the awful wine is a wine that totally blows your mind in terms of a [...]

Beer Review: Bailey’s Blonde Ale

Michael Mohammandi — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:37:52 +0000

By Greg B. A few weeks ago, with the sun shining bright, a slight breeze in the air and the humidity rather low, my girlfriend and I sat outside to relax. We kicked back and took a few hours off and truthfully, I can’t remember the last time we just hung out in the outdoors. [...]

A Wine Glossary for Beginners

Michael Mohammandi — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:46:07 +0000

A Wine Glossary for Beginners – By Guest Blogger Leo Parker If you’re new to the world of wine then, firstly, where have you been (?!) and secondly, a brief introduction to the terms you are likely to encounter in the wine world may be in order. By now, you will probably be aware that [...]

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with Margaritas! (recipes inside)

Michael Mohammandi — Fri, 04 May 2012 11:52:20 +0000

By Greg B. Truthfully, I wanted to have more time to fully make, sample and compare these recipes with other margarita recipes, but like most people, I feel that May 2012 totally caught me off guard. So while I may not have a full range of spirit comparisons for which make the best alternative margaritas [...]

Book Review: Paris in Love – Eloisa James

Michael Mohammandi — Wed, 02 May 2012 17:09:11 +0000

By Greg B. I don’t have nearly as much time to read as I would hope, so when the option for a book review comes around, I generally jump at it, forcing myself to take time away from academic work or other work and sit still, be quiet and read. One of the great benefits [...]

Biohof Pratsch Lange Ried Riesling 2009 Review

Michael Mohammandi — Tue, 01 May 2012 04:26:38 +0000

By Greg B. I have a selection of wines to review, and with summer approaching, I better get through them! Back when the weather was warmer here in Baltimore and we had that early April heat wave, I chilled and cracked open a bottle of Riesling from Biohof Pratsch Lange Reid 2009, an organic vintner [...]

Leavenworth Biers Dunkelweizen Beer Review

Michael Mohammandi — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:21:00 +0000

By Greg B. Often I find that beers which are in the US market yet produced in the Western coast region of the US are excellent. And truthfully, I haven’t had a lot of bad beers in the last year. Sure, many of the ones I got from the up and coming western NY beer [...]

Herborn-Seelbach: Lessons on German Culture and People

Michael Mohammandi — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:52:14 +0000

By Greg B. I can probably stop you from reading this entire post if you want, the basic summary is going to be ‘German people are exceedingly generous, friendly, funny and energetic’. And of course as you might expect, our time in Germany involved hiking, beer, dancing, smoking and amazing food.. and parades, which I [...]

What would you bid, for the world’s oldest bottle of beer?

Michael Mohammandi — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:26:09 +0000

By Greg B. Right around the start of the 1800′s, a man named Samuel Allsopp purchased a failing brewery in Burton Upon Trent. The reason why it was failing is interesting to note, the British Empire and Napoleon controlled Europe were at odds, and Napoleon had issued several strong embargoes upon British goods, including beer. [...]