Anything Goes Gourmet

Gifts For Wine Lovers – Wine Glasses

Jeanette — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:24:44 +0000

One of the most frequent questions I receive in my email is “What is the best wine glass?” The answer? It depends. You need to consider a variety of things like: Are you going to use them for red wine, white wine or champagne? Do you want fancy or casual looking wine glasses? Do you > read more

The California Wine Club

Jeanette — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 22:02:49 +0000

Fall was a good couple of months for me. The weather here in Arizona was spectacular, I lost 5 pounds and I started drinking the wine from the California Wine Club. Over the last decade, I’ve been a happy member several wine clubs, including the wine clubs from Zagat and Laithwaites, but I’m surprised to > read more

Le Creuset Dutch Oven – SPECIAL PRICE

Jeanette — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:38:59 +0000

Anybody who reads this blog knows I love my Le Creuset. The baking dishes, the round dutch oven, the oval dutch oven, the grill pans. All of it. And I’ve coveted getting one of their skillets for a long time. But this stuff IS expensWhenive. Recently, I made trip to the Le Creuset Factory Outlet > read more

Unique Chocolate Gifts

Jeanette — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 01:42:34 +0000

It’s that time of year, again. Besides Valentine’s Day, Christmas is a great excuse to buy some chocolate (not that I need any excuses.) I think everybody is a little bored with the usual luxury truffles, and let’s face it, Ghiradelli and Godiva are just so “been there, done that.” To make your life easier > read more

A Visit To A Le Creuset Outlet Store

Jeanette — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:38:06 +0000

I love my Le Creuset. Along with a good chef’s knife, it’s the one kitchen tool that I take with me when we do home exchanges (Swap your home for vacation!). Thinking about Thanksgiving made me want to buy a new kitchen toy, so Jay and I took a drive (a long drive!) up to > read more

Beer Clubs – Great New Gift Idea

Jeanette — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:02:51 +0000

I admit it. I’m not a beer drinker. As a young teenager, I had a single, awful experience with Colt 45 and have never gotten passed it. However, Jay and several of our friends ARE beer lovers, and they’ve been quite happily enjoying some of the Beer Clubs that I tracked down this year. Microbreweries > read more

4 Seasons Wine Club From Laithwaites Wine

Jeanette — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:14:57 +0000

4 Seasons Wine Club is a relatively new wine club to the USA, but has been a top choice in Europe for years. I’ve had the pleasure of visiting two of Laithwaites Wine Shops in London and in Windsor, and really enjoyed the atmosphere, the selection, and especially the prices. Last year, when I first > read more

Wall Street Journal Wine Club Gets Even Better!

Jeanette — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 23:34:10 +0000

In previous years, The WSJ Wine Club is one that I’ve written about and really liked. The quality of the wine is pretty high in this price range. I’ve always been surprised by at least a couple of the bottles in each shipment, and only once remember getting that scowl that says “ewwww.” Additionally, the > read more

A New Wine Club

Jeanette — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:27:49 +0000

After ten hugely successful years in the UK, Virgin Wines has FINALLY brought their wine club to the US. It’s been worth the wait. Andy Baker, the Virgin Wine Head Honcho of Wine Selection, explains in this short video: To give you the opportunity to find out for yourself just how great the Virgin Wine > read more

Back To School Gourmet Gifts – Sugar Free Chocolate

Jeanette — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:20:55 +0000

I’m not one that worries too much about sugar free chocolate and other sugar free products – and the width of my hips kinda shows that to the world. I’ve read the statistics that show how much weight most kids gain during their first semester at college, so I thought that some sugar free chocolate > read more

Back To School Gourmet Gifts – Gourmet Popcorn

Jeanette — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:16:28 +0000

I still remember the days when I would be headed back to college, initially excited about getting away from my parents, but quickly realizing that Ramen noodles and cafeteria food wasn’t as good as my mother’s cooking. I was always glad when somebody sent me food – preferably something that nobody else in the dorm > read more

Le Creuset, Le Crueset, Le Cruset – Hard to Spell, But Great to Cook With!

Jeanette — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:44:05 +0000

Regularly, I receive emails asking me if the Le Creuset Dutch Ovens are really worth what they cost. I’m always happy to answer these emails, and often find that people misspell the word. After awhile, I became curious, so I looked up the statistics in Google for what terms people use when they search > read more

Gifts For Wine Lovers – Wine Aerators

Jeanette — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:24:13 +0000

I’ve used a Vinturi Wine Aerator for a long time – and I like them. Even the cheaper red wines taste better with the Vinturi Aerator for red wine. I’m not a huge fan of white wines, but my guests always comment on the better taste of their chardonnay when I use the Vinturi – > read more

Wine of the Month Clubs

Jeanette — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 22:29:22 +0000

I write about wine of the month clubs quite often. Mostly because I like wine, and because I think many of these clubs are a great deal as a gift for yourself or for someone else. I don’t know anyplace else where I can get 12 bottles of really nice wine for less than six > read more

Unique Father’s Day Gifts

Jeanette — Tue, 31 May 2011 20:52:39 +0000

Who’s looking for really unique Father’s Day gifts? Lots of people, including those who have brother’s who are dads, uncles, grandfathers, husband’s, etc. Over the next few days, I’m going to tell you about some of the really unique Father’s Day gifts I’ve seen in the last few months. The first one is a product > read more

The Four Seasons Wine Club Is Now Laithwaites Wine Club

Jeanette — Fri, 13 May 2011 00:19:32 +0000

One of the oldest and best wine clubs has changed its name. The Four Seasons Wine Club is now Laithwaites Wine Club. Tony Laithwaite has always been one of the quiet forces of the international wine trade. Established in 1969, Laithwaite´s group of companies has grown to become the largest specialist home delivery wine business > read more

Vosges Chocolate Truffles

Jeanette — Sun, 01 May 2011 00:08:49 +0000

Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Any Day is a great day to send a gourmet chocolate gift of Luxury Chocolates at Vosges Haut-Chocolat. I’ve written before about the incredibly good chocolate bacon bars from Vosges, but Vosges is always coming up with new, delicious and inventive sweets. This one is really cool. Chocolate and flowers all > read more

A New Unpopped Gourmet Popcorn

Jeanette — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 23:06:24 +0000

I’ve already raved about one of my favorite gourmet popcorn snacks, Fireworks Unpopped Gourmet Popcorn. And from the emails I get from you guys, I can tell you agree with me – Fireworks makes some good popcorn. But some people just don’t like the deal with the measuring. They want to use those little pre-packaged, > read more

Gifts For Wine Lovers – A Wine Tote For Traveling

Jeanette — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 23:21:48 +0000

Now I know – A Wine Tote? You’re saying to yourselves, “Gimme a break, Jeanette. Can’t you just pop over to the wine shop and buy some vino when you get there?” Usually, I’d agree. But there are times when we’ve needed a wine tote: Coming home from a trip to a winery. We bought > read more

Gifts For Wine Lovers – Wine Bottle Openers

Jeanette — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 00:18:46 +0000

For those who have been drinking wine for many years, it’s sort of amazing how many new variations of wine bottle openers have been invented over the last couple of decades. From the old reliable Waiter Style Corkscrew to the darling of the nineties, the Rabbit Lever Style Corkscrew, we can now add the newest > read more