Monthly Archives: May 2012

Our First Mixology Class

posted by: | May 29, 2012
Achievement: #69. Mixology Class

Long, long, long, long time ago – – (…err, pardon me. Chili Peppers concert coming up on Wednesday. Couldn’t help myself!) Back in the day, long before we were the wine snobs you know and love us to be, we … Continue reading →

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Going H.A.M. At The Dirty Ball

posted by: | May 27, 2012
Achievement: #63. Dirty Ball

If you’ve been, you know, and if you haven’t, you should. Oh yes, ladies and gentlemen, it is now officially time to GET DIRTY. That’s right: the annual fabulous Dirty Ball was last weekend, and we (of course) were there. … Continue reading →

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Downtown Restaurant Warriors: Tonic

posted by: | May 14, 2012
Achievement: #45. Try 10 House Specialty Drinks | #67. 10 Downtown Restaurants

Sometimes, an Achievement takes you by surprise. Like, you’re out, and you’re enjoying a gallery crawl, and you’re like… daaaaaaaaang I’m hungry. This is how we found ourselves at Tonic Bar and Grill (well, that, and Michael telling me I’m … Continue reading →

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Sturm And Drang At The 2012 Zinfest

posted by: | May 8, 2012
Achievement: #3. Zinfest

So, as you may know from Twitter posts, we went to California back in March for our yearly wine country vacation. We may have hated most things about Los Angeles, but one thing we LOVED was being only a short … Continue reading →

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