Pineapple Tarragon Caipirinha
Caipirinha is Brazil’s national cocktail, made with cachaça sugar cane hard liquor, sugar and lime. So now, imagine adding sweet juicy pineapple and fresh tarragon, with it’s aromatic property reminiscent of anise/licorice. The combination is pure delight and potent. The challenge is not drinking too many of these, or at least naming a designated driver.
Domaine Wardy: Award-Winning Wines and Arak
My Great Grandparents were born in Zahle, Lebanon. That’s where the history of the Wardy’s began. My Great-Great Grandfather, Ibrahim Daher Wardy born in the early 1800s had four sons, Daher, Elias, Wakeen (my Great Grandfather) and Khalil. Below is a picture of my Great-Grandparents Wakeen and Fadua along with my grandfather, Amen Wardy Sr. (standing third from the left) and his brothers and sisters.
Parmigiano-Reggiano
We had the great pleasure of touring “Istituto Professionale per L’Agricoltura”, a school of agriculture that produces Parmigiano Reggiano, fresh Ricotta and grows a beautiful array of fruits and vegetables. The cheese is a PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) product, which means that its distinctive features and its link with the area of origin are…