In typical Boozy Lifestyle fashion, while other folks were hording toilet paper, we were raiding the liquor store. We succumbed to the panic mentality and, admittedly, overbought on the last trip; enough for a party! Unfortunately, in keeping with social distancing rules, we can’t invite anyone to attend.
Author Archives: J Reilly
What’s A Throwdown?
The concept of tasting edibles side by side is a more precise way to compare the subtleties of flavor that may be missed if consumed on different days.
Cork vs. Screw Cap
A good wine server will open the bottle with showmanship, deftly plying his corkscrew like a sculptor wielding his chisel.
Tasting Wine: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
There are those wines you drink that give you absolute pleasure. Others are tolerable and for happy hour pricing, or free, you’ll settle. Then there is wine that you must simply pour down the drain while gently humming “Taps”.
Boozy Beginnings
Inspiration struck during cocktail hour one evening when I referred to our routine as our “boozy lifestyle”. In a trendy culture of beauty, fitness, and fashion lifestyle gurus, the idea of being a boozy lifestyle expert carries a measure of irony with it. The word ‘boozy’ expresses just the irreverence I was looking for; not youthful, feminine, or especially well-mannered.
J Lohr Tower Road Petite Sirah 2015
A bottle of wine is the perfect amount to be shared by two people. Perhaps if we all find a friend with whom to share a bottle of wine, the world will become a nicer place to live (and drink) in!
Boozy Lifestyle Goes Hollywood
Not literally Hollywood, but Napa in a stretch limo is close enough.
Pants on the Ground
The night wears on and your perfect pants are slipping down to your underwear, bagging in the butt, and bunching in the legs. Sound familiar?
End of Summer Lobster Lover
Carmen’s Seafood Restaurant in Sea Isle New Jersey, like many of the shore town restaurants, closes for the winter. It makes perfect sense considering the restaurant has no outside walls. (Just a few interior walls like for the kitchen and the restrooms.) To clear out the larder before the season ends, they have a belly-buster, fixed price, all the seafood you can imagine dinner. The idea sounds great in theory, but my belly doesn’t need busting at this point, so we go for the lobster. In particular, the post-Labor Day two lobster lunch special (no sharing allowed.)
I Was An Instant Pot Virgin
I was resistant to getting an Instant Pot at first. Not because I’m afraid of some new-fangled appliance or to learn a few new tricks in the kitchen. We’re just not big fans of braised meats, particularly beef. So why did I need an Instant Pot?
The answer is baby back ribs.
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