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Some highlights from #xoeurope23 — Can you identify any of the stops ☺️?
#xoitaly23 #amalfi #amalficoast #italy #visititaly
2 days ago
Visions from Amalfi — the city, not the entire coast, that would take much longer & ideally w/ a slow travel pace.
📍 Clam Spaghetti at Marina Grande, a Michelin guide restaurant on the shore. This a very famous regional dish & can be found in most restaurants. The local fresh clams are delicious & then of course there’s the lemon sauce 😊
📍View of Amalfi (town), that’s Duomo di Amalfi bell tower in the centre.
📍Interior walls of Duomo di Amalfi
#xoeurope23 #xoitaly23 #amalfi #amalficoast #italy #visititaly
4 days ago
What are some of your fav hosting treats? I like the impressive yet not labour intensive things myself ☺️
Here’s a simple hosting treat idea but w/ a twist: bread, butter, fresh tomatoes.
Pick an interesting bread - some different grain, w/ herbs, something dark & earthy. I have Borosynsky Rye from Future Bakery at St Lawrence market. It is dense, earthy, lightly herbed w/ a hint of sweetness.
For the tomatoes, choose three overripe ones, take those ugly tomatoes none wants ☺️. Peel carefully, chop roughly, season w/ salt & pepper. Crush & mix w/ a fork. Add in a healthy portion of your nicest olive oil. You know the bottle you brought from that trip 😉
Add softened butter (I sprinkled some parm for a lil’ luck of flavour) serve tomatoes in a ramekin, lineup all ingredients, on a serving dish & add a scoop of course salt.
#hostingideas #appetizer #partytreats #ryebread
5 days ago
I could watch the ocean for hours but hardly ever have time to do so. Do you? 🌊
#dji #djiglobal #djimavic #waves #ocean #dronelife #dronevideo
1 week ago
Just homes in Puerto Vallarta. No big deal. Which would you choose to live in 😆?
A lot of them have those spherical additions & I’m so very curious about what they look like inside!
#xojalisco23 #mexico #visittequila #visitmexico
2 weeks ago
Let’s talk about whisky. Have a scroll & a read and let me know which you are interested in most 😃🥃
But first, yes that’s me out there in the wild w/ other people, taking pictures of my drinks 😅. It was an evening of learning & great table conversation.
Ok let’s get into The Balvenie!
🥃 The Balvenie Caribbean Cask, 14yo: a hint of burnt caramel & tropical fruit, reach palate, smooth finish. If you are new to whisky this is a very approachable dram. Paired at Woods w/ a Heirloom beet salad. LCBO $200
🥃 The Balvenie French Oak, 16yo: Some light vanilla sweetens, light sherry flours and fruity notes. Paired w/ Elk ravioli. LCBO $350
🥃 The Balvenie PortWood, 21yo: Fruit forward, fresh w/ a hint of dark cherry and butterscotch. Paired w/ NY Stripling & roasted vegetables. $500, should be coming soon.
🥃 The Balvenie 25yo: This is an opinionated dram w/ mellow honey and oak aromas, hints of spice, apple and candied orange peel, bold layered finish. Paired w/ cinnamon donuts. LCBO $1,700
📷 from @Alchemystsca team
👗dress from @bershka Germany
#SingleMaltWhisky #giftedexperience #thebalvenie #whisky #scotch
2 weeks ago
What do we think of all this blue ☺️?
Thus is Hotel Patio Azul Puerto Vallarta. Located up in the hills the hotel features 3 sundress w/ stunning views of the ocean and the city.
#xojalisco23 #mexico #visittequila #visitmexico
2 weeks ago
Have you stayed at a distillery hotel? This is Casa Salles Hotel Boutique at El Tequileño distillery in Tequila.
What I like most about this space is all the greenery & the views spanning far hot the distance peeking at the blue agave fields.
#xojalisco23 #tequila #agave #tequilatour #mexico #mexicosbestkeptsecret #boutiquehotel
2 weeks ago
Which colourful shot is your favourite?
Isla Cuale is a rather unique part of the city. Separated by a thin stream canal it’s a green island occupied by cats & small local vendors. At the far end is a lovely garbed & community celebration area, at this time heavily decorated w/ papel picado 🥰
#xojalisco23 #mexico #visittequila #visitmexico #diadelosmuertos
3 weeks ago
