Fido & Wino: The Friday Foxie Finale

If you’re just catching up, this week I’ve been pairing dogs and drinks. Why? Because I love them both! (At least until the morning, at which point I often realize that I loved the latter too much last night). So today I was challenged with finding the prefect pairing for a smooth coat fox terrier. [...]

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Fido & Wino: Which Breed is the Raging Bitch?

Yesterday was a long day. And by that, I mean a long haul. And by that I mean I drove for seven hours alone, got really bored, and landed in Cleveland, OH badly in need of beer. When I saw this one on the menu, I didn’t really care what it tasted like. It suited [...]

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Fido & Wino: Chefs Prefer The Blue Merle Collie

For a year, Raleigh and I lived in Fort Greene where I’d take her off leash to play with the locals. The park wasn’t quite big enough for her, so we’ve since migrated to Prospect Heights and the much-bigger Prospect Park, but I still miss some of the local crew there, even if Raleigh doesn’t [...]

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Fido and Wino: Full Bodied

In part two of this week’s summer series Fido & Wino: dog and wine pairings, I’ve been inspired by first loves: my first dog and my first case of wine. Let’s start with the hairy guy. Before I was born, as white people tend to do, my parents got a dog. This is smart for [...]

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Fido & Wino: Dog and Drink Pairings

In honor of this summery holiday week, I’m going to run a five-part series combining my favorite things: dogs and wine! (I know that I also said that beards, beer, and icing were my favorite things, but let’s face it: it’s too hot for that first one and I am currently (sadly) too fat for [...]

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