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Inspiration by Turkey, Food by Mark McDonald, Wine by Sardegna.

Joanie Karapetian
February 1, 2013
Islands (Isole), Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia), Restaurants (Ristoranti), Sardegna
Food and wine are some of the most influential components of any journey for me.  It is the flavors, color and aromas of the things we feed ourselves that begin to define any foreign experience.  These are the ...
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A Taste of Calabria with Mark McDonald

Joanie Karapetian
October 12, 2012
Calabria, Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia), Restaurants (Ristoranti), Southern Italy (Italia Sud)
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When a chef like Mark McDonald gets this excited about a wine, you know it's bound to be good.  Chefs, like most people in the trenches of the food & wine business, have a lower tolerance for imperfectly ma...
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Alto Adige in the OC @ Old Vine Cafe

Joanie Karapetian
July 24, 2012
Northern Italy (Italia Nord), Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia), Restaurants (Ristoranti), Trentino- Alto Adige
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This summer I had the pleasure of helping to facilitate a fabulous wine dinner at Old Vine Cafe that centered around the wines of Terlano winery in Alto Adige.  Chef Mark McDonald had already tasted the wines ...
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What, exactly, do you DO all day?

Joanie Karapetian
June 5, 2012
Northern Italy (Italia Nord), Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia), Restaurants (Ristoranti), Trentino- Alto Adige
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Yes, I spent an afternoon tasting wines for a Terlano wine dinner with the chef and wine guys from Old Vine Cafe.  And it was "work". I love the questions I get from friends and acquaintances about what it is l...
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Terlano Wine Dinner at Old Vine Cafe!

Joanie Karapetian
May 22, 2012
Northern Italy (Italia Nord), Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia), Restaurants (Ristoranti), Trentino- Alto Adige
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Calling all Italian Wine Geeks, Orange County! Terlano's Quarz Sauvignon- The Greatest Sauvignon in the World. Chef Mark McDonald of the Old Vine Cafe has agreed to conduct a wine dinner, pairing his origina...
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Drinking Nielluccio at Old Vine Cafe

Joanie Karapetian
March 2, 2012
France (Francia), Outside of Italy (Fuori Italia), Restaurants (Ristoranti)
7
Old Vine Cafe is one of my favorite places.  You can't possibly be disappointed eating there, because the food is so exceptionally delicious.  Go ahead- order anything on the menu.  I bet you love it.  Beef ton...
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File this under: I shouldn’t have liked it, but I did.

Joanie Karapetian
February 12, 2012
Restaurants (Ristoranti)
9
When confronted with the bottle of Cocoa Vino on a shelf in the kitchen at Old Vine Cafe, I did a double-take.  I mean, this is a serious restaurant where the fresh pasta is made by hand daily, the ice cream ...
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Discovering Squillace, Discovering Italia.

Joanie Karapetian
February 8, 2012
Calabria, Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia), Restaurants (Ristoranti), Southern Italy (Italia Sud)
2
Squillace is the kind of picture-perfect town you can discover all over Italy.  A community of local artisans; families who have kept ancient traditions alive for thousands of years.  This is what makes Italy ...
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Pasta, with a View.

Joanie Karapetian
January 31, 2012
Calabria, Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia), Restaurants (Ristoranti), Southern Italy (Italia Sud)
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Imagine travelling to Italy and learning to make authentic pasta, with a view like this not even thirty feet away.  Sounds like heaven to me. Last week I mentioned Chef Mark McDonald of Old Vine Cafe and his...

Into the Wild, Into Calabria

Joanie Karapetian
January 24, 2012
Calabria, Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia), Restaurants (Ristoranti), Southern Italy (Italia Sud)
17
When we Americans travel to Italy, we usually start with the well-trodden wine roads of Tuscany for a taste of Brunello or Chianti.  We might also plan a romantic getaway to Venice or Rome.  There are even a ...

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