Comments for Tour Talk http://wineontheroad.com/tourtalk by Wine On The Road Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:52:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Comment on Wine and Food Genius by Ben Weinberg http://wineontheroad.com/tourtalk/?p=38#comment-17 Ben Weinberg Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:52:31 +0000 http://wineontheroad.com/tourtalk/?p=38#comment-17 Hi Jenny: Thanks so much for your pithy comments. I'm not the only one who captured the mood of the event, apparently :) Don't forget you can also check out my work on www.unfilteredunfined.com. Thanks again, and please stay in touch. Hi Jenny:

Thanks so much for your pithy comments. I’m not the only one who captured the mood of the event, apparently :)

Don’t forget you can also check out my work on http://www.unfilteredunfined.com. Thanks again, and please stay in touch.

]]> Comment on Wine and Food Genius by Jenny Contreras http://wineontheroad.com/tourtalk/?p=38#comment-4 Jenny Contreras Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:18:52 +0000 http://wineontheroad.com/tourtalk/?p=38#comment-4 Hello Ben, What a pleasure to meet you at Cakebread Cellars' American Harvest Workshop. Thank you for so directly capturing the spirit of the event, and for so beautifully expressing what I have known if my gut but could not express on my tongue. Everyone there--winemaker, chef, purveyor, curious and enthusiastic participant, server--was there because of that passion you spoke of. I thought it sickness and addiction to be driven to fly so high time and time again knowing all too well how hard that ground is when you do hit it! Passion indeed cures a lot of ills, shortens the distance between smashing success and abject disappointment, and every now and then softens those inevitable landings. The next time I think I ought to have my head examined, I'll choose instead to feel around my heart. Thank you. Hello Ben,
What a pleasure to meet you at Cakebread Cellars’ American Harvest Workshop. Thank you for so directly capturing the spirit of the event, and for so beautifully expressing what I have known if my gut but could not express on my tongue.

Everyone there–winemaker, chef, purveyor, curious and enthusiastic participant, server–was there because of that passion you spoke of. I thought it sickness and addiction to be driven to fly so high time and time again knowing all too well how hard that ground is when you do hit it! Passion indeed cures a lot of ills, shortens the distance between smashing success and abject disappointment, and every now and then softens those inevitable landings. The next time I think I ought to have my head examined, I’ll choose instead to feel around my heart. Thank you.

]]> Comment on Wine and Food Genius by Ben Weinberg http://wineontheroad.com/tourtalk/?p=38#comment-3 Ben Weinberg Fri, 17 Sep 2010 03:08:33 +0000 http://wineontheroad.com/tourtalk/?p=38#comment-3 Hi Chef: Thanks so much for posting. It's amazing to me how brave professionals can be in the face of uncertainty and even failure. Kudos to you and the other guest chefs, it was an incredible experience to see you so confidently riff on unfamiliar themes. I promise to come visit you in Hawaii soon, and I'd sous for you anytime. Ciao bella, my friend. Hi Chef:

Thanks so much for posting. It’s amazing to me how brave professionals can be in the face of uncertainty and even failure. Kudos to you and the other guest chefs, it was an incredible experience to see you so confidently riff on unfamiliar themes.

I promise to come visit you in Hawaii soon, and I’d sous for you anytime. Ciao bella, my friend.

]]> Comment on Wine and Food Genius by David Paul Johnson http://wineontheroad.com/tourtalk/?p=38#comment-2 David Paul Johnson Thu, 16 Sep 2010 23:48:28 +0000 http://wineontheroad.com/tourtalk/?p=38#comment-2 Ben, Thank you for the kind words.... Many things can happen in such adverse and trying conditions, but if ones looks at failure as an option, then success is less likely. I look at what I do as a chance express my artist side, food is a canvas and we can choose to go boldly without fear, or use a sense of caution and do what we are comfortable with. No one can ever accuse me of playing it safe!!! The ingredients we had to work with were at the highest quality, therefore it took little effort to bring out the best in them. I look forward to cooking with you once again and since life is so short, make every bite count... Aloha from Maui. DP Ben,
Thank you for the kind words…. Many things can happen in such adverse and trying conditions, but if ones looks at failure as an option, then success is less likely. I look at what I do as a chance express my artist side, food is a canvas and we can choose to go boldly without fear, or use a sense of caution and do what we are comfortable with. No one can ever accuse me of playing it safe!!! The ingredients we had to work with were at the highest quality, therefore it took little effort to bring out the best in them. I look forward to cooking with you once again and since life is so short, make every bite count… Aloha from Maui. DP

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