Blog | YogoSport. Page 2. 2 years ago, my friends the Alexander-Mitchells served up my first taste of Chateau d’Yquem. It was a revelation. Crack cocaine in a bottle is how I think Andrew described it. Addictive, exquisite, utterly decadent. We drank it with dessert, of course, the dessert being grilled peaches served with an amaretto mascarpone cheese. I am not (was not) a fan of “dessert wines.” But the Alexander-Mitchells, well, they know a thing or two about a thing or two. Handmade tasting cards next to the empty bottle of d’Yquem. Our victims. Some of the wines had turned into vinegar, and were ceremoniously dumped down the drain. But the Chateau d’Yquem. Everything I had experienced from a culinary perspective prior to this simple little dessert + wine pairing seemed, well, dull. We had a second bottle the next night, where the charming wine —again— raced effortlessly to the head of the Bordeaux pack.
I haven’t had d’Yquem since that weekend. Whitney Johnson The Moment-ous Conversation. April 14, 2013 “It’s just not that easy,” said my husband kindly, but with just a hint of exasperation. We were watching with our 12 year-old daughter Kurt Warner’s The Moment, a new reality show about giving people a second chance to chase their dreams. Tracie Marcum, the episode’s protagonist, had always wanted to be a photographer for Sports Illustrated.
After an intensive 2-week one-on-one training with award-winning photographer Lou Jones, Tracie not only gets an interview at Sports Illustrated, she’s offered a job. Instead of saying yes immediately, she starts hand-wringing. Backseat television watcher that I am, I turned to my husband saying, “Why is she so indecisive? It was so clear cut to me. Sensing there was something juicy here, our daughter asked, “What are you talking about?” Yes, she’s old enough we decided, so he told her the story. A few years ago, my husband got a call to interview at his alma mater BYU. I think not. What do you think? P.S. Chase Jarvis Blog. Colossal | A blog about art and visual ingenuity. THE FINE ART DINER. Archives.