Susan WelshMay 112 minJeoparetif!These days my aperitifs are less potent potables and more quotes and quotables. That is to say, the 7 o’clock broadcast of Jeopardy...
Susan WelshFeb 182 minTOP NOTCH BUNS!Sweden gave the world Abba, one of the greatest pop bands of all time. But there is so much more—white nights, northern lights and a...
Susan WelshDec 7, 20212 minLiberté, égalité, fraternitéThe art collection in my father’s liquor store was a random hodgepodge of local scenes by local artists, a cheap knockoff of Édouard...
Susan WelshJul 20, 20213 minThe Magic Bar These days I’m always looking for magic—any dose of something otherworldly and utterly enchanting, so Amy and Tim’s invitation to their...
Susan WelshMay 25, 20211 minWhat's in Your Wine Glass?Today is National Wine Day in America—that’s every day in our household. Holiday, or not, you should choose your 600-800 grapes...
Susan WelshMay 4, 20212 minYesterday's WineMy father will forever speak to me through glasses of Sauvignon Blanc, his favorite varietal before giving up wine altogether. Too bad I...
Susan WelshMar 31, 20212 minTomboys & Antenna TVThere are a ton of things I’m looking forward to once the world opens up again. Travel, for instance. Paris and Barcelona are on the...
Susan WelshMar 10, 20212 minBar Cart Briefs: BITTERSIn 1919 US Congress ratified the 18th Amendment banning the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcoholic beverages. That same year, in...
Susan WelshFeb 26, 20212 minCelebrated Leap FrogsOne winter’s night in the mid 70's my parents and I took the journey along a narrow, twisting road overlooking the Delaware River to the...
Susan WelshFeb 10, 20212 minBar Cart Brief: The ClassicsBook carts and bar carts—these are a few of my favorite things. For decades, when I walked into Farley's bookstore I would head straight...
Susan WelshJan 20, 20212 minAn Inauguration ToastOn January 20, 1961, my grandfather attended the inauguration of John Fitzgerald Kennedy as the 35th president of the United States....
Susan WelshJan 13, 20212 minKISS TODAY GOODBYE2020 was supposed to be a very good year. There was a trip planned to Italy—an adventure that was to begin in Rome, where I still dream...
Susan WelshJan 13, 20212 minKiss Today Goodbye2020 was supposed to be a very good year. There was a trip planned to Italy—an adventure that was to begin in Rome, where I still dream...
Susan WelshNov 18, 20202 minFrom Here to EpernayAmong the possessions my dad left behind when he died—the photos and letters and books— it’s Frank Schoonmaker’s Encyclopedia of Wine...
Susan WelshSep 10, 20203 minLittle Shop of TerroirOur family wine shop, like many older establishments that are part of a town’s tapestry, represented the history and stories of its...
Susan WelshAug 7, 20203 minseashore & folkloreWhy leave the beach when the cream puff bar can come to you? Last week we found ourselves in such a lucky position, savoring the roar of...
Susan WelshJul 24, 20202 minMy Salad DaysIt's likely, the salad bar will permanently go the way of the dinosaur post-pandemic. I've never been much of a fan of this self-serve...
Susan WelshJun 17, 20202 minFathers, Aunts, & Emperors of Ice CreamSummer, 2020. Here's to a season of uncertainty, drive-through graduation ceremonies, face masks, sanitizers, and daily pandemic news,...
Susan WelshMay 20, 20202 min1,001 Days of SolitudeFor what feels like 1,001 days and nights of social-isolation, an interesting phenomenon has emerged in our household—my wife and I have...
Susan WelshApr 24, 20202 minBREAD The staff of life, the mitigator of sorrows. . .As long as there are bread and wine, we will be fine. That's what I keep telling myself. But there's so much more that we miss as the...