Swell
@swellwines
An ex-chef & wine industry veteran with many miles on the tires ever striving to eat well, laugh often & enjoy swell wines! (& oh yeah, Tottenham Hotspur & dogs!)
Double celebration of my son’s birthday & graduation, so I marinated NY strip steaks with fresh rosemary, thyme, tarragon & parsley plus garlic & a touch of balsamic vinegar, then lump charcoal grilled. A lovely Gigondas to pair with it. The meal was finished with a fresh peach pie. 😋
The Sotheby’s 2 day auction of the Lewis Collection of art seems to be nicely funding this summer window. Initially valued at £200m, sales from the 1st day alone nearly reached £300m! The top piece, this Modigliani nude, sold for a record £48.4m. It’s no surprise Spurs are spending big! #COYS
Rumors are starting to swirl that ManU are interested in Romero. I see that working out well.
Who had Tottenham Hotspur cracking UEFA’s Top 20 ranking of clubs for 2026/27???
BATTLE SPEECH I read in your posts the same fear that would take the heart of me. A day may come when the courage of Spurs fails, when we forsake our club & break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day! This day they fight (& we sing to spur them on)! Glory glory Tottenham Hotspur! #COYS
I will say without any modesty, it was this pizza, my embellishment of a white clam pizza from Frank Pepe’s in New Haven, CT. Pepe’s is simply fresh clams, garlic, olive oil & oregano cooked in a coal fired oven. Must taste. I add chorizo, potatoes & shredded Manchego cheese cooked on a pizza stone.
It's Pi Day (3.14) in the States, so by request of @fergusmckee.bsky.social I am posting my adaptation of a family many generational apple pie recipe. Mea Culpa - I am an ex-chef who doesn't use recipes, but I have attempted to lay out the recipe & process in an easy, detailed manner. Ask if needed.
Lamine Yamal with a hat trick as Barcelona pummel Villareal. They are the only challenge to the Gooners in their bracket. Lamine, stay sharp & stay healthy!
Nor’easter blizzard has slammed New Jersey with about another 3 hours to go before it is predicted to end. Still have to do the morning walk & snow dogs aren’t bothered. #GreatPyrenees #GreatPyreneesMix #rescuedogs