The Vin Vivant

A person cultivating refined and sociable tastes when it comes to pairing food and drink

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Flavor-Blasted Spaghetti and Meatballs

By Audrey Luk February 18, 2013 Main Course No Comments
Flavor-Blasted Spaghetti and Meatballs

I consider myself gifted when it comes to gift giving. Unless a loved one is completely inscrutable, in which case I’ll harness my inner Sherlock and do my best not to succumb…

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A Chicken for Every Broken Heart

By Audrey Luk February 7, 2013 Main Course No Comments
A Chicken for Every Broken Heart

There’s only so much consoling one can do over Gchat. I decided to escalate my efforts to help my friend get over a recent breakup by preparing her Dolores’ Brokenhearted Chicken,…

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Cheese-pocalypse Now

By Audrey Luk February 5, 2013 Smaller bites No Comments
Cheese-pocalypse Now

“A highway tunnel in Norway will be shut down for several weeks after being damaged by blank.” The only fill-in I could think of was impossible. Whenever I think of Norwegian…

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