August 2012 archive

Sent by Ravens – Our Graceful Words review

On one of my Pandora channels, I have a lot of artists like Anberlin, The Juliana Theory, and others with similar qualities. One night, I heard a song by a band called Sent by Ravens, and I thought that it was pretty good. I also found both of their studio albums for a good price, …

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Rise Biscuits and Donuts, Durham, NC – part II

Almost exactly two months ago, you might remember that I posted about having a great doughnut from Rise, which is an upcoming speciality doughnut and biscuit shop in Durham, NC. The new shop is the creation Chef Tom Ferguson of Durham Catering Company. Well yesterday, he decided to have another free sampling of some of …

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Wine tasting review – 11 August 2012

Today at the weekly wine tasting at Hope Valley Bottle Shop centred around the wines of Laurent Miquel. Laurent left his engineering background in 1996 in order to pursue his father’s passion for winemaking. His vineyards are all located in the Languedoc region of southern France. The first pour of the day was the 2011 …

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