The amazing wines of Northern Spain
Drink Up! The wines of the Iberian Peninsula – Spain and Portugal – are among my favorites. In fact, these are arguably some of the best wines in the world! So please, pour a glass and allow me to introduce you to the wines of the Basque Country, Navarra, and Castilla...
Atlantic Cape Academy of Culinary Arts Student Mariah Salamanca Receives Inaugural Chime Workforce Scholarship
Atlantic Cape Community College Academy of Culinary Arts student Mariah Salamanca was recently selected as one of 200 recipients of the inaugural Chime Workforce Scholarship in collaboration with the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society. The Chime Workforce Scholarship...
The second act for your summer barbecue
Life is What Happens So here I am, writing Coast-Host-Post … after Labor Day. Why didn’t I get to it sooner? Try 24 overnight guests since Memorial Day — plus two weeks of VRBO visitors — with me, low-key on-site, running to Walmart for the occasional room air...
Are you ready for some football? … And wine?
Drink Up! Mornings are cooler, the kids are back in school, and the beaches are less crowded. According to songwriter and performer Darius Rucker, “There are two seasons: football season and waiting for football season.” I know, I know, I know. I’m the wine guy;...
Fresh local seafood takes center stage at Downbeach Seafood Festival with music and coastal fun
The bad news: Summer is almost over. The good news: Fall-ish events like The Downbeach Seafood Festival are coming … very soon! No one appreciates summer like I do, but the fall at the shore does have its upsides: fewer people at the beach, less traffic, easier to get...
