17 6 / 2013
Bake: Strawberry Shortcake
When Stephen said he bought a bunch of delicious strawberries at the Wicker Park Farmer’s Market, I couldn’t stop thinking of what dessert I was going to steal them to make. And after a little recipe searching, I decided to keep it simple and southern. Hence, strawberry shortcake from this recipe.
15 6 / 2013
Drink: White Oak 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon
Okay, so I’m a little biased because this is a Winestyr wine, but it was pretty delicious. Definitely a typical Cab, with lots of berry flavor and a nice amount of tannin. Also, I paired it with a frozen supreme pizza (classy lady!), so if it can make Tombstone taste better, I can’t even imagine how it would pair with real, functioning adult food.
It’s not available on the site right now, but the new vintage should be in soon. Until then, check out the other Cabs on the site.
15 6 / 2013
I spent 2 months and $100 planning this
Worth every penny
Oh…My…Gawd!!!
(Source: frenchpressofbelair, via kristinnoeline)
12 6 / 2013
Hey Developers!
Winestyr Overview
The wine buying experience is broken. Buying wine from a grocery store or wine shop sucks, and snooty sales people do not help consumers discover new wines they might love. Winestyr connects great wine producers directly with consumers, cutting out the middlemen and providing a wine experience focused on helping consumers find great wines with no bullshit.
Job Overview
Winestyr is looking for an awesome front-end developer to help accelerate our pace of product development. You’ll get to work with a strong development team, including a CTO, back end developer, and full-time lead designer (« that’s me, I’m awesome), along with great product, marketing, and sales people. We work out of a beautiful loft in River West, are a pet-friendly office, and you will get to drink a ton of wine! This is an excellent opportunity to join a lean, hungry team at a very exciting time.
Required Skills
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HTML5, CSS3 and progressive enhancement
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Responsive designs
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Strong JavaScript knowledge
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Experience using JavaScript MVC frameworks is a huge plus
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Ability to work within a large Rails application
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Ability to work with backend developers to build new features
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Knowledge in HAML, SCSS, and CoffeeScript are a plus
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Any work with Ruby on Rails is also a plus
Responsibilities
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Maintain and upgrade designs for current site
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Build new, highly interactive applications with an MVC framework and AJAX
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Upgrade site to be responsive for mobile devices
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Work with backend developers to build new features
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Work with a designer to implement Photoshop mock ups
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Be able to maintain site to include Internet Explorer 7 or 8
Benefits
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Competitive salary
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Equity commensurate with experience
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Full health and dental benefits
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No vacation policy - take what you want
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Welcome package including wine books and Riedel wine glasses
- Lots of wine! Boom.
If anyone is interested/knows people who might be interested, let me know! It’s seriously a dream job.
10 6 / 2013
The New Yorker has put together a map featuring various visualized statistics about craft beer in the United States.
05 6 / 2013
“Look for small ways to be creative.”
Jon Arvizu, Illustrator, Art Director, and Artist
speaking at CreativeMornings/Phoenix(*watch the talk)
31 5 / 2013
Eat: Bluebird // Wicker Park
If the wine and beer list doesn’t completely intimidate you, I’m impressed. It was a bit overwhelming, but eventually I found a wheat beer that was delish. Tried mussels for the first time and was impressed, but what really sold me were the fries (ahem, frites). Ridiculously tasty. I probably could have eaten just those for dinner and I would have been perfectly happy.
31 5 / 2013
Bake: Samoa Bars
I was looking for a tasty, little bit over-the-top recipe to make for a cookout a few friends were hosting and this was pretty perfect. (I try to save the crazy caloric recipes for when I know I’m going to share). These were really simple to make but dirtied quite a few dishes, which was a little annoying since I no longer have a dishwasher. But the bars were a hit at the cookout and the office, so it was worth it.
Find the recipe here! (Also stole the photo from their blog, so thanks!)
31 5 / 2013
Read: Ford County by John Grisham
Somehow, in my 18-ish years of literacy, I had never actually read a John Grisham book. But at the recommendation of one of my co-workers, I dove in with his book of short stories about a small, southern town. Each story was incredibly different, but all were pretty intriguing. The most moving, though, was the final story about a former resident diagnosed with AIDS who came back from city life to spend his final days. Highly recommend the book, and I plan on delving further into some Grisham novels this summer.
