Marczyk Fine Wines

Happy 100th to my mother, Maidi Miles, AKA The Drinking Lady! Born and raised in Chicago, then met my father in Peru, VT, which was at the time a bit of an artist colony. She went to the Art Institute of Chicago for photography, and her black and white pictures are hanging in our stores.
We lived in Rome from 1957-58, and the fabulous picture of her drinking out of the bottle was taken in a field outside of Rome. Mother to 6 children, funny, strong, athletic, kind, creative, brave, and beautiful.
Raise a glass to Maidi Miles tonight!

Wine tasting tonight!
Fridays are for wine tasting, even snowy Fridays. This Friday is extra special, as we'll have a beautiful line up of imported Italian Vino from Ethica Wines to show. Consider them Easter wines or Spring wines, or just delicious wines. Either way, you'll want to come by and titillate your taste buds, as well as learn a little something about a very diverse, large and interesting land of a thousand grapes. We dare you to say something negative about Italian wines following the tasting.

Wine Tasting Today
4:00-6:00pm

Around here, we like read to read stuff that makes us hungry and thirsty for delicious things. Edward Chisholm’s “A Waiter in Paris” does that, but it also tells a gritty, dark and, frankly, pretty nasty (though hilarious) tale of what it’s like behind the scenes of the picturesque Parisian restaurants we’ve all come to romanticize in our heads. It’s a story of a young writer’s struggle to survive in Paris, of food and lots and lots of drink, of friendships and of the dark and challenging and competitive side of the restaurant industry, which those privy to it will recognize whether they’ve done a stint in Paris or otherwise. We recommend you grab some butter, some baguette and a bottle of wine and start reading!