SipsBitesandSites

~A Taste for Drinks

~A Taste for Food

~A Taste for Travel

These are my PASSIONS and this is my site!  Look around….. you’ll find helpful info, recommendations, reviews, recipes, ideas, tweets, and pictures about all of my favorites things and my latest discoveries of the good things in life…Enjoy this Flavorful Destination -Maria Valetta

Favorite Types of Wines the Winter Season:

1. Chateauneuf Du Pape Blanc (white, southern Rhone)
2. Shiraz: a big Australian form Barossa will do
3. Bordeaux: I’ll settle for a Cabernet Sauvignon based, left bank Cru Bourgeois
4. Chilean Carignan
5. Champagne: preferable a vintage

Top 5 Favorite Restaurants in Philly as of January 2012:

1. KANELLA BYOB (1001 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 (215) 922-1773)
2. FOND BYOB (E’Punk 1617 E Passyunk Ave Philadelphia, PA 19148-1121 (215) 551-5000
3. BIRRA 1700 E Passyunk Ave Philadelphia, PA 19148 267.324.3127
4. BISTROT LA MINETTE 623 South 6th Street  Philadelphia, PA 19147 215.925.8000
5. TASHAN 777 S. Broad St. Philadelphia , PA 267-687-2170

5  Cooking Ingredients that I Always Have on Hand in The Winter:

1. Curry Powder
   
2. Broccolini
3. Fresh Ginger
   
4. Garlic
   
5. Pasta
   

Where I’m Going Next:

1.  San Fransisco, California

2.  Miami, Florida

3. Rome, Italy

4. Seattle Washington

My Favorite Travel Destinations:

1. Cartagena, Columbia

2. Priorat, Spain

3. Provence, France

4. Bangkok, Thailand

5. Crete, Greece

6. Montreal, Canada

7. Monaco, Monte Carlo

8. San Francisco, CA

9. Playa Del Carmen, Mexico

10. Manual Antonio, Costa Rica

Travel Destinations on my HOT LIST:  So this is actually my wish list in no particular order….

1. Mexico City, Mexico

2. Buenos Aires, Argentina

3. Kotor, Montenegro

4. Tel Aviv, Israel

5. Santiago, Chile