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I've been on Team Cynar, so I'm with you there. In fact, I prefer a shot of Cynar with my High Life instead of Jim Beam. Pistachios über alles. Nie Blaufrankish; gimme Gamay any day. Compound butter has never been out, but hot honey has joined the party! I love my Comté and my Carbonara; neither is going anywhere. You can pry my caviar spoon out of my cold dead hands!

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I hope it doesn’t come to choosing between Blaufränkisch or Gamay. I love both.

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I’ve not seen a carrot salad anywhere, but I have no arguments.

I’d love to see more wines with flor.

And also more Calvados.

Blaufränkisch, Duh. 🙂

I do feel like I haven’t seen oysters on the half shell in a long time, and I’d like to.

(Philly should be a no-brainer for someone looking to move to the Northeast. Close to NYC but much more space for a much lower price. And an unusual city with many many charms and some EXCELLENT regional food. And plenty of (smart) artists. )

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I won’t turn down a Cynar spritz but I’d encourage everyone to seek out smaller production alternatives to the mass-produced Italian digestivos, amaros, etc. , which I generally find to be lacking nuance and saccharine sweet. Your Negroni will thank you.

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