Yes, darlings–The Bubbleista cooks. These lovely hands can do more than just hold a champagne flute, you know. As for my cooking style, as I’ve said tons of times before, I don’t do status quo. That in and of itself should explain the distinctive name this tasty little recipe. I actually came up with this idea […]
Havana Ooh Na Na: The Ultimate Havana Cuba Travel Guide For Food and Culture Lovers
YA’LL. I know, I know, I know–this blog post is looonnngggg overdue. The truth is I actually went to Cuba way back in September…of 2017. *insert shameful face emoji here* Despite the delayed recap post about my travels however, the spirit of Cuba that was imparted into my soul is just as deep as it was the […]
Learn to Speak “Champagnese:” A is for “Assemblage”
In today’s global society, it’s a super valuable skill to be multilingual or speak more than one language, right? Well I, my bubbly lovers, am here to help you do just that…in my own special way, of course. So are you ready to learn another language? Good: it’s time to learn “Champagnese!” So you may […]
The Cocktail Aesthetic: Sole di Limone Champagne Cocktail
Not much more quintessentially says “summer” like a glass of cold, sweet-tart, cooling, refreshing lemonade. You can go to a picnic, barbecue, or social gathering anywhere this time of year and you’re sure to see a pitcher beckoning you to sip. We keep lemonade in our fridge year-round in my household. In fact, if you were to look in […]
How to Pair It: 4 Tips for Perfectly Pairing Champagne + Sushi

As a general edict, champagne is often touted as the wine that pairs with almost everything. While that’s certainly true, the real flex is the realization that certain champagnes pair better with some foods than others, depending on that bubbly’s style. Those in the champagne know realize that by exploring and leveraging this concept they can elevate their […]
How to Pair It: Champagne + French Fries for National French Fry Day

Time for another edition of #HowToPairIt–and, in honor of National French Fry Day on July 13th, today we’re talking fab Champagne + Fries pairings! I’m one of those people who L-O-V-E-S fries of ALL kinds and varieties: steak fries, crinkle cut fries, frites/skinny fries, poutine fries, sweet potato fries, virtually whatever kind of *French fry* it may […]
What To Pair With It: the Champagne Snack Board

Y’all, when I posted my #champagnesnackboard last week, I had NO IDEA that it was going to be so well received! Thank you, my spectacular bubbly lovers, for All the comments, shares, and saves, and showing my post ALL the love! As a show of appreciation, I just had to circle back with some great […]
Untamed Wine Estates in Texas Wine Country

I’ve got a brand new #TexasWineCountry wine experience review for y’all: Untamed Wine Estates in Hye/Fredericksburg, TX! Opened just over a year ago in May 2021 @untamedwines was launched by married couple Mckenzie Sanvido and Dane Sanvido Owner, General Manager, and Winemaker Dane is from South Africa but has developed his winemaking skills from all over […]
It’s National Oyster Day: The Best Wine + Oyster Pairings Ideas

Awww, shucks, y’all—it’s National Oyster Day! {You see what I did there?} Better still is that it was also National White Wine Day a couple of days ago, and that got me to thinking about wine and oyster pairings, and one of the oft-purported, traditional, quintessential pairings for freshly shucked, briny, raw oysters is, of […]
Champagne Valentin Leflaive Rosé review

“It was a meeting of the minds that was bound to produce something extraordinary: a friendship between two hedonists, two men steeped in the Art of Wine making, two men with a profound attachment to their vineyards. Between them, they created Champagne Valentin Leflaive.” After an introduction like that, do I really even need to […]
Âme Restaurant Dallas: French “Soul” Meets Chic Indian Cuisine
Bubbleista Effervescent Education: The Art of Pairing Champagne and Foods

Hey bubbly lovers, it’s time to dive into another lesson from the Bubbleista’s Effervescent Education series! For today’s #ChampagneTedTalk we going to have a mini lesson with tips on how to *best* pair champagne with food! You ready? Let’s go! I’m sure you guys have heard this pairing advice before: “Champagne goes with everything!“ While […]
Five for Ten: 5 Tasty Sparkling Roses for $10.00 to Celebrate National Rosé Day

It’s National Rosé Day! Honestly though, it might as well be called “Rosé Day 365” because the meteoric rise in rosé’s popularity over the last several years has made it widely “acceptable” for year-round drinking. I placed an emphasis on the word acceptable because, as a “dance to the beat of my own drum” kind of girl, […]
It’s National Sauvignon Blanc Day!

WOW, y’all–I hadn’t realized how long it’s been since I’ve posted on my blog! Thank for hanging in there with me though because, trust me. I’m doing A. TON. of things behind the scenes right now both on the lawyer front {you do still remember that I’m a trademarks, branding, and business attorney for entrepreneurs, […]