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It’s a Food Holiday: I want that cake, cake, cake, cake–It’s National Chocolate Cake Day

January 27, 2015 by The Bubbleista

If you didn’t already know it about me, I believe just about any reason is a good one for a celebration, and food holidays are indeed reason enough in my book. Anyone who appreciates good food can take pleasure in a day that observes culinary delights, and today’s holiday has chocolate lovers everywhere squealing with […]

Filed Under: Feasts + Concoctions {Food + Drink} Tagged With: National Chocolate Cake Day; Neiman Marcus; chocolate; cake; chocolate cake; food holiday; bourbon; caramel; iGourmet;

Birth of a Bubbleista

January 26, 2015 by The Bubbleista

So you’re chugging right along, reading The Bubbleista blog posts, taking it all in, when all of a sudden you say to yourself: “Wait a minute. What exactly is a ‘Bubbleista’ anyway?” Well my dear, I’m glad you asked. It’s actually a term I made up just joking around in 2009. I came up with […]

Filed Under: Effervescent Musings {This + That} Tagged With: bubbleista, bubbly, champagne, definition, effervescent, fashionista, lifestyle, sparkling, sparkling wine, The Bubbleista, wine

WWOD: What Would Olivia Drink? How to Host The Ultimate Red Wine-Fueled #TGIT Scandal Watch Party

January 22, 2015 by The Bubbleista

In one week, on January 29th, Scandal returns to television. And if you’re a Gladiator, you’re going absolutely c-r-a-z-y with anticipation. That final scene in the last episode showing Oliva’s glass of expensive red wine spilled all over her beige couch where she has suddenly, and mysteriously, disappeared from…noooooo! What has happened to our Liv?! I have […]

Filed Under: Feasts + Concoctions {Food + Drink}, Social Skills {Entertaining} Tagged With: #TGIT, bacon, Bordeaux, Cabernet, Cabernet Sauvignon, cheese, cocktails, entertaining, food, French wine, Gladiator, Liv, Olivia, Olivia Pope, party, Pinot, Pinot Noir, pizza, popcorn, red wine, Scandal, Scandal Watch Party, Shiraz, Shonda, Shonda Rimes, sparkling wine, steak, Syrah, truffle, watch party, wine, winery

Motivation Monday: Dare to Pursue Your Dream…No Negative Nancys Allowed

January 19, 2015 by The Bubbleista

**Welcome to “Motivation Monday” where you can get little bits of inspiration for everyday life…sometimes serious, sometime funny, but always “effervescent!”** I wrote a freelance article for a publication a few weeks ago on a relatively innocuous subject. The subject matter wasn’t anything controversial, political, or the type of subject matter that incites intense emotional […]

Filed Under: Effervescent Musings {This + That} Tagged With: dreams, inspiration, Monday, Motivation, Motivation Monday, Motivational Monday, motivational quote, unbothered, wine

Yeah You Rite: Eating, Drinking and Jazzing Your Way Through New Orleans

January 16, 2015 by The Bubbleista

I just spent 5 full, glorious days in New Orleans…and it was not enough! I’ll be honest though, no matter how many hours, days, or weeks I spend in NOLA, it never seems to be enough time. There’s always one more meal to eat; one more bar to linger in; one more shop to duck into; one more […]

Filed Under: Feasts + Concoctions {Food + Drink}, Wheels Up {Travel} Tagged With: bitters, bourbon, brass band, cocktails, crab, Cure NOLA, Custom Drink Fittings, drinks, food, jazz, Mr. B's Bistro, music, New Orleans, NOLA, seafood, shrimp, sparkling wine, The Sazerac Bar, travel, wine

Cocktail Tales: One of The Best Spots in New Orleans to Make Your Drink Dreams Come True

January 12, 2015 by The Bubbleista

Apolline facade

I have no hesitation in admitting that I am a bit of a cocktail snob. Marachino cherries? I’d prefer Luxardos. Concentrated juice from a plastic lemon? Thanks, but I’ll pass. Weird “cookies and cream” artificially flavored liquor? Uhm, no. Hyped up beverages made by rappers and celebrities? Not in my glass. Although I typically know what I […]

Filed Under: Feasts + Concoctions {Food + Drink}, Wheels Up {Travel} Tagged With: bubbly, champagne, cocktails, Custom Drink Fittings, drinks, gin, Hendrick's gin, Magazine Street, New Orleans, NOLA, Prosecco, rum, sparkling wine, whiskey

A Peek Inside Chrissy Teigen and John Legend’s Super Stylish Manhattan Apartment

January 8, 2015 by The Bubbleista

As a person who is big on aesthetics, I’m always enchanted by, and enthused with, wonderful design and decor. Naturally I couldn’t have been more thrilled upon discovering that Chrissy Teigen, who entertains me to no end on Twitter with her hilarious, quirky, “tell-it-like-it-is” wit, and her talented “easy on the eyes” husband John Legend would not […]

Filed Under: By Design {Decor} Tagged With: apartment, Chrissy Teigan, decor, design, Grammy, home, John Legend, Manhattan, model, New York CIty, NYC, singer

Sparkling Wine Recommendations: Articles Round-up

January 6, 2015 by The Bubbleista

Champagne tasting

Those that are familiar with my freelance work know that I have been writing about champagne and sparkling wine for a while now, and the number of stories I write usually amps up every year between November and December since that’s when the US population consumes (and is consumed with!) bubbly the most. That said, […]

Filed Under: Pop Fizz Sip {Bubbly}

Welcome to The Bubbleista Blog: January sneak peek

January 5, 2015 by The Bubbleista

Welcome to 2015 and to the launch of The Bubbleista website and blog! I’m glad you’re here. I know we may be just getting to know each other, so here’s something you should know about me from the jump: I am a big fan of the unconventional—a quick look at my manifesto will reveal that. With […]

Filed Under: Effervescent Musings {This + That}, Wheels Up {Travel} Tagged With: cocktails, food, New Orleans, NOLA, travel

Motivation Monday: Keep Your Head to the Sky

January 5, 2015 by The Bubbleista

Sky and palapa

  It’s the first Monday of the New Year and, just like the rest of the world, many of us are brimming with New Year’s resolutions (some that are already broken, ha). You know how it goes: “I’m going to start a new business.” “I’m going to learn French.” I’m going to lose 20 pounds.” In […]

Filed Under: Effervescent Musings {This + That} Tagged With: new year's resolutions; Monday; motivation; balance

Travel

December 21, 2014 by The Bubbleista

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Charcuterie

December 10, 2014 by The Bubbleista

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December 10, 2014 by The Bubbleista

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December 10, 2014 by The Bubbleista

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Asian Nachos

December 6, 2014 by The Bubbleista

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The Bubbleista

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