A Little About Me...
Tom Johnson has been a professional writer and documentary producer for longer than he cares to admit. He holds an Advanced Certification from the Wine & Spirits Education Trust in London. He regularly conducts story-based wine tastings in and around Louisville, and is working on a book of true stories about the amazing and sometimes bewildering things people have done out of a love of wine.
Valentine's Day Wine for the No-Longer-In-Love
While everyone is celebrating Valentine's Day, I'd like to talk with those of you who are commemorating the end, rather than the beginning, of love. There is no holiday for you, no Hallmark card expressing scorn for the person who did this to you. The damned marketers, with their blood-red ...
JAN
26
2010
Watching the Democrats Die
The rumblings among Democrats are that they need to start over with healthcare. The netroots are convinced Republicans will obstruct even small changes. I'm taking all bets that if health care reform is broken into pieces of smaller legislation, the Republicans will let it pass, reclaiming the sensible center and ...
JAN
19
2010
Haitian Relief Dinner at The Seelbach
Wine's not included so you'll have to make-do by ordering off the best list in town. On the other hand, maybe you should donate the money you would have spent on wine to the cause. The the line-up of contributing chefs is first rate: Anthony Lamas from Seviche, Bruce Uca'n ...
JAN
11
2010
Six Chef Smackdown
The Salvation Army runs a culinary training program for poor and homeless people that prepares them to work in commercial kitchens. On February 6, there will be a fund-raising wine dinner at Park Place in Slugger Field featuring a six-course dinner cooked by six of the top chefs in Louisville. ...
