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          {Family} Date Night: Hydraulic Hearth

          October 26, 2023

          Date Night: Waxlight Bar a Vin

          February 8, 2022

          Why I Love Weddings

          September 18, 2020

          6 Years Later and Full Circle

          January 29, 2020

          The Great Cucumber Catastrophe: Part 2

          August 15, 2025

          The Great Cucumber Catastrophe of 2025: Part 1

          August 15, 2025

          A Five Month Recap. Of Sorts.

          July 20, 2022

          Farmhouse Makeover: German Smear/Schmear

          February 10, 2022

          It’s National Margarita Day- Celebrate Accordingly in WNY and DC!

          February 22, 2017

          Thanksgiving in DC? Here are a few specials…

          November 21, 2016

          Date Night: Mythology, DC

          November 14, 2016

          Date Night: Cozy Cocktails at The Gibson, DC

          November 3, 2016

          #MedinaStrong

          March 19, 2020

          Midnight Tacos with Mariachi de Oro

          July 21, 2018

          Date Night (with Friends): Hotel Henry, Buffalo

          October 31, 2017

          Because….Tacos.

          October 4, 2017
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Cocktails at Home: Cinco de Mayo

 The days of running between our bar room and kitchen to make cocktails are here again. Whiskey Sours,

May 5, 2020
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Happy Birthday, Alix!

“Today is going to be weird.” I’m pretty sure these are the first words that came from Alix’s

April 2, 2020
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Two words. I remember sitting on the couch in the back of the Shirt Factory, last week. I

March 19, 2020
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Day 1: I Woke Up at 6AM.

If I had a penny for every day that I complained about waking up early to teach at

March 17, 2020
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Flying South to Join the Bird

Peace out, WNY, it’s going to be 83 degrees in Del Rio, Texas tomorrow and there is a

February 16, 2020
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2 Years of Living the Dream (?)

We love wine. But somewhere in there, Scott got it in his mind that opening a cocktail bar

February 2, 2020
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6 Years Later and Full Circle

6 years ago today, Scott and I were pinching each other under the table in a new restaurant

January 29, 2020
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I’m Shook.

I should have written a New Year’s post when I still had overwhelming optimism for 2020.  And then

January 28, 2020
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We're Scott and Al. For over a decade, we’ve been writing side by side, tracing our journey from city streets in DC to country roads in Western New York. Along the way, we’ve shared our table, our dreams, and now our hearts as new parents. This blog is where we gather it all — the flavors, the wonder, the quiet moments and beautiful chaos — embracing every minute of this wild and ordinary life.

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