DK Connemara Oyster On a recent trip to Ireland, I think I ate fresh oysters, every day. I love their salty tang and for some reason, maybe because I was on vacation they seemed to be even stronger with Irish Sea flavors. Packed with protein, zinc, B12, omega-3 and other nutrients, oysters are part of my healthy diet. Plus, raw oysters rake up only 40 calories per slurp, this for me, is dining guilt-free!  And the bonus is - bivalves don’t require resources to feed; not only

On the Connemara coast you get to know the Wild Atlantic Way slogan intimately. It’s blustery winds, marine mists and plenty of pelting rains makes it all glimmer in multi shades of green. I fell in love with this rugged coastline many years ago, it is a place to slow down find hidden coves and beaches, fields dotted with sheep, white cottages nestled in the hills, and mountains that rise up, like the towering Twelve Bens. For me, it is authentic Ireland. I am just back from

Le Montrachet In my much younger days, I was smitten with Chassagne-Montrachet, drink of choice; now when I look back, I must have come off as a complete and ridiculous snob.  I had studied wine in Bordeaux, so that was my universe at the time, Margaux, St Estephe,  Pommerol, and Medoc. I hadn’t even been to Bourgogne. I cannot even imagine now walking into wine bar and just asking for a glass. Fast forward and I did home in on Bourgogne as a region shortly thereafter. And no