Gastronomy 101

So my dear friend, Ms. Vaguely Urban , sprung on me this meme, the purpose of which is to write your own memoir in only six words. She herself set the bar very high , so it's taken me quite a while to deliberate on this subject. As it turns out, my life is best described in phrases of five or seven words, and not really in phrases of six words. But I came up with something. Not the greatest, so I have added illustrations to make it seem better. So here it is, my memoir: KT's MEMOIR (in six words) Appears harmless, but ... It's a TRAP!

J. and I had a giant feast at Providence for our sixth anniversary. Read about it on la.foodblogging !

It's easy to remember where Port comes from - it comes from Portugal, of course. But Port is not a time honored traditional wine of the Portugues - it was invented by the British. Since Britain was always at war with France, they ended up purchasing wine from Portugal. To make sure the wine was stable enough to make it from Portugal to England, they fortified the wine with brandy and voila - Port was invented. The first Port house was opened by the British in 1670. While Port comes from the city of Oporto, which is on the sea, the grapes are actually grown inland in the Douro Valley. The wine is also fermented and fortified there, and then sent to Oporto where it is finished and matured. There is no particular grape for Port, and it may be made from any of 80 different varieties. There are may imposter Ports from other parts of the world--the way to tell whether a Port is authentically from Portugal is to look for the word "porto" on the label. There are several styles of...