by Sean Ludford | Dec 30, 2010 | Uncategorized
It is with incredible sadness and tears in my eyes that I must convey that my dear friend Christine (Chris) Blumer has passed after a 2.5-year battle with cancer. Chris was a passionate wine educator, actor, and writer but most of all a loving wife to her incredibly strong and supportive husband Marc, and a friend to so many. I can barely comprehend that...
by Sean Ludford | Dec 30, 2010 | Uncategorized
It is with incredible sadness and tears in my eyes that I must convey that my dear friend Christine (Chris) Blumer has passed after a 2.5-year battle with cancer. Chris was a passionate wine educator, actor, and writer but most of all a loving wife to her incredibly strong and supportive husband Marc, and a friend to so many. I can barely comprehend that...
by Sean Ludford | Mar 9, 2009 | Uncategorized
A few weeks ago I offered a list of resolutions for my friends in the restaurant trade. It was a condensed list of common annoyances found while dining out. In other words, a rant of my (and many others as I have discovered) dining pet peeves. In order to be fair, I have turned the tables focusing on the patron. Yes, you are the...
by Sean Ludford | Apr 8, 2007 | Uncategorized
Published April 8, 2007 WILLIAM Grant & Sons, the family-owned distiller and one of Scotland’s biggest private companies, is to build a malt distillery in Ayrshire to meet booming demand from emerging markets. The maker of the world’s best-selling single malt, the Glenfiddich, is understood to be investing up to £10m on its site in Girvan to expand both malt and grain production. The...
