After a few years out of the fray, I have jumped back in and I am waiting tables and up to my eyeballs in food and wine and the service industry. There are SO many changes  that I have seen in the recent months that I have shifted the emphasis on this blog away from just wine to wine, food, service and new restaurant info.

One of the most amazing things is, with the advent of the internet and more and more wine publications / blogs there are now much better-informed consumers. If they don’t know which wine makers they like, specifically, they can tell me what they are looking for generally in a wine so I can make suggestions. The other major change I have seen is that the guests are so kind and unpretentious. A much more relaxed vibe has taken root in the dining room. Perhaps this is a function of our country, as a whole, getting knocked on our collective asses by the financial meltdown. Or perhaps it is simply a trend towards civility.

Stay tuned for more.