GourmetGrrl Bites

Whether you’re toasting your sweetie or your fabulous single-ness, open something fun on Valentine’s Day. Whether it’s white, red, or bubbly there are plenty of ways to toast while thinking outside the box.

Here it is, folks: all you need to get you through the Thanksgiving weekend with a full glass. We’ve picked our favorites so you don’t have to.

We were innocently watching our Twitter stream when Relevant Pictures posted a link to “Champagne Mouth”. Now this is just something we can’t ignore: Champagne Mouth Dolores Park from Relevant Pictures on Vimeo.

Lily Bollinger was asked “When do you drink Champagne?”, and replied: I only drink Champagne when I’m happy, and when I’m sad. Sometimes I drink it when I’m alone. When I have company, I consider it obligatory. I trifle with it if I am not hungry and drink it when I am. Otherwise I never [...]

Serving Bubbly. The proper way to open bubbly is to stop the “pop.” Point the bottle away from anyone’s head and slowly open the bottle. When pouring, tilt the Champagne flute at a slight angle and pour slowly, filling the glass two-thirds full. From: Gourmet Grrl