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Baltimore Staycation, Four Seasons Style . . .

January 26, 2017 by Amy Langrehr

I’m a homebody. Kind of proud of it. I’ve created a home that I love. And, due in part to my increasingly social world, I find real joy in the art of staying in. Even just sitting in the backyard listening to the city with chickens at my feet. Tinkering with cocktails, watching Bravo, stock simmering …

Wit & Wisdom’s Julie Dalton on the food + drink scene in Baltimore, the rise of Riesling and the journey to advanced sommelier

September 30, 2016 by Amy Langrehr

Julie Dalton discovered her passion for wine while waiting tables in college at Texas A&M University. While holding a full-time job in the biotech industry, she continued to nurture this passion, moonlighting as a sommelier at Ranazul Tapas and Wine Bistro in Fulton, Maryland. In 2010, Dalton decided to follow her dreams and go …