Friday, February 13, 2009

Road Trip - yea!

When is the last time you hopped in the car with a great group of friends and hit the road? 
Last Saturday my awesome friends and I did just that - destination Talula's Table in Kennett Square. [If you know me you already know this is one of my favorite places.] Talula's is the gourmet market that if in town you could find me at most mornings having a good cup of coffee or the best mocha with whipped cream, sitting in the front window, doodling in my book, working on my computer - ok or just spacing out. The atmosphere is warm and inviting, the pastry chef amazing, then there is the homemade bread and artisanal cheeses and and I have to mention the home made sausages and prepared foods made with organic and local ingredients. Aimee and Bryan are truly inspired and passionate about what they do at Talula's! 
Anyway, the trip down was filled with catching up conversation and quickly we were there. After several laps around the shop making the important decisions about what would be going home with us we set about on the serious fun of tasting a bunch of cheeses - - see with more people everyone finds a couple they must try, then we all get to try adding up to a varied and excellent cheese tasting.
Kind of unplanned but the perfect next stop was Manatawny Creek Winery, a family run winery in Amityville.
But, first we arrive back in Phoenixville, grab the eggs, stop at friends house, get out and circle the car until the music stops to stretch the legs out, just kidding about this last thing we switched cars and drivers because this was one of their favorite places and they knew the way.
I know that some of us wonder why people try to grow grapes and make wine in PA but the Manatawny Creek Winery will give you hope and, a friendly and pretty awesome tasting. They had 24 wines [yes and wow] in their cellar last Saturday and I am not thinking that you will like all of them but you will definitely appreciate the sensory experience of trying the many different varietals. Oh, and you will go home with at least one bottle. 
Fortunately, there was enough space in the trunk for all that the five of us were bringing home!
We already have started a list of road trips for the future and I have to say that taking a smaller car had at least two awesome advantages on this trip - the cookies brought along for the road trip were easier to reach and being in the middle in the backseat kept me warm the entire ride home ; )

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