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This weekend is the official kickoff of the first annual NYC Food Film Festival at Water Taxi Beach. This weekend features regional american burgers and asparagus, with Hamburger America (for those of you who missed our QBQ Burger Bash last year), Asparagus! A Stalk-Umentary, and more, including your chance to taste the famed green chile cheeseburger. Drool. You can find the full schedule here.

If you want to start a lengthy, heated debate with an oenophile, ask them their opinion on wine rating systems. It’s likely they’ll talk about the “Parkerization” of wine – this idea that producers are catering to the preferences of Robert Parker to secure high scores for their wines to sell more product. They may mention the dangers of consumers following the scores in Wine Spectator like they were baseball stats versus listening to their own palate. Or throw out alarmist phrases like “the loss of terroir” and a global market of wine catered to the American “Coca- Cola” palate. Ok, you probably don’t want to talk to those people because they are a little pretentious, but in general we share the same concerns. It’s not that we have an issue with the idea of a wine rating system; it’s just that in general, we find most of them a little broken.

March 27: Cheese & Wine 101

A seat at the Spanish Wine Bar Carrera is like a visit to an old friend’s home. The long table is intimate and cozy and you can’t help but befriend the people seating next to you. Joe the bartender, is quick to offer a suggestion of his favorite tapas or wine selection and you’d be wise to oblige. In the care of good hands, we had a great meal, fabulous wine and a hangover that seemed well justified…in our book a perfect night.

It has always been one of our dreams to live in Spain. Be it the food, the wine or the flamenco dancing, this magical land, home of the siesta, has always held a special place in our hearts. While we haven’t been able to pack up and move just yet, we got a little taste of it recently at the P.J. Wines Spanish Wine Festival. It may have been a tease, but it sure whet our appetite for Spanish wines.

June 23: PJ Wine Spanish Wine Festival

June 13 - 26: Festival de Helados

Leafing through the most recent issue of Time Out New York, Gothamist was completely overwhelmed. Overwhelmed in a good way, mind you, but we really weren't sure what to tell you about first.

We know there's still plenty of eating to do in September, but there are already a few October events that Gothamist has discovered coming down the pike.