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Wine, spirits, beer, food, friends, music, travel. And Chicago Cubs. Always the Cubs!

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Big weekend for content! Friday book signing with multi-talents Carla Hall and Natalie Moore @LesDames Chicago scholarship fund-raiser. Event site: #bookendsandbeginnings in Evanston. Carla was guest on first podcast of #FolksFoodandSoul in ‘25! (link in bio)It’s always a laugh with Carla & Charla😎#CarlaBakes #ldeichicago #FolksFoodandSoul

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As the World Cup heats up, it’s time to bring in reinforcements to celebrate, says our friend Liz Barrett, who featured Monte Velho Red from Esporão in her roundup of recommendations on her recent WGN-TV appearance.

As the #1 wine in Portugal, this is what’s on so many family tables during game viewing, and, as Liz points out, it’s a versatile red that bursts with flavor without being heavy, making it a great pairing with sausages, grilled chicken, summer weather, and sharing with friends. (Pro tip: serve it ever so slightly chilled this time of year!)

Portugal’s next two matches are Tuesday, June 23rd at 12p Central and Saturday, June 27th at 6:30p Central. If you want to watch like the Portuguese, be sure to bring Monte Velho to the party! hashtag#vamosportugal hashtag#cultiVAMOS

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Always have a weather plan... even if it's @rsvineyards and @davisbynumwines.

Flashback to April 2025 while cochairing the M.F.K. Women in Food & Storytelling Symposium in Nashville, Tennessee.

We planned for everything..... the food. The drinks. The people. The speakers. The venues. The audio. So many things.... we did not plan for the Tornadoes.

What do our cool, calm and collected attendees do as the closing reception starts and we all have to walk three floors downstairs to the Tornado shelter? They grab trays of fried chicken and bottles of wine. If we are going out, we are going out swinging.

The bonds that were made in that shelter.... so silly. So fun!

Proof that a weather plan when event planning is essential.

Thanks for being the MVP, @lalondek15 of Rodney Strong.

#Ldei @lesdamesnashville @lesdamesintl

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Not buttery. Not basic. Oregon Chardonnay just entered the chat 🍏

Sokol Blosser's 2024 — pear, lime leaf, citrus blossom, bright minerality. Fermented in French oak, finished in stainless steel. This is Chardonnay that lets the vineyard talk.

Team California or Team Oregon Chard? 👇

#FiveSipsDeep #ShallWeWine #WineReels #OregonWine #Chardonnay #SokolBlosser #DundeeHills #Winestagram #WineEducation #WineTasting #OregonChardonnay

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✨ What happens when chapters share what’s working? Inspiration, ideas, and impact.

Join us for a special LDEI Live Online: Inside LDEI’s Chapter Awards: Shared Success, Ideas & Impacts

📅 May 5, 2026
⏰ 12–1 p.m. Eastern Time
💻 Via Zoom

Celebrate our inaugural Chapter Awards and hear directly from the winning chapters whose creativity, fundraising success, mentorship, and community leadership are making a real difference.

🏆 Featuring:
✨ Greater Des Moines – Philanthropic Powerhouse
✨ Birmingham – Showstopper Award
✨ Kansas City – Cultivating Impactful Change
✨ St. Louis – Power of Connection Award

From scholarships and service to standout fundraising and member engagement, this interactive Q&A is packed with practical takeaways and fresh ideas you can bring back to your own chapter.

At Conference, chapter success stories were shared. Now the conversation continues online.

🎤 Moderated by Dame Liz Barrett (Chicago)

✨ We’re also thrilled that our LDEI Live Online series is now supported by @chef_works

🔗 Register now via Members Center / link in bio
#LDEI #LesDames #WomenInFood #Leadership #Mentorship

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Celebrating the power of our Chapters 💫

At our Annual Conference 2026, Les Dames d’Escoffier International proudly announced the winners of our inaugural Chapter Awards — honouring the incredible collective impact of Dames creating change through food, beverage, hospitality, mentorship and philanthropy.

🏆 Philanthropic Powerhouse Award
Greater Des Moines Chapter
Recognised for exceptional community service, fundraising, volunteerism and a powerful new food security initiative.

✨ Showstopper Award
Birmingham Chapter
Honoured for their much-loved Champagne & Fried Chicken fundraiser — a creative event driving scholarships, grants and community partnerships.

🌱 Cultivating Impactful Change Award
Kansas City Chapter
Celebrated for an outstanding scholarship and mentorship programme helping women build careers across culinary, hospitality and entrepreneurship.

🤝 Power of Connection Award
St. Louis Chapter
Awarded for the highest percentage of members attending conference — a brilliant example of engagement, sisterhood and chapter spirit.

Congratulations to all our winning chapters and every chapter making a difference in communities across our network. You are the heartbeat of Les Dames. 💙

📅 Want to hear directly from our winners? Join us for LDEI Live Online as they share the stories, ideas and impact behind their success. Watch this space for details 👀

And cheers to @titosvodka for sending prizes to our winners. 🍸🍸🍸

#LesDames #WomenInHospitality #WomenInFood #Leadership

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We’re still buzzing from another incredible @lesdamesintl conference! The Chicago chapter showed up strong and made us proud. And a special shoutout to our own @lizbchicago for helping present the Power of Connection Awards.

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A great time at Lago at the #ldei conference in Las Vegas. (And how do you choose between Baccarat and noodles?)

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Great day in Chicago when @gamberorossointernational comes to town with their #trebicchieri2026 tour . So many #italianwines ,so many people, so much fun!! Great class on the diverse styles of Montepulciano d’Abruzzo lead by @sabellico_marco Then so many wines to try across the regions of Italy. Orvieto #umbria @decugnanodeibarbi @cotarella_sisters Montiano merlot #lazio @librandiwine Gravello #calabria @pieropanwines crus calvarino la rocca veneto @polizianowinery asinone tuscany @zeni1870 amarone @ferraritrento and the list goes on!

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In this week’s New Bourbon Releases News for February 13, 2026: King of Kentucky goes Small Batch for the first time, Buffalo Trace turns up the volume on Traveller Whiskey with a 121-proof release, and Michter’s ships the ultra-rare 2025 Edition of Celebration Sour Mash. Plus, new Bottled-in-Bond releases from Kentucky Artisan Distillery, a unique Cabernet Sauvignon finish from Woodford Reserve, a new Rye from Lost Lantern, a limited edition from Buzzard’s Roost, a high proof wheated bourbon from Green River, a nationwide release from Shortbarrel and a new subscription service from Frey Ranch. Read on for all the details!

#bourbonnews #bourbon #newreleases #bourbonobsessed #whiskey New Bourbon Releases News For February 13, 2026

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Pão de Queijo, Mineiro

#pãodequeijo #appelscordials

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We kicked off the year in true Dame style and in the best way we know how, together over brunch. When you have incredible women from the food, beverage and hospitality industry doing a potluck together, you know the food and the company will be good. Thank you to our wonderful hosts for opening up their home. Here’s to a year of fabulous events! 🥂🍾

📸 by @toriaemas and @pageandplatestudio

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