One morning, Mary Laura wakes up abruptly to find her teenage son unconscious on the floor. “’Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives’ by Mary Laura Philpott is a powerful new memoir dives into issues of life, death, and parenthood with wisdom and warm humor. “I’m pairing it with La Marca, an Italian Prosecco, which is a vibrant bubbly and great pairing with many of the dishes Stanley mentions as well as for movie night with popcorn.” I love how he explores the connection we find with each other through food and wine, as much as his foodie films like The Big Night and Julie & Julia.” “’Taste: My Life Through Food’ by the actor Stanley Tucci, who also happened to be obsessed with food as meals were the heart of his life growing up in an Italian American family. Perfect for grilled steaks and other Dad favourites.” It’s full-bodied with deep, dark flavours of ripe blackberries and mocha. “Pair this book with the Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon made by the Wagner Family in California. He covers Gandalf, Homer Simpson, Die Hard, The Mandalorian and more in his stories, unpacking the stereotypes that form our image of fatherhood.” Whether they’re spouting homespun wisdom and atrocious jokes, or wallowing in back-in-my-day stories, these fictional dads fuel myths about fatherhood. “This is a collection of funny essays about fatherhood depicted in film, television, and video games. “Dad Bod: Portraits of Pop Culture Papas” by Almonte author and new dad himself Cian Cruise. So on this list, MacLean will dish on a Cab Sauv to compliment your tenderloin and she will serve that with a side suggestion of a memoir. It’s for those who like to sip while they flip the pages, or toast to time with their tablets-or klink to the glow of the Kindle or Kobo.

She calls this concept “books and bottles” or “bottles and books”. She suggests wines for between the covers-of a good book.įor CTV News at Noon, MacLean curated a wine list for your reading list-a list for Father’s Day, or any day, for that matter. While other wine experts may suggest pairing specific wines with certain meals, Natalie digs deeper. Wine writer Natalie MacLean is quite the matchmaker.

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