A Toast to Tasty Beginnings!

CHEERS! 

I thought it appropriate to kick off my inaugural post by raising a glass to YOU for finding your way to Blade & Shutter.

I will work hard to keep things fresh, interesting, and delicious.  I hope to grow this site and build upon it with what you the readers want to see, taste and experience. 

Also, I would like to offer a special tip of the glass to my good friend Alea Giordano for her reluctant and persuasive efforts to get me to start this blog. 

Cheers, Alea!

Picture: A glass of Oban 14 at Positano Coast, Philadelphia, PA