By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief
As we prepare to move to a new Web platform and site in 2010, the New York Cork Report is seemingly ramping up its coverage of New York wine. As of today, we again have a correspondent based in New York City, Andy Freedman.
NYC foodies already know Andy (or should) as half of the husband-and-wife team behind the prolific site Wined & Dined.
Andy has lived in New York City since 2004. A corporate attorney-by-day and avid eater, drinker and food blogger by night, Andy fits right in with the other obsessed food-and-wine geeks at the NYCR. Andy is passionate about all things food, wine and craft beer.
A self-proclaimed “hop head”, he has been exploring the world of sour beers of late.
In October 2008, Andy and his wife Jill launched Wined & Dined, to chronicle their eating and drinking exploits throughout NYC and surrounding areas.
Andy enjoys grilling on his terrace, watching sports, traveling to wine regions in the U.S. and abroad and spontaneously wandering the streets of NYC in search of good food, drink and fun.
Andy and his Jill are frequent visitors to Long Island’s wine region and have also visited several wineries in the Finger Lakes and Hudson Valley. Abroad, they have visited Bordeaux and the Douro Valley wine region of Portugal and hope to make trips to Chile and Argentina soon.
For the NYCR, Andy will be covering NYC-based urban wineries and events.
Welcome Andy! Im also a fan of sour beers:)
Posted by: Dan | January 09, 2010 at 08:55 AM
Welcome! Wonderful to expand the reach of the NYCR. Cheers!
Posted by: Evan Dawson | January 09, 2010 at 10:48 AM
Welcome. "Andy enjoys grilling on his terrace, watching sports...." Who are your teams? I doesn't really matter because you cn do no worse than Lenn's Steelers, but I am curious nonetheless.
Posted by: Kevin Burns | January 09, 2010 at 06:01 PM
Welcome aboard Andy! Seriously, anyone to help counteract Lenn's Steelers is a good thing! Great blog already, NYC is certainly one of the centers of the food universe.
Posted by: Mark | January 10, 2010 at 04:50 PM
Hey guys. Thanks for the warm welcome! I've been following Lenn and Lenndevours (NYCR) for years and am excited to be part of the team. Ok, so for the sports teams I follow: die-hard Univ of Michigan fan (which has been very trying over past few yrs to say the least); i'm from Atlanta and have been a huge Falcons, Braves and Hawks fan since I was little; as far as NY teams, I'm more Yanks than Mets (wife Jill is big Yanks fan) and more Giants than Jets (though good to see Jets advance in playoffs). The only thing I really like about the Steelers is LaMarr Woodley (sorry Lenn, hope this doesn't mean I'm gone after my first day with NYCR). I like following all the Mich alum in the NFL. How about Steve Breaston yesterday...he came up huge for the Cards. And my favorite sports time of the year is without a doubt March Madness.
Posted by: Andy Freedman | January 11, 2010 at 02:55 PM
Andy - You're going to fit in very well around here.
(As a native Clevelander, I'll give you a pass for the 1995 Series.)
Posted by: Evan Dawson | January 11, 2010 at 06:54 PM
that's exciting. good for you, lenn. i'll have to check him out, see if he measures up to el capitan ;)
Posted by: mona | January 11, 2010 at 08:22 PM
Welcome!
Posted by: Jason Feulner | January 11, 2010 at 11:26 PM
Andy great to see you contributing. Hope to see you back over in Iberia soon!!!
Posted by: ryan | January 12, 2010 at 12:19 PM
Thanks Ryan! We had a great time in Portugal for the European Wine Bloggers Conference and lots of fun hangin' with you and Gabriella. We're looking out for where it will be held in 2010...i hear from sources Germany may be in the running.
Posted by: Andy Freedman | January 13, 2010 at 09:28 AM