Instruction and the selected food and wine pairings are below.

Andalusian Gazpacho

• Texas Wine: Duchman Family Winery 2009 Dolcetto Bingham Family Vineyards
• Non Texas Wine: Bonny Doon 2010 Vin Gris de Cigare (California)

Kefta Kebabs with Couscous

• Texas wine: Haak Vineyards 2008 Tempranillo Reddy Vineyard
• Non Texas wine: Campo Viejo 2007 Crianza Rioja (Spain)

Vanilla Ice Cream with Warm Apricot Jam

• Texas wine: Texas Hills Vineyard 2010 Orange Moscato Newsom Vineyards
• Non Texas Wine: Quady 2009 Essencia (California)

We hope our Twitter friends will pick up one or more of the wines, possibly even prepare one or more of the recipes, and participate in September’s TXwine Twitter Tuesday.

The recipes can be found here: http://vintagetexas.com/blog/?p=5325

Please use the hashtag #TXwine.

NOTE: If you’re new to Twitter, here’s how you participate:  just sign up for a free Twitter account at www.twitter.com. To make it easy to follow and participate in the discussion, go to the Tweetchat room set up for TXwine Twitter Tuesdays: http://tweetchat.com/room/TXwine. No registration is required; you can login using your Twitter account. In the Tweetchat room, participants are invited to follow tweets, add comments, and share thoughts. Participants should use the hashtag #TXwine with Tweets, if using TweetDeck or another Twitter application.

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During the Tweet-up, you can follow Jack on Twitter @jackallens and GO TEXAN @GOTEXAN.  Please use the hashtag #GOTEXAN.

Tasting:

• Fall Creek Chardonnay
• McPherson Cellars Rosé
• Messina Hof Cabernet Franc

We hope you can pick up one or more of the wines above and participate in the Texas Twitter Tuesday with guests Elizabeth Hadley, TDA Assistant Commissioner for Marketing, and Jack Gilmore, owner and chef of Jack Allen’s Kitchen, who is one of the region’s most beloved and respected chefs.  Well known for his support of the “locavore” movement, Jack also offers his patrons many choices of Texas wines that pair well with his regional cuisine.

If you’re new to Twitter, here’s how you participate:  just sign up for a free Twitter account at www.twitter.com. Go to the Tweetchat room set up for Texas Twitter Tuesdays: http://tweetchat.com/room/GOTEXAN. No registration is required. In the Tweetchat room, participants are invited to follow tweets, add comments, and share thoughts. Participants should use the hashtag #GOTEXAN with Tweets, if using TweetDeck or another tool.

If you always wanted to be a bartender, or are ready to dust off your apron from the days you were, Sandeman Founders Reserve Porto has created the Sandeman Mix Up Challenge.  Now through June 15 submit your original cocktail recipe and photo here for a chance to win a trip to Portugal with a visit to the 200+ year old Sandeman Cellars.  Recipes must include Sandeman Founders Reserve Porto and the winning cocktail will be based on originality, creativity and of course, taste.  

Or, if wine is your passion and describing the flavors flows like water out of you grab a bottle of Brancott Estate wine from New Zealand and enter their “#Whatif” Twitter contest to win two tickets to the land of the Kiwis describing their favorite Brancott wine.  The contest runs through June 13.  More details here.

Tonight’s guest is Katy Jane Bothum, executive director of the Texas Hill Country Wineries. She’ll be talking about plans for the Hill Country Wine Trail’s road shows around the state, the upcoming Austin Wine and Music Festival taking place Memorial Day weekend, and other updates from the #2 fastest-growing wine destination in the nation.

As part of Twitter Tuesday, pick up one or more of these three wines from Texas Hill Country Wineries – Bending Branch Winery Tannat, , Dry Comal Creek Vineyards 2009 Black Spanish, and Becker Vineyards 2010 Viognier.

To chat with Katy Jane, follow her on Twitter @TexasWineTrail and use the hashtag #GOTEXAN.

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If you’re new to Twitter, here’s how you participate: just sign up for a free Twitter account at www.twitter.com. Go to the Tweetchat room set up for Texas Twitter Tuesdays: http://tweetchat.com/room/GOTEXAN. No registration is required. In the Tweetchat room, participants are invited to follow tweets, add comments, and share thoughts. Participants should use the hashtag #GOTEXAN with Tweets, if using TweetDeck or another tool.

Pulling this story together was difficult. To say that the corporate world of In-N-Out Burger savors their privacy is an understatement. They don’t like to encourage publicity and keep details of their plans close to their vest.

Luna did a great job of journaling the long, mysterious story of In-N-Out. Here it is.

Rachel, a writer from Waco.

Congratulations to Rachel Rogers! When she clicked “follow” on SideDish’s Twitter page, she became our 2,500^th follower. Here is a little about Rachael: She lives in Waco and her profile says she is a junior in college.

Why do we already love her? She says, “According to a fortune cookie, I will become an accomplished writer.” Rachel, write something for SideDish. The rest of you get busy. @DSideDish. Opportunities abound.

Can’t make it? Throw your own taste and tweet party (even if it’s just a party of one), by purchasing the wines (all of which are under $20 at Whole Foods) then log on to the TweetChat Room (#WFMWine) and join in the conversation. Click here for wine list, suggested pairings, and tasting score sheets.

First long tables, now tweet tastings — I smell a fresh trend.

Did you see this coming? More importantly, how do you feel about it?

Randy is an software architect and avid runner!

On August 11, Aaron Wang became SideDish follower number 1,700. Today, Randy Winnett, becomes number 1,800! Huh? What’s so special about 1,800. Well, the 1800s gave us Chicken Marengo, the invention of canning technology, and nifty kitchen gadgets such as jelly moulds and pastry cutters. So, congratulate Randy. Perhaps you will be follower number 1,900. And we all know what happened in 1900, right? Hot dog carts!

Aaron Wang likes to drink beer and bowl!

Yesterday, Aaron Wang became DSideDish follower number 1,700! Huh? What’s so special about 1,700? Well, 1700 is considered, by many, as the birth year of farming with seeds in the U.S. which lead to all of this.

So, congratulate Aaron Wang. Perhaps you will be follower number 1,800. We all know what happened in 1800, capice?  Chicken Marengo!

Anywhoo, Rick is at the White House tonight cooking for a state dinner honoring Mexican President Felipe Calderon. When Rick showed up to look at the White House kitchen and talk about supplies, he tweeted about his experience which led some people to wonder why they lifted the media ban at the WH for Rick Bayless. Last night Rick, whose gentle personality is the opposite of his brother, lashed out at Chicago Sun Times writer Lynn Sweet who wrote:

While the White House press operation is trying to downplay the glamour aspect of the Wednesday State Dinner honoring Mexican President Felipe Calderon and his wife, Margarita Zavala and limit coverage, guest chef Rick Bayless, the Chicago cooking superstar, is so big the White House cannot muzzle him and force him into the background.

Today, Sweet “updated” her report and apologized. Rick has not tweeted for 10 hours. He must be busy.

Diddy has to eat somewhere.

If you spot a celebrity dining in a Dallas area restaurant, we want to hear about it. Servers, this is your time to spill more than the refried beans. We’ll be here all weekend. Go, eat, report. In the meantime, you can help Diddy. He’s looking for “the dopest strip club in Dallas.” Or Tweet to other visiting celebs from here.