St. Tammany Taste Quick Bites: Wild Bush Farm and Vineyard

There’s a lot more to a successful wine business than just growing grapes! Monica Bourgeois and Neal Gernon are experts on that topic. The two wine lovers met while working in the New Orleans hospitality industry. They gained retail experience managing bottle shops before transitioning to wholesale wine distribution, making great California vineyard friends along the way. Together, Monica and Neal identified a void in the wine business. They began to imagine a way to combine special blends, artistic and fun packaging and what they call “great juice at reasonable prices” - which is how Vending Machine Wines was born over a decade ago.

Food, Drink, DiningPoppy TookerJune 7, 2022Louisiana Eats, Poppy Tooker, Monica Bourgeois, Neal Gernon, Wild bush farm and vineyard, St. Tammany Parish Tourist CommissionComment

St. Tammany Taste Quick Bites: The English Tea Room

Just across Lake Pontchartrain, in the quaint little downtown of Covington there’s a charming yellow cottage filled with English tradition and taste. That’s the English Tea Room, established in 2002 by Jan and Tim Lantrip. Guests of the establishment experience one of the finest High Teas to be found anywhere on this side of the pond! When we sat down with Jan and Tim, we knew we were in for a spot of tea – but had no idea of the wealth of knowledge about to be served up with it!

Food, Drink, DiningPoppy TookerJune 23, 2021Louisiana Eats, Poppy Tooker, English Tea Room, St. Tammany Parish Tourist CommissionComment

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