Category: Best of AWB
Stealing Wine, Food and Money
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Perhaps. But when someone is making money by stealing our wine reviews, pairings, recipes and photographs of food and wine, we have to take issue with it. We addressed this topic at ...
Cupcakes, Wine & Corsets: A Chat with Tristan Risk
Tristan Risk takes her clothes off for a living. But don't call her a stripper. Pin-up queen, model and slasher film star, "Little Miss Risk" is a burlesque artist who performs with the Vancouver troupe Sweet Soul Burlesque. A fan of ...
No Deposit. No Return.
I came late to the mother party. I had always thought I would have children, but just didn't meet the right guy. Then, when I was 37, I met Joe. He had two little boys; aged 8 and 4. It ...
HR 5034: What if Wine Were Peaches …
Suppose your family grows peaches in Georgia. Everyone in Georgia loves your peaches, and tells your family you should send those peaches to folks in other states. So you build a business selling peaches in-state as well as out-of-state. ...
If Passed, HR 5034 will Cheat Wine Consumers
While most consumers hurried to finish taxes by the April 15th deadline, something sinister was afoot in the United States House of Representatives. At the behest of the powerful National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA), and in response to a recent ...
The Wine Review: Is it All Just Smoke and Mirrors?
Have you ever visited a restaurant for a romantic dinner where everything turns out to be perfect? Your meal is expertly prepared, the wine pairing is flawless and the waitstaff is impeccably attentive. The music, ideal, seems to have been ...
Surfing into New Orleans
I'm sure that some folks are getting tired of reading about the trip we took to New Orleans. My apologies, but it is a city that resonates very deeply with so many; myself and Amy included. I remember watching on ...
Crescent City Phoenix – The Return of New Orleans
When you say "New Orleans" it is difficult not to think of Hurricane Katrina. So when we first were invited to fly into town for "Harrah's Greatest Weekend Ever" the cynic in me thought, "they don't want us to see ...
The Holiday Party: Or How Not to Throw up on Your Boss
With the end of the calendar year upon us, those companies who aren't budget cutting by playing Scrooge with their employees will be hosting the annual "holiday" party. These can be a great way to enjoy some food and ...
In defense of decadence
“Decadence is a difficult word to use since it has become little more than a term of abuse applied by critics to anything they do not yet understand or which seems to differ from their moral concepts.” -Ernest Hemingway Writing about food ...
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