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Jessup Cellars & Butterfly Restaurant: A Winning Combination
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I Just Wasn’t Ready for This
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Dodd-Frank, Obama & China’s Wine Speculators
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Money, Guns and Workers: The True Meaning of Labor Day
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A Symphony of Artistry: Cornerstone Oregon Pinot Noir
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Lima Beans, Wine and Jane’s Addiction
Adventuresome eating was Prime Rib au jus with a little horseradish sauce, or potatoes au gratin, because adding the “au” to anything made it a bit more grown-up and “worldly.” Until I started tasting all kinds of different foods.
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Seghesio: Still a Family Winery
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Reality: The Myth. On Super Bowls and Santorini
While I am serving snacks during half-time of the Super Bowl, I am forced to watch a 53-year old Madonna lip-syncing her greatest hits. Then comes the pom-poms and the cheerleader skirt. Are you SERIOUS, I say aloud? This is what has become of my generation?
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Don’t Settle for the Turkey
Sometimes it is easier to settle — when it’s Wednesday, they still have a few fresh turkeys but you just can’t find a Butterball. When the vintage on the wine list is sold out. When the economy sucks and you need a job, any job — just to be able to take care of yourself, hold on to your house or feed your family.
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Don’t be a Wine Specatator
How many of us have by-passed a wine because Robert M. Parker, Jr. or one of his minions deems it an 89 or below? While Parker may not be responsible for Kenny G, his followers are sometimes a bit more like iFans than Android Users.