February’s Newsletter is being sent to subscribers. The theme is the meaning of comfort food, and includes the following articles: “A Challenge: The Limits of
San Diego Wines: Orfila Syrah Estate Ambassador’s Reserve 2008
Right out of the bottle, the nose shows black plum melding sinuously with high-toast oak and hints of tobacco—a lovely first impression. With some aeration,
In Your Face Cuisine
Wylie Dufresne looks like an aging refugee from Boney Legs Thompson and the Married Cousins Blues Review. But with output like Pickled Beef Tongue with
Wine Review: Francis Coppola Alicante Bouschet 2008
Alicante Bouschet is an obscure grape although it was widely planted in the U.S during prohibition and has some acreage today in the South of
Can Starbucks Transform Americans into Liberal Winos?
In one sense, the United States drinks a lot of wine. Last spring we passed France as the largest wine consuming country in the world.
Real Men Don’t Eat Fiddly Foods!
Esquire’s “Eat Like a Man” blog features John Mariani confidently contending that cooking is a craft, never an art. Thus, imagination and creativity go into
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 