Kiwis Love LA: Hotel Bel-Air Summer New Zealand BBQ
If you can’t fly for 19 hours from California to New Zealand to sample the wines, don’t worry. The Hotel Bel-Air, that Mobil five-star award winner, is bringing the best…
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Call Me A Cab: California Wines Again Win Taste-Off Vs. French
We’ve got legs and we know how to use them. That’s the bottom line on a taste-off yesterday of California wines vs. French in a cross-continental contest of wines that…
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Make Your Own Wine: Crushpad, San Francisco
For several years, I made my own beer at a storefront in my little suburban town. Every other month, I’d get together with my buddies, AKA the “Brews Brothers,” and…
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Francofiles, Unite: Christophe Restaurant Francais, Sausalito
Since 1978, four-course Early Bird Dinners (5-6pm) for just $15.95 and four-course Prix Fixe meals for only $23.00 have helped Christophe Restaurant Francais carve out a nice niche for itself…
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A Penultimate Pinot Noir: Willamette Valley, Oregon
For 40 years, Pinor Noir vines have thrived in Oregon’s distinctive Willamette Valley winegrowing region, becoming one of the world’s most respected sources of these wines. Today, there are more…
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Beauty & The Feast: Chic’s Seafood, San Francisco
I enjoyed a great lunch last week at Chic’s Seafood Restaurant and Bar with my friends Martina and Sharon. The view from this floor-to-windows second story wood and glass eatery…
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Classic Cars & California Wines: Jaguar Wine Country Classic
Vintage wine, fine cuisine and classic car afficionados can all enjoy a few days at the races as the 20th Anniversary Jaguar Wine Country Classic zooms into Sonoma on June…
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Reds, Whites & News: Secrets of Sommeliers, San Francisco
You go to a fancy restaurant. The sommelier comes to your table and starts chatting. You don’t know squat about wine and can’t tell the dif between a Cab Sauv,…
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Thousands of Restaurant Reviews & Menus: Amazon.com
Books. Cookbooks. Restaurant Books. Restaurant Reviews. Sounds like a logical progression at Amazon.com, so it’s now offering a free service featuring thousands of restaurant menus. Initially, this service is for…
