Caribbean Carrier: New Continental Flights to Bonaire
From Dive News Wire: Beginning December 16, Continental Airlines — the world’s sixth largest carrier — will launch a weekly non-stop flight from its Houston hub to/from the southern Caribbean…
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One of my favorite dessert wines: Great “help” for private chefs, serve just before dessert!!!!
One of my favorite dessert wines: Great “help” for private chefs, serve just before dessert!!!! “The legendary ‘Tokaj Eszencia’ a precious and mysteriously sweet wine that has been credited with…
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Ooooh! A Juicy South African!
Here’s a South African white that got good reviews from Spectator and happens to sell at an affordable price to boot. Worth a try…via South African WineNews
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A G0-Go Galaxy: Alabama’s U.S. Space & Rocket Center
Walking into the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala., I felt like I was on the set of Star Trek, minus the aliens. Jumpsuit-clad pods of astronauts-in-training mingled…
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Terroir… a Conference
I’m posting a lot about terroir. Maybe because I’m in France at the moment, and there seems to be a near-religious reverence as to the actual geographical provenance of the…
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Fashion & Shopping Shrine: Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills
Julia Roberts shopped there in “Pretty Woman.” Leonardo DeCaprio shops here when he’s in town. So did my family. But we didn’t have the carefree attitude or unlimited budget these…
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Ground Walkers Walk But Northwest Keeps Flying
Detroit and Minneapolis-St. Paul were not the best destinations last Friday when the mechanics walked off the job from Northwest Airlines Corporation. But America’s fourth-largest carrier vowed to keep flying…
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Buzz Buzz Buzz ….it may not be you…
If you are getting more than your usual buzz from your wine it may not be that you are drinking more (or that age is affecting your ability to metabolize…
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The 911 on Cell Phone ICE: In Case of Emergency
Think about this for a second: If you were in an accident and a paramedic was trying to reach a loved one on your cell phone, how could they tell…