Decanting Wine Online
New French oak, small production, dense California fruit, and an attentive, niche-savvy negociant. Is that enough to make great wine? What if we throw in some bandwidth? As consumers grow…
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Aloha to An Award Winner: Hilton Wailoloa Village: Big Island of Hawaii
Recently named the #1 Top Family Resort in Hawaii by Travel + Leisure Family Magazine, the Hilton Waikoloa Village is a unique extremely upscale resort. Where else can you take…
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Ina Garten Da Vida: The Barefoot Contessa At Home Recipe Book
I was fortunate to meet The Barefoot Contessa Friday night in Corte Madera, about 15 minutes north of San Francisco, with three generations of her fans: my wife, daughter, mother…
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The World’s Scariest Travel Stories: A Real Scream, #4 in a Series
Sometimes, when you’re on the road, your life can be threatened in ways you never imagined. More of my scariest travel moments: • Risking death by hitchhiking in Dunkirk, France:…
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Invitation: Bay Area Winery Steps It Up, Woodside, CA
If you live anywhere from San Jose to San Francisco, you may or may not know about a hidden gem up in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Easily accessible from 101…
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Hotel Fouquet’s Barriere, Paris
The newest member of the World’s Leading Hotels opened in Paris today at the fashionable address of the Champs-Elysees and Avenue George V. The Hôtel Fouquet’s Barrière offers all the…
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Kitchen 2 Kitchen, Part 1: San Francisco
We had the most perfect weather imaginable last weekend in the Bay Area, and I’m not embarrassed to say that I spent the whole glorious weekend inside — and I…
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Croatia Presents Gastronomy of the 19th Century
The second annual Gastronomy of the 19th Century is being presented in Croatia now through December 15, 2006. Twenty restaurants in Opatija, located on the eastern coast of the Adriatic,…
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From Russia With A Love of Money: Millionaire Fair, Moscow
Approximately 20% of Russians earn less than $410 US per month. Yet the country now has an estimated 33 billionaires and about 90,000 millionaires. In fact, more rich people live…
