two of my favorite things

The local Chickenland wine shop held the most ingenius tasting last Saturday: various sparkling wines paired with French fries.Of...

in la-la land

I have a weird relationship with L.A. It's where I grew up, but I don't really like coming "home" because (a) my parents moved so...

already homesick

It's hard to pack your suitcase when certain furry orange creatures don't want you to leave....

the beast

So you may have heard about the mega-mushroom that was picked in a forest in Mexico. I sent the article to our mushroom expert friend,...

clock-watching

As the clock ticks its way toward The Weekend (finally!), I find myself asking a very important question: What are we going to have...

bridge-and-tunneler

That's me.The truth became clear last week, when I was making plans to meet a friend who was in town from Cleveland. (And this friend...

cyrus wins

There are the meals you remember forever. Like my first wine dinner, which was at Justin Vineyards & Winery in Paso. I was a...