Is Fine Dining Dead?
I'm sure you have your opinions on this one, but the view from my wineglass tells me that we are way past the rococo period of the last few decades. You know, where every menu involved footnotes. Every server rattled off recitations of designer ingredients that might...
Shoppers Wine Bonanza
Fans of Vine Hill's well-crafted wines will want to rush over to Shoppers Corner immediately. In-house wine guru Andre Beauregard has slashed prices on a terrific array of Vine Hill and Cumbre Syrahs, Chardonnays and many other varietals—in half! That means, for...
Main Street Garden Cafe!
This outstanding appetizer salad of organic heirloom tomatoes, and a tumescent pannacotta laced with garden basil was one of many flavor-intensive summer dishes I enjoyed at Main Street Garden & Cafe last week. Our main course— a wood-fired pizza topped with lamb...
Soif Turns Ten
Congratulations to Patrice Boyle and company for, gulp, ten years of quenching discerning thirsts at their sleek and amiable bôite, Soif. Hard to believe this downtown landmark opened its doors on August 6, 2002. To celebrate Walnut Avenue, between Pacific and Cedar...
Ultimate Granola
Turn back the clock to the hippie heyday and make your own custom, gluten-free granola. This could be a world-changer, this recipe from culinary explorer Dee Vogel. Dee-vine Granola Mix: 6 C. oats 2 C/ nuts, any kind, roughly chopped 1 C. each pumpkin seeds and...
Inside the Flame
A book of sensory adventure: The rituals, passions and discoveries of an engaged life.