Nutty as a Fruitcake
When my sister and I were little, we would make the annual trek to Aunt Mariana and Uncle Doodle's house for a holiday visit. Aunt Mariana would reach up high into her pantry and take down the fruitcake we were forced to eat each Christmas. My sister and I would...
The other orange drink
Little did I know that I would grow up to consume a breakfast liquid that closely resembles industrial effluent, or rain forest mud mixed with compost. But I do. And I love this stuff. It's loaded with carrot, celery, cucumber, collard greens, kale and parsley. It's...
Saratoga Holiday Wine Stroll
Saratoga by Candlelight — that's what's in store for you if you walk off your Thanksgiving feast at the 2nd Annual Holiday Wine Stroll, Friday, Nov. 25, 4pm til 7pm. You can walk through charming Saratoga, enjoying strolling carolers, take a carriage ride, hear live...
Vine Hill’s new tasting room
The countdown is on for a December 2-3 opening of the area's newest wine tasting room, lodged—logically enough—in the midst of a suite of popular tasting boites at Ingalls & Swift, aka Surf City Vintners by way of Kelly's. Arms still aching from a marathon session...
Holiday Wine @ Shoppers
An unbelievable deal awaits at Shoppers Corner in the form of a 2006 Pinot Noir Anderson Valley from Demuth Winery that drinks like $45 but costs only (better sit down) $9.99. Details. This garnet-hued baby is accessible yet complex, immediate but not superficial....
Inside the Flame
A book of sensory adventure: The rituals, passions and discoveries of an engaged life.