in the adjacent parking lot so we did a quick tour – not much of interest, but one stand offered some nice banks in the shape of animals. Our next destination was the Las Vegas Premium Outlets, but we managed to lose both...

during a "grand tour" I’ve had many different wines from 5 countries with no headache at all. The only wine I can drink in the US are those labelled “organic no sulfites added” with no ill effects. Brandy, scotch,...

,95) with a zesty sauce, trying not to crash into one of the numerous fences on the FSE where the repairs were carried out on my way there. After that appetizer, I headed to the California for a bowl of oriental combination soup...

with the times — there’s wonderful cheese, artisan bread, fantastic herbs and spices and of course that Ohio City Pasta to be had, but the whole FEEL between the two is just different. And as for parking, I disagree...

discontinuing the relationship with the producer if standards aren’t met, which is a big incentive to keep them on track).

is a must during the trip though not exclusive, but I believe they want to keep mains < $20), whereas I would prefer to go off the beaten track and taste just about anything. Seeing as the family has one car, I would...

of Cap’n Crunch or tear open a bag of Doritos. Not a an ironic, tongue-in-cheek, deconstructed “Dorito” hand formed from organically grown Mexican blue corn and coated with in-house dehydrated artisanal cheddar...

-30 months the wine ages is French oak barrels at $700+ per barrel, the cost of bottles, corks, machinery and labor . . . I am NOT saying the average California super-premium Cabernet doesn’t have a healthy profit margin in...

. “Food miles” is an interesting concept, but it’s more than that; I’m certainly not going to buy any kind of parmesan cheese that isn’t Parmegiana-Reggiano, and I don’t particularly care if...

would be coming right out of the oven, so piping hot that I had to wait a 2-5 minutes before I can eat it. Their artisan bread was also out of this world, I loved their Fougasse bread, loaded with olives and herbs, and their blue...

, even though we also have regional or subcultural variations. If an Alexis de Tocqueville were to tour our cullinary landscape today, he might hold up a mirror to ourselves that would enable us to recognize things about our food...

.) I loved the motorcycle running the switchbacks with Mt. Ranier in the background – the soundtrack is Raiiiiiiiii....(upshift)neeeeeeeeeerrrrrr... (upshift)beeeeeeeeeeeeerrrr... (and the bike is gone in the distance!)...

are being “poisoned” by our food supply. The concept of risk assessment is that you weigh the possibility of the likely outcome against your actions. Millions of people still choose to live in California despite the...

into the aisles? I would gladly pay a premium to have a checker and a bagger at each line at all times. Maybe they’ll even say hello and make eye contact!

I don’t like to freeze bread either, but in the summer sandwich bread goes moldy so fast — sometimes as little as 24 hours. For artisanal loaves or home-baked we’ll eat it before it stales, or use it that way,...