a bargain. gasp - $65 each for the tour and tasting (with cheese/canapes) at quintessa but still!

, Kopa Kabana for gelati, Il Mugolone, Da Enzo, Al Mangia, Le Logge). • Dinner in Lucca: Buca di San Antonio Tuesday • Rent bikes for the day • Lunch in Lucca: Trattoria da Leo, Il Giglio, La Cecca • Dinner in Lucca: Canuleia...

with the berry things we see made in NE wineries — so are there good wine shops on our route where we can pick up California, Oregon, Washington and/or European wines? If you love wine, tell us where to meet you for a glass...

A winery question I couldn’t easily resolve with a search. My husband and I will be in Sonoma for a few days and want to visit some wineries. We are particular fans of sparkling wine, though we enjoy a well-made wine of almost...

touristy junk shops. It is a place that people actually live, shop, and eat. Definitely I would recommend going on some of the food tours mentioned. And make a point to take in several farmer’s markets. The bounty of produce...

as your commute will be too long otherwise, when it is not bicycle weather. Definitely buy cheap city bicycles for your stay – people of all ages cycle everywhere when the snow is gone, but don’t leave an expensive...

and there that seemed to identify a few potential bottleneck areas and managed to plant themselves there so you had to whistle to catch their attention to get by ... ahhhh ... it made me feel like I really was at the bowl. I...

combine meat and fire in just the right way, even after the movie. I found myself in need of some deliciousness. This was Friday, so the anything-but-standard charity run Santa Maria barbeques were not available. My handy list,...

Birchrunville reservations, especially for weekends, must be made very far in advance, although I’ve been lucky several times and secured last-minute reservations because of cancellations. However, Birchrunville isn’t...

area over the last decade as our local hispanic population has grown seems to suggest that Su Casa really is something special. Also, a few years back my husband was on tour with one of his bands and made it out to California....

Rainer Wess’s 2005 Gruner Veltliner “Pfaffenberg”. The remaining half of a bottle opened on Saturday, when it made a wonderful accompaniment to miso-glazed sockeye with the last-of-season local asparagus....

last trip. It’s always a winner. The next day we had a bike tour planned early, so we had to find a place for breakfast. The afternoon before, I’d tried to find Surrey’s...but somehow we missed it on Magazine...

. Good sauce, good cheese, i don`t even remember the other toppings. Very casual setting. Siqueira Grill Rua Siqueira Campos 16-B ——- Copacabana Tel: 22853442 Very good pay-per-kilo place, a good way to eat when different...

The Sycamore Inn is an idea. Pretty good food and an ambiance that takes you back in time to a feel of old California hospitality you will never forgot. I have never had a bad meal there. I have had some very nice times there...

and wine and food is served. Near the winery are many restaurants, scattered through the North Fork. We like the Cooperage Inn, which is on the west end of the winery region. Legends in New Suffolk, is slightly off the beaten...