A new cookbook from the owners of A16 in San Francisco.

Sometimes wine talk can be pretentious bunk; other times it’s universal.

And a bottle of rosé. A pairing story, part two.

The dichotomy of wine country, as a commercial agricultural landscape, and also achingly beautiful.

My Hawaiian vacation fantasy.

It’s amazing how well a good sparkling wine can pair with food that comes from boxes and plastic bags.

I had four good wines open, and was interested in each of them, and I finally just set them all on the table.

MEDIOCRE!! I’ll never go back. There are so many fabulous restaurants in Paris; do not waste your time on this one. Has Daniel Rose's new SPRING opened yet? Watch for it. I adored Perraudin & dream of their tiny cheese...

ND, there are seven full service “preferred caterers” on Steam Whistle’s list. They are 10tation Event Catering, Amazing Food Service, Beyond Catering, Daniel et Daniel, Eatertainment, en Ville Event and Rose...

On this evening, it all came together perfectly.

At least one Zin: talking to Joel Gott.

I remember feeling that wine was life, and that that apartment would be perfect for me forever, and that Berkeley’s Rockridge district was the best place on Earth.

Scary news and culinary coping mechanisms.

I read about a small place Spring, Rue Tour de Auvergne, .01-45-96-72., that opened in October in the 9th with an American chef/owner, Daniel Rose, formerly a cook at Le Meurice. Very soon after opening it got a good review in...

Two very old bottles turn out surprisingly good; the new wine’s not so bad either.