Hi Hounds, I recently moved to San Diego and am in search of a shop with some variety and decent prices ($15-20)...any suggestions? I live in the Normal Heights area so anywhere close-ish would be a plus but if I can get good...

If you’re from LA, probably you are used to driving some distance for dinner. The drives to dinner from El Dorado Hills will be much more relaxing. As previously posted, Folsom is close but Placerville, Roseville, Citrus Heights,...

of the little town of Aldie, which has several antique shops, the Little Apple Pastry Shop, and a very nice winery (Chrysalis) on Champe Ford Rd. just west of Aldie. The Swedenburg and Willowcroft wineries are also close by. And...

Why do you need a “big store”? The biggest one I know of of any quality is Heights Chateau, but there are so many great middle and small size stores in Brooklyn, each with different strenghts and weaknesses.How many...

of flavors, making it the height of versatility. This preparation combines a tart-sweet cider-based marinade that includes exotic spices characteristic of Middle Eastern style preparations. Sokol Blosser Evolution, Willamette...

I had another Australian, Altoona Hills, which was as good as Teal Lake and a few $ cheaper. There was a Cab-Shiraz in particular which is good. I’ve also seen a new Israeli winery, Efrat IIRC, and I had a red from there...

Read it again, Robert. It does not say there is a nitrogen ball. There is no similarity with Guiness technology. All Mollydooker do is what virtually every other winery on the planet does, which is to ‘sparge’ the...

, Scott Paul, Chehalem, Adelsheim (not a HUGE fan of their pinots), four Graces Sat: domaine drouhin, domaine serene, archery summit, Penner-Ash, Bergstrom, Torii Mor Sun: St. innocent, Cristom, Bethel Heights, King Estate. If you...

servicable Pinot Blancs and the best and original comes from wineries like Zind Humbrecht in Alsace. For price/selection, I think garnet at ~67 and Lex is by far the best store in town, Astor is a distant second. Hope that helps....

Eastside is one of the best kept secrets in L.A...... It somehow does not even feel like your in L.A. when you’re there..... Another good sandwich (sandwich only) place is Lanza Brothers Market in Lincoln Heights..... Not sure...

's and Dalton tend to be in the $20s and $30s.) If you’re looking for something a bit less expensive, I’m a big fan of the Gush Etzion winery, which makes a fantastic Chardonnay that’s oaky and crisp. It’s...

), but is still pretty mildly flavored. Shao Mei in LA used to serve porridge with bits of yams in it, but it’s been years since I’ve been. A breakfast place like Four Seas in Hacienda Heights will almost certainly have...

microbrews and love Pinot Noir. We’re getting in Friday morning, and we thought since we can’t check into our hotel until afternoon, we might drive down into the Willamette Valley and taste at a couple of wineries. I...

, and was giving Stanford credit for giving him the renewed energy to take his company to new heights of success. He told of the initial scepticism of winemakers, but his company now services wineries worldwide with its...

When our kids were small, we used to take them to Wilkens Farm in Yorktown Heights for apple picking. It was always fun, although we came home with far too many apples. It’s about 45 minutes north of the Bronx, straight up...