Don’t know exactly what sort of style Carneros Alambic made, but the folks behind Hangar One vodka also produce an array of other interesting spirits (including the infamous absinthe that the maker, Lance Winters, discusses... (4 replies, last updated by Atomica June 23, 2008)

Thanks, kobe . . .the winter market that was held outside the tin building. Hungry girl, I couldn’t make it either but I read a thread on this Board all about it. If you do a search of this Board you can read the thread and... (12 replies, last updated by financialdistrictresident January 17, 2008)

have a car and could drive for really good crabs). Would prefer very much for them to be Chesapeake Bay Crabs and not LA/NC crabs, which I would guess rules out most of the places that have more than one location. TIA. (11 replies, last updated by baltimorejim February 21, 2008)

than any Thai I’ve tried in the Westchester and CT area and also read rave reviews about the Hudson House and the Runcible Spoon. Please check out the Pie Lady (closed for winter)on Burd Street next to the Children’s... (21 replies, last updated by corky February 27, 2009)

Blowing Rock (area is known as “The High Country”) is Banner Elk and Grandfather Mountain. My suggestion would be a casual evening dining on tapas at Zuzda’s in Banner Elk at the base of Beech Mountain. While... (8 replies, last updated by joni mae September 6, 2006)

) There is no butcher shop in town to my knowledge, post back if you find one. I’ll post back if I think of anything else. Greenville is a great town if you like outdoor activities. The climate is great (usually – this... (7 replies, last updated by danna January 22, 2003)

good stuff. SOME of their whole bean coffees are quite good too, especially their Winter Blend, sold in 24 oz cannisters. Good imported pastas, interesting oils and snacks, and some exceptional frozen seafood, believe it or not,... (11 replies, last updated by C. Lance Leet December 8, 2002)

concentration of thujone than a bottle of absinthe. Lance Winters, the distiller for St. George Spirits, explained to me that it is the grand wormwood—artemisia absentia—which is direly bitter. In contrast, petite... (18 replies, last updated by eatzalot January 28, 2008)

, canned fruit, water, etc. I remember when the power was out in the winter of 2002, we got pretty bored with our diet (and pretty chilly in this old house, even with a fireplace.) We were lucky, though, as the power was restored... (11 replies, last updated by nofunlatte December 13, 2007)

I have never made it to Bowen’s Island because I don’t care to eat raw oysters in the summer, and I never go to Folly in the winter. I understand that Bowen’s Island is back in business, i’m sure someone... (14 replies, last updated by suse July 2, 2008)

Cafe, Scala’s, and Osteria del Forno. This year, I’d love to be able to go to what the venerable foodies of my favorite city in the country think of as SF’s must-eat-at restaurant of winter 2005. I’d... (23 replies, last updated by Frosty Melon December 2, 2005)

I’ve tasted) is well researched, it avoids propagating old or new absinthe myths, a problem in some popular writing today (see link below). Lance Winters at St. George also avoids this in the article. That’s... (42 replies, last updated by hill food March 14, 2008)

A few weeks ago Michael & I were at the Rosenblum Winery Open House (Alameda, CA). Rosenblum hosts an open house once a year. You get to taste a huge selection of their wines. Its pretty fun although every year it seems to get... (54 replies, last updated by TR May 14, 2002)

If one is going to hoist a cold beer in Austin shouldn’t it be a Shiner Bock in honor of Lance? :-) Me, I’m partial to two summer tails: 1. Chartreuse and tonic 2. Campari and grapefruit (39 replies, last updated by randy September 3, 2001)

Hi, I’m a free-lance reporter for the Wall Street Journal’s “Weekend Journal” section (specifically, one of the “Catalog Critics”) and I’m doing a story/critique on “of the... (18 replies, last updated by Gregg S October 16, 2001)