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A report from Tales of the tail.

Is it rude to put your elbows on the table?

A quest to master the art and science of mixology.

Modern bread-plate etiquette.

How many samples can you ask for before you buy something?

Genever and gin are both flavored with juniper, but that’s where the similarities end.

If booze is to be slow, it has to be right.

Alcohol level is one of the more-discussed subjects in the wine world.

One man blends his way to the perfect bottle of wine.

Intelligentsia is hosting Home Brewing Seminars every Sunday morning at 10:00 A.M. in their Silver Lake coffee house. The seminar today was run by Kyle, who is the manager or coffee guru or something special – it was hard...

I attended a cheese seminar at the Cheese Store of Beverly Hills. This particular class was sponsored through the New School of Cooking. There were about 12 students and we met at the store at 6:30 on Wednesday evening. First up...

i recently recieved information about the american food media conference that will be held at greystone in st. helena in the fall and thot someone might be interested in it. it’s three days, nov. 5-8 and looks like it...

Spent a delightful two hours last Saturday afternoon at the Upstairs/Downtown restaurant, perhaps one of the least known gems of the local dining scene. http://www.upstairsdowntown.com The “Wine Pros” (see link below)...

of these restaurants to “mediocre” that was involved in catered seminars.