Peninsula Cellars Bel Lago Chateau Grand Traverse Tom Stevenson, MW, who has written books on Champagne and Alsace, wrote a few pieces a couple years back after visiting Michigan. He liked the wines and the state’s potential.... (1 reply, last updated by crw77 August 21, 2009)

Glad you brought this topic up, as I’ve been meaning to direct tell folks that Tom Stevenson's latest edition can be downloaded for free. I actually prefer having it in electronic format so that I can search more easily. As... (11 replies, last updated by MammaMia October 18, 2003)

Wine, Revised and Updated Edition, by Tom Stevenson http://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Champagne-Sparkling-Revised-Updated/dp/1891267612/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/102-2080634-6594556?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1174410246&sr=1-2 (4 replies, last updated by zin1953 March 20, 2007)

a shot if you want to keep trying thai places in the area. Taste of Asia on Main also does some Thai and the tom yum I had there wasn’t bad. Good luck. Link: http://imcookinhere.blogspot.com (5 replies, last updated by trupe June 29, 2006)

I don’t have anything more to add to the good advice already provided. But I did want to direct you to a Champagne discussion currently in progress on the General Topics board that might interest you. Also, be sure to... (8 replies, last updated by ChoHound October 17, 2003)

. I own the 1997 edition, written by Tom Stevenson, and it is visibly well-loved — dog-eared, with a spine that is starting to break down. It’s the place that I start whenever I explore a new area of wine. I greatly... (28 replies, last updated by eatzalot August 25, 2007)

Thanks again, to everyone for taking time to post your suggestions. Seattle, here we come! PS Continuing the discussion on serving alcohol to minors, I was reading the 2008 Wine Report by Tom Stevenson and the chapter on the... (17 replies, last updated by staffstuff February 21, 2008)

/duck will also hold up well, and you can get that from Kwong Shing (Clement/9th-ish). Ask Grover or Tom at GoGo or Chin at TK for advice, and they will gladly offer. Hope all goes well for your friend, but what a ghastly time... (4 replies, last updated by precipice October 19, 2004)

Chino Wayne, the reason I was in Napa was to attend a tasting of sparkling wines followed by botrytis non-fortified dessert wines later that afternoon. The open binder I was studying at the table was my copy of Tom Stevenson's... (5 replies, last updated by Chino Wayne April 12, 2005)

Clark’s, Tom Stevenson's and Hugh Johnson’s are also useful. Here are some of the less cantankerous threads discussing the topic: New to Wine http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/424775 Seeking a Wine Reference... (13 replies, last updated by thegourmetbachelor June 24, 2009)

Creek in Valencia has good food, but its a brew pub type atmosphere. BBQ Club has good ribs, and has entertainment some nights, but is basically one open room with small tables. For Italian in Stevenson Ranch there is Spumoni,... (12 replies, last updated by kathykat November 7, 2006)

want less acidity, drink the wines on release (they tell you not to hold them) and new, different flavors. The wines are 100% ML, very forward, and much riper with oodles of fruit. And, they are extraordinarily popular in this... (9 replies, last updated by Rochelle May 18, 2001)

Tom, I think there is a problem with Harbour Village. You didn’t catch them on an off day. I have not been to this Harbour Village, but was at the one in San Francisco (I believe they are part of the same group) last year. I... (13 replies, last updated by Kit April 5, 2000)

"Good cakey donuts ACROSS the street from KK’s Chelsea location. It’s called DONUTS." And that particular donut place (at 8th Ave. and 23rd St.) was sited by Tom Waits (in Time Out) as his favorite New York food place!... (41 replies, last updated by bigjeff September 4, 2002)

. If you want truly huge, warehouse style Asian market, there is one on Pulaski just a block or two south of the Stevenson (55). It’s on the west side of Pulaski, on the corner, sort of nestled in to a strangely... (4 replies, last updated by goldeneyedgoddess August 28, 2005)