August 2006

Nomaville: Apocalypse Now or Later

August 31, 2006

A noteworthy byproduct of writing these columns is that I’m often approached for other related kinds of work. Happily, I’ve been asked to do my cockeyed shtick at weddings, sharpen my rapier wit at ribbon cuttings, pen pithy endorsements for print ads and to occasionally weigh the pleas of poachers. So, it didn’t seem out [...]

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SonomaWino: Pour Guy

August 30, 2006

Bartender Danny Donaldson knows the velocity of vodka and the g-force of gin. The popular staffer at the Lodge at Sonoma’s Carneros Bistro is a practitioner of “flairing,” an acrobatic admixture of equal parts bartending and, well, Cirque du Soleil. Bottles soar above Donaldson’s head, twirl behind his back and land – usually – in [...]

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The Week That Was: Robots and Booze

August 25, 2006

Greetings Brilliant and Beautiful Readers – Here in the wine country, much to-do is made of “pairings,” as in the ubiquitous mash-up of wine and cheese. Other noted pairings include Romulus and Remus (or their modern counterparts Bert and Ernie), Superman and kryptonite as well as laser light shows and blotter acid. Here’s a pairing [...]

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SonomaWino: Breakfast of Champions

August 25, 2006

There are two ways to conduct early a.m. drinking in Sonoma: start the party late and keep going until it’s early again, or rise before the sun and scamper down to one of several local taverns, where early birds are always sure to get the tequila worm. Breakfast of Champions. The phrase. of course, is [...]

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