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Hanna Winery and Vineyards

January 28, 2010

Your faithful lifestyle scribe penned the “Upfront” piece in the January-February edition of Tasting Panel Magazine. The profile of Hanna Winery and Vineyards president Chris Hanna is part of an issue-wide “Women in Wine” theme also featuring photos by Flash Lely. It was a delight to chat with Hanna who has enjoyed great success with [...]

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Nick’s Cove: The Long and Winding Road to a Burger and Brew

November 12, 2009

Driving through rural West Marin County is like driving through a craggy, verdant Mobius strip. If you’re prone to car-sickness the scenic trip might prove lethal. If you survive, good for you, but it’s not “about the journey, man.” Our mission, at least on this day, was to obtain an old school, straight-up non-chichi burger [...]

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Emmy Kaplan: Patrón of the Arts

October 14, 2009

For Emmy Kaplan, the proprietress of both the San Francisco and Sonoma, California iterations of Emmy’s Spaghetti Shack, the secret ingredient to a good cocktail is “freshness.” Fear not for Emmy’s punk rock cred, however, a favorite among Bay Area musicians, artists and foodies alike, the Shack (as it’s colloquially known) has not been Michael [...]

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Governor Declares September “Wine Month,” Or, My Lunch with Arnie

August 28, 2009

So, Governor Schwarzenegger has declared September “California Wine Month” (again). Apparently, he’s never been to Sonoma where every month is “Wine Month,” which is comprised of “Wine Weeks” and “Wine Days,” and so on  – to hours, minutes and nanoseconds. What’s the duration of a “wine nanosecond?” About the amount of time it takes to realize [...]

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