Epicurean Adventures
Wining, dining and traveling — bohemian vagabondism for R&R and R&D.
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’Twas a Wine Country Christmas
With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore, it’s time for my annual redux of “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” better known by its portentous first line, which opens with the Shakespearean-hued contraction ’Twas… ’Twas a Wine Country Christmas and all through…
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Hail, Caesar: The Origin of the Caesar Salad at 100
Americans are precious about food lore, particularly the origins of their favorite dishes. Tell them that French fries are Belgian or that pasta originated in China, and their eyes widen almost as fast as their belts tighten. Entire movies are made…
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On Hitchcock: The Birds, Bodega and Wine
When we think of filmmakers and wine, it’s likely in this order of appearance that they come to mind: Francis Ford Coppola, Orson Welles, and Alexander Payne. Why? Coppola has long had a flourishing wine brand under his own name,…
