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Wine a key ingredient at Bentley’s
by Frank Mangio
5 days ago | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
I love a quality steakhouse. Once through the front door, the décor, the courteous service, the white table cloths on the rich walnut tables, the worldly red wines and steaks on the menu all promis...



Howell Mountain is where it’s at if you’re in Napa Valley
by Frank Mangio
19 days ago | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Millions of wine lovers, touristy types and California back-country drivers are driven to explore a revered 44,000 acres of wineriess and vineyards known as the Napa Valley. It makes only 4 percent...
The New Tasting Rooms These unconventional wine bars appeal to connoisseurs of all kinds, from beer geeks to artisanal-cheese fanatics to book lovers. Bouley Bakery. Photo © Nicole Bartelme. Chicago: Rootstock This hip new bar puts equal emphasis on small-production beers and wines. Iowa City: Prairie Lights A favorite of David Sedaris's, this cult bookstore added a wine bar to pay homage to a literary society that drank there in the 1930s. New York: By the Ounce at Bouley Bakery …
Mon Mar 01 14:14:10 -0600 2010
I don't have a whole lot of patience for people who take themselves very, very seriously. Particularly if those people are wine experts. Wine should be fun. Yes, I think you should swirl and sniff and play the guess-the-flavor game , but at the end of the day, I like to drink wine because it tastes good and I have a great time. This issue provides lots of opportunities for that kind of satisfying wine experience . In this quest, I have a few role models. Two are star chef Daniel Boulud …
Mon Mar 01 14:13:47 -0600 2010
Glassware Photo © Antonis Achilleos Unbreakable Stemware We dropped, bashed and stepped on these new BPA-free plastic glasses from Sur La Table (left) , but they would not crack. The delicately lipped, crystal-clear glasses come in several styles, from highballs to flutes, and are perfect for outdoor entertaining. $40 for a set of six; surlatable.com . Curvy Glasses Holmegaard's "Cocoon" glasses have undulating stems (right) . $37 for two; scantrendsusa.com . Heart Decanter …
Mon Mar 01 12:59:44 -0600 2010
Water and Wages for Africa Photo © Indego Africa Job Training Indego Africa returns all profits from the sale of fair-trade handicrafts, like wine-bottle bags and Dutch wax cloth coasters (left) , to its Rwandan artisans. Plus, it provides training in entrepreneurship, literacy and computer skills. indegoafrica.org . Clean Water Wine to Water began as a series of wine-tasting fund-raisers. Now, founder Doc Hendley works directly with people in places like Darfur and Uganda to build …
Mon Mar 01 12:59:16 -0600 2010
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Big menu and it’s all good at Lotus Café and Juice Bar
by David Boylan
12 days ago | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
I will admit when I saw the size of the menu at Lotus Café, I thought “Oh no, here we go again with a giant menu with no focus or direction.” My son Quinn told me to lighten up and not jump to conc...
Brett’s BBQ serves authentic slow-smoked Southern barbecue
by David Boylan
26 days ago | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
I love authentic barbecue and Brett’s BBQ is overflowing with authenticity, passion and the unbridled enthusiasm of its proprietors Brett Nicholson and Bruce Weisman. Everything about this place ma...
New Year’s wish list for North County restaurants
by David Boylan
1 month ago | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
I eat out a lot so sure, I’m probably a little more sensitive to the little things that can make or break a dining experience. I don’t write this column to put a restaurant out of business so I try...
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