I just returned from the Family Winemakers of California Wine Tasting event.. so I have a good excuse for any typos/mispellings that follow. the Family Winemakers of California may be an “organization that reflects the ‘little guy’s’ point of view” but with over 400 wineries represented (and at least 1000 different wines), it offers one…
Being a natural redhead, I have been cursed with that glow-in-the-dark white skin. My derm keeps yelling at me to put on almost triple digit sunscreen. I’ve tried tanning booths (pre-cancer buzz) and spray on tans, after the word came out, but it ain’t easy. Plus it’s hard to keep smiling, when at the beach,…
I just returned from LA where I went to cover the Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo. There, I was lucky enough to snag a seat at the event below. Talk about a sizzling cook-off! That Mike Midgley (middle photo) is one funny dude, and the chemistry between Oh-So-Sexy Sam Talbot (top left) and bombshell Marisa…
OK, so it’s nowheres near as good as Dr. Seuss’s title, but there’s still time to do your part to SAVE OUR SEAFOOD while feasting on a sumptuous six-course sustainable seafood dinner involving both top fishery scientists and top San Francisco chefs, at 6:30 p.m. at Scott Howard restaurant, Thursday, September 6th, 2007. I don’t…
All of the students are safely under the palapa of the International House. The students represent over a half dozen nations from Italy to Germany, the United States to England. We are all here to learn Spanish, and tonight we are going bond under the 150 mph winds of Dean. The staff here has been…
I am in Playa del Carmen. A lovely little town 45 miles south of Cancun and in the direct path of Dean. The sounds of hammers and saws fills the usually-quiet air as the residents board up windows and doors. The hurricane is expected to be a category 5 and will be slamming into Playa…
An 8.0 earthquke has struck the south coast of Peru Wednesday night. For those of you who know my connection with Peru and VIDA, you will be thinking "what can I do to help". VIDA is working quickly with the US Government, Peruvian government and Americares to air drop medical relief supplies into Pisco, 90…