"Some useless information, supposed to fire my imagination…"

by Katie Gomez September 5, 2008

ONE OF A GAZILLION REASONS WHY RATINGS ARE USELESS: You’re sitting at a cozy table in the latest hip restaurant, you’ve just decided that you’re gonna give the Pomegranate-Glazed Duck Breasts a go, and now you’ve gotta tackle that tome they call a wine list. In your pocket there’s a cute little digital gizmo that […]

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"Let me sleep all night in your soul kitchen, warm my mind near your gentle stove…"

by Katie Gomez September 4, 2008

The world of food and wine is no different than that of fashion in that it is just as susceptible to trends. We all remember with equal parts nostalgia and embarrassment just how much goat cheese and how many sundried tomatoes we consumed in the 80s, for example. What’s unique about the gastronomic world right […]

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“Well, I stand up next to a mountain, and I chop it down with the edge of my hand…”

by Katie Gomez September 3, 2008

Monday morning, August 18, 1969. Woodstock Music Festival, Bethel, New York. A mud-caked audience that peaked at over 400,000 people dwindles to 30,000 tops, many just hoping to catch an earful of Jimi Hendrix before heading home. Cold, wet and tired, they wait for Hendrix and his band to take the stage. Jimi had originally […]

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