Edible Arts in Europe
Tomorrow we take off for a month in Europe. First stop is Madrid to begin a week-long tour through the famed Spanish wine regions of Rioja and Ribera Del Duero […]
Road Fever
As some of you know, I spend much of the year wandering around the country sampling regional wine and food, taking in the sights, and trying to dodge weather events […]
Small Cafés and Hole-in-the-Wall Restos Best of 2015
The first thing I do when I arrive in a town is seek out the good cheap eats with local flavor. Here’s the ten best I discovered in 2015. 1. […]
Texas Hill Country Wine Road (not everything is bigger in Texas)
Big hats, big trucks, big sky, big personalities, and of course a large land mass. There is some truth to the slogan “everything is bigger in Texas”. Even their wine […]
Peasant Food the Texas Way: Chicken Fried Steak
Cheap eats are good when made with pride and care. Peasant food is fascinating. At worst it is inedible. By necessity made from humble, common ingredients often of poor quality, when […]
Ciao New Orleans
Tomorrow we leave New Orleans after 10 days of crawfish, boudin, po’boys and a little jazz. This is a great food culture, always interesting whether you’re spending $100 or $10 […]
Missouri Wine Country: History in a Bottle
In Oregon wine country they talk about dirt; in Napa they talk about scores, in Sonoma they talk about why they aren’t Napa. The first thing you hear about when […]
Willamette Valley’s Vintage Tale: a Lesson about Wine Quality
One sign that a winery is dedicated to quality is their willingness to hold back the release of a vintage until it’s ready. Last fall we visited the Willamette Valley […]
The Thai That Blinds: Pok Pok PDX
I’ve got one shot, one night in Portland, and way to many good restaurants from which to choose. A first world problem to be sure but a problem nevertheless—the tyranny […]
Eureka Seeka
We were in Silicon Valley in June, about to head north, and almost all of California was scorching in 100-plus temperatures. Desperately looking for a place to park for a […]
Roving Decanter 