That a week it was. Sexism and misogyny? Sure. That Forbes interview went up as a response to a supposedly ‘satirical’ piece penned by Ron Washam. It created quite the Twitter-storm. Then... read more →
WILD WORLD COMING TO AUSTIN!! Did someone say tastings? Change that to festival. Clear your calendars for the weekend of May 18th and 19th and make sure you’ll be... read more →
The following story, NOMA, won 1st for best Food & Wine story from Born Digital Awards. Yippee!! Many thanks to the judges for liking this. I loved writing the piece... read more →
Just a few weeks ago I was tagging along with my friends, Melissa Clark and Elizabeth Minchilli, in mimosa-full Rome where they were presiding over an offal tour. I,... read more →
Since the turn of the year, it's been the season of quick trips. First Chile. Two weeks later, I skipped the Loire… oops! and instead, went to Spain. It had been... read more →
It’s been a bit wild since 2019 debuted. It started with reporting in Chile. I flew direct on Latam to Santiago, took a puddle jumper to Concepción and there was... read more →
What do I think the trends and issues coming up this year will be? Thanks for asking. #1: Natural Whines The natural wine revolution will continue to morph and provoke.... read more →
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"Go ahead, you don't have to stay with me," Ethel said. Ethel, that's my no-longer-89-year-old, still doing the daily drive in from Long Beach to 'the place' on the Bowery, Mom.... read more →
That’s me and Melanie Tarlant when I visited during the smashing 2018 harvest. Plenty of Tarlant surprises coming up. Stay tuned. Managing editor Christy Frank pushed me to write (practically)... read more →