| Watch these pages for the full reports and some cool wine reviews for pipeño and beyond. Two weeks after Chile? I headed to Spain where, I tell you the truth, I saw some Americans from San Francisco reaching for the bottles with mouse as their preference. I think this is a good time to revisit the piece I wrote for Omnivore. In eating news, hey! You know that Diego Moyo, last seen at his restaurant Hemlock is now at Racines and that is magic. Now, the restaurant is bursting with warmth. It’s kind of a love fest. The food price points are more democratic and there’s food to match the wine. Diego food. Those lentils with smoked trout roe? How could that be so good? Or the white beans with little ant hills of mustard seeds? Is there a more creative chef in town? And a list that now is rich in natural. Deep. Important. Dare I say it looks like… Rouge Tomate’s of old? I thought this week was going to be light on content, but now it’s heavy. I’m squeezing in a fabulous piece for the tech geeks from Aaron Ayscough. Read about the technique with no name giving carbonic maceration a run for its money. There’s also a little eating and drinking recommendation for you in Little Italy and of course the wines. Several are not available in the United States but they should definitely be on your radar. | 
