AltWeeklies Wire
A Watered-Down Beer Billnew
Some activists contend that a new California law banning caffeinated beer and malt liquor didn't go far enough.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
08-24-2011 |
Food+Drink
Mr. Whiskeynew
Fionnan O'Connor wants to cultivate the blossoming whiskey renaissance in the Bay Area. But a backwards state law may prevent his dream from ever becoming reality.
East Bay Express |
Bailey Pennick |
06-17-2011 |
Food+Drink
Organic Co-op Lowers Standardsnew
Organic Valley, a trailblazer for small, sustainable farms, has an exclusive deal with a California factory-farm egg producer that doesn't let its chickens roam freely outdoors.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
05-09-2011 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Organic Valley
Zinfandels: Of Mountains and Monopolynew
Some wines aren't as big as they seem.
East Bay Express |
Jody Brettkelly |
01-12-2011 |
Food+Drink
Chardonnays: Butter, Fruit, or Tin?new
Is innovation always a good thing?
East Bay Express |
Jody Brettkelly |
12-20-2010 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Wine, Chardonnay
Rieslings: Sweet Wunderbar-ish Winesnew
But should we say Ja! to them?
East Bay Express |
Jody Brettkelly |
10-12-2010 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Riesling, Sweet Wines
Beyond Vermouthnew
At a growing number of Bay Area restaurants, some of the signature cocktails now contain wine.
East Bay Express |
Carolyn Jung |
09-29-2010 |
Food+Drink
Flowers Are the New Fruitnew
A some restaurants, chefs are putting the petals to the metal.
East Bay Express |
Anneli Rufus |
09-29-2010 |
Food+Drink
Pretty Label Winesnew
Many of us occasionally buy wines because they have a gorgeous label, but few of us admit to it We were heading for a week's vacation in Santa Barbara, which is surely the supermodel of seaside towns...
East Bay Express |
Jody Brettkelly |
08-26-2010 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Wine
Wine From a Land Down Undernew
New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs: decent wines for feeling fine.
East Bay Express |
Jody Brettkelly |
08-06-2010 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Wine
Greenwashing the Milknew
Despite a downturn, two giants of the organic milk industry are going strong. And the secret to their success appears to be a loophole in federal law that lets them market their milk as "organic" while raising their herds in a manner that critics say mocks the term.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
11-25-2009 |
Food+Drink
How the Sustainable-Food Movement Drove One Family to the Frozen-Food Aislenew
While I was thinking about what kinds of foods are good for my kids' bodies and our Earth, my family was seeing less and less of me. That's when it came to me: I'm not going to cook anymore.
East Bay Express |
Sierra Filucci |
09-23-2009 |
Food+Drink
Six Shirazes and Shiraz Blends from Australia Offer Something to Suit Every Palatenew
For many Wineaux, mass-market Australian Shiraz played a key role in our earliest attempts at wine-related sophistication. I can still picture the $3.99 bottle I brought proudly to a friend's dinner party in the mid 1990s.
East Bay Express |
Blair Campbell |
07-15-2009 |
Food+Drink
What Is Killing the East Bay's Soul Food Restaurants?new
The recession has been hard on restaurants of every type, but it's been particularly hard on the owners of soul food, Caribbean, or Louisiana kitchens
East Bay Express |
Sam Levin |
07-15-2009 |
Food+Drink
A Difference of Opinion on the Usually-Reliable Bargain Malbecsnew
It was no surprise that I really enjoyed this latest round of Malbecs, two of which hail predictably from Argentina's Mendoza region, with the third coming from unspecified "coastal vineyards" in California. The surprise was that our Token Winemaker really didn't.
East Bay Express |
Blair Campbell |
10-29-2008 |
Food+Drink
