AltWeeklies Wire
A New Day at the Racesnew
Golden Gate Fields' new synthetic racetrack may make horse racing safer, but it certainly will be slower.
East Bay Express |
Kibby Kleiman |
11-08-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
The Strange Drawings of Brian Brooksnew
The artist behind Emily the Strange attempts to exorcise his creation from his art.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Virella |
10-31-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Good Washington Whites, Courtesy of Big Tobacconew
It's an unfortunate fact of the American wine industry that cheap good wines rarely come from scrappy, small producers. More often, they come from corporate behemoths that can easily leverage the economies of scale that making a cheap good wine without losing your shirt requires.
East Bay Express |
Blair Campbell |
10-31-2007 |
Food+Drink
Gluten Gives Many Americans Crippling Stomach Painnew
So why don't they know it?
East Bay Express |
Kathleen Richards |
10-17-2007 |
Food+Drink
Wineau: Coke and Smartiesnew
To meet organic standards, some red wines sacrifice their best qualities.
East Bay Express |
Blair Campbell |
10-17-2007 |
Food+Drink
Welcome to Celiac Campnew
Where Bay Area kids catch a gluten-free break from the daily grind.
East Bay Express |
Kathleen Richards |
10-17-2007 |
Food+Drink
Wines of Mysterynew
Though "vinted and bottled by" tells you nothing about who made the wine or where the grape is from, at $2.50 a bottle, that can be forgiven.
East Bay Express |
Blair Campbell |
10-04-2007 |
Food+Drink
The Year Moneyball Falterednew
The struggling Oakland Athletics tore through more players than ever in their history -- but for the minor leaguers, 2007 was a chance to dream.
East Bay Express |
Staff |
09-26-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Grapes of Hostilitynew
South Africa's wine industry has benefited from a long, slow recovery that's recently gained momentum.
East Bay Express |
Blair Campbell |
09-19-2007 |
Food+Drink
Battle of the Cheap, Cheap Chardonnaynew
Fred Franzia was born into a winemaking family, related by marriage to the Gallos, and a lifelong friend to the Mondavis. Rather than grow his own, he started buying decent-quality surplus wine from producers and then selling it under his own label for cheap.
East Bay Express |
Blair Campbell |
09-05-2007 |
Food+Drink
Kimchi Warrants its Own Fridge in Some Korean Homesnew
The kimchi-neng-jang-go, or kimchi fridge, is a refrigerator annex designed to house the aggressive smelling Korean pickles.
East Bay Express |
John Birdsall |
08-29-2007 |
Food+Drink
Holy Hoochnew
Winemaking monks work wonders at New Clairvaux Vineyard.
East Bay Express |
Blair Campbell |
08-15-2007 |
Food+Drink
Wineau: Chameleon Rednew
Versatile Malbecs evoke everything from Life Savers, alfalfa, and lemon rind to dark chocolate and, regrettably, baby aspirin.
East Bay Express |
Blair Campbell |
08-08-2007 |
Food+Drink
Cheerfully Cripplednew
Members of the amputee support group Stumps 'R Us try not to take themselves or their condition too seriously.
East Bay Express |
David Agrell |
08-01-2007 |
Culture
The Communal Kitchennew
Entrepreneurs fulfill a need for low-cost cooking space.
East Bay Express |
John Birdsall |
08-01-2007 |
Food+Drink
