AltWeeklies Wire
Captured By Porches Isn't a Microbrewery, It's a Nanobrewerynew
Dylan Goldsmith, 34, is the sole employee of Captured by Porches, Oregon's smallest brewery, filling every position from owner to keg-washer.
Willamette Week |
Joseph Watts |
07-30-2008 |
Food+Drink
Where to Go for Breakfast in Chicagonew
The following is a list of some of our favorite spots within city limits, stretching from Andersonville all the way down to Hyde Park, from hip weekend-morning brunch spots, to old-school classics, to destination-spots for the nighthawks .
Chicago Newcity |
Staff |
07-30-2008 |
Food+Drink
Figs Find Their Natural Mate: Beernew
Avery Brewing Company's Fifteen and Schmaltz Brewing Company's Rejewvenator ("the Chosen Beer"), each brewed this spring with dried California Mission figs.
North Bay Bohemian |
Alastair Bland |
07-29-2008 |
Food+Drink
Pine-Sol & Cat Peenew
And absinthe's allure is . . . ? Now that it's legal, our reviewer bravely swallows it all, from the stinky feet to the pickled radish.
North Bay Bohemian |
Carey Sweet |
07-29-2008 |
Food+Drink
I, Winepodnew
For just $6,000, you too can make like winemaker in the privacy of your own home! Just purchase this little robot.
North Bay Bohemian |
Alastair Bland |
07-29-2008 |
Food+Drink
Olive You Know May Not Be Truenew

Increasingly subject to fraudulent oversea practices, extra-virgin olive oil is yet another product that's best to buy close to home.
North Bay Bohemian |
Alastair Bland |
07-29-2008 |
Food+Drink
Beer's Summer of the Can Continuesnew

Thanks to Oskar Blues, the Colorado-based brewery we recently praised for canning their brews, we're reverting to the metal vessel that, for most kids' high school years, was the definitive method of putting beer in one's body.
Weekly Alibi |
Evan George and Alex Brown |
07-29-2008 |
Food+Drink
Double-Mocha Nonfat Soy Sadness: Vegas Says Goodbye to Some Starbucks Branchesnew

Upon hearing the death knell for five of my favorite local Starbucks, I set out to enjoy them all one last time before they close on July 27, and to chronicle them here, so that they're etched in history.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Stacy Willis |
07-25-2008 |
Food+Drink
Minnesota Helps Solve Salmonella Mysterynew

State agriculture department traces strain that sickened 1,251 to jalapenos from Texas.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Kevin Hoffman |
07-24-2008 |
Food+Drink
Integrity Spirits Will Fulfill Your Fantasynew

Trillium Absinthe Superiere, the latest release from small-batch distillery Integrity Spirits, is dominating the company's production these days. Stores can't keep it on the shelves, even at $60 a a bottle.
The Portland Mercury |
Patrick Alan Coleman |
07-24-2008 |
Food+Drink
The Surprising Art of Power Lunching in the Trianglenew
Business in North Carolina gets done a little differently. Most people in the Triangle have adopted a refreshingly understated view of the art of lunching.
INDY Week |
Jane Hobson Snyder |
07-24-2008 |
Food+Drink
Five Things to Love About Summer Foodnew
The summer eating season is in full swing. Here's what I eat to make the most of it.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Stett Holbrook |
07-24-2008 |
Food+Drink
Spots to Fuel Up During Comic-Connew

For you lucky folks who get to indulge your inner geek, here are some easy-to-walk-to, easy-on-your-wallet places to refuel before, during and after the 'Con.
San Diego CityBeat |
Candice Woo |
07-23-2008 |
Food+Drink
Corkscrew: What Would Jesus Drink?new
A history of the grape
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
07-23-2008 |
Food+Drink
Triad of New Brewers a Testament to Coloradoans' Growing Craft-beer Affinitynew
According to the Brewers Association, Colorado ranks No. 1 in the nation for beer production, No. 2 for most craft breweries and No. 3 for craft beer output. Three newbie breweries are joining the stats.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Amanda Lundgren |
07-22-2008 |
Food+Drink