AltWeeklies Wire
Moodswing: A Seven-Year-Old Alonenew
The art of protective lurking.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
04-09-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Trusting Others With Your Winenew
Wine clubs are convenient and becoming more affordable, but one month you might receive a familiar California zinfandel and the next an alien Austrian grüner veltliner. The wine world offers so much choice that perhaps it's time to open up your mouth and trust.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
04-09-2008 |
Food+Drink
Tags: wine, wine clubs
The Man Who Wrote the Sweet Book on Meadnew
Meet the author of The Complete Meadmaker.
Metro Times |
Todd Abrams |
04-09-2008 |
Food+Drink
A Worldwide Hops Shortage is Bad News for Brewersnew
Brewers across the U.S. are simultaneously facing several seriously grave issues: an unprecedented worldwide shortage of hops, an unusually short supply of malted barley, an enormous increase in transport expenses due to the rise in fuel prices, and a severely devalued dollar.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
04-09-2008 |
Food+Drink
Spanish Wines Meet American Tastesnew
Somehow, without compromising national identity, Spanish vintners are now producing wines we want to taste at prices to suit every purse.
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
04-09-2008 |
Food+Drink
Live and Let Livernew
A defense of foie gras, complete with cooking tips.
San Antonio Current |
Henry Hong |
04-09-2008 |
Food+Drink
Some Locavores Go for the 100-Yard, Rather than 100-Mile, Dietnew
"Chickens fill an important spot in the cycle of a sustainable backyard"
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Nicole Gluckstern |
04-09-2008 |
Food+Drink
FotoFest Explores the Ironies & Intricacies of Chinanew
The biennial Houston extravaganza that ranks among the world's best photography festivals has always been something of a cultural agenda-setter, so when it was announced that this year's festival would focus on China, the choice felt predictable.
The Texas Observer |
David Theis |
04-09-2008 |
Art
Making Wine Out of Wormsnew
Ray Reigstad makes his wine from worms -- more specifically, army worms, maybe better known to y'all as forest tent caterpillars. He considers this a white wine and makes it at a place he calls the RNR Estate Winery, but he can't legally sell his beverage.
San Diego CityBeat |
Martin Jones Westlin |
04-09-2008 |
Food+Drink
Portland's Not a Sports Town, but it is a Sports Bar Townnew
We may not have sports teams, but we know how to cheer 'em on.
Willamette Week |
AP Kryza |
04-09-2008 |
Recreation
Wishing Happy Birthday to Our Founding Foodienew
Reading John Hailman's 2006 book, Thomas Jefferson on Wine, I learned that we owe our third President for much more than a great university and a few important documents.
C-Ville Weekly |
J. Tobias Beard |
04-09-2008 |
Food+Drink
Sex Files: Prostitution is Back in the Newsnew
While details of the Eliot Spitzer scandal were splashed across the news, prostitution was the talk of the nation. What's up with that? I mean, what are some of the facts about the "world's oldest profession?"
C-Ville Weekly |
Annette Owens |
04-09-2008 |
Commentary
Tags: Prostitution, Eliot Spitzer
Can You Get Wine Shipped to You Over State Lines?new
Depends on who you ask.
Philadelphia City Paper |
David Snyder |
04-08-2008 |
Food+Drink
Trendzilla: Expensive Kids' Clothes: Why?new
Whatever happened to children's clothing that looked like children's clothing?
Tags: fashion, kid's clothes
