not drinking poison in paris

On our final night in Rome our friend / host B made it back to town, having been pulled away by conflicting business and family obligations...

Ordinarily I'm squintingly skeptical of any bento box not prepared to order by a Japanese mother, or, failing that, by my good friend M...

The Native Companion who I reference from time to time in posts on this blog doesn't (yet) share my enthusiasm for wine, or not to the ...

A small addendum to Tuesday's post: Roscioli Bakery . Situated kind of catty-corner to the stunning restaurant / alimentari, Roscioli B...

Until just recently I'd had the erroneous impression that when one ordered sweetbreads , it was generally a plural thing. Several littl...

For me the greatest benefit of having spent time in the restaurant industry has undoubtedly been the continued friendship of former bosses ...

The eternity we spent awaiting our fake reservation at Da Enzo was all the more galling because we'd actually left a very fun scene be...

Soon after I began this blog, I posted an admiring, slightly eccentric review of a bottle of St. Véran I'd purchased at 11ème caviste ...

My friend Olivier Aubert's 11ème bistro-à-vin Les Trois Seaux is now offering wines at prix caviste on Thursdays. This is a particular...

A depressing change has occurred at the huge office building that houses our company's warehouse. Where used to be two immense old-fash...

Our Rome-based friend D hipped us to a common trick played by no-reservation restaurants in Rome: whoever answers the phone at the restaura...

I figured I'd pretty much exhausted the whole Ô Château conversation last week with that post on the concept of Greatness in wine . B...

My colleague / good buddy R and I recently found ourselves in the stiff 6ème arrondissement doing some research on retail in that area. An...

I love traveling, but I don't profess to be any good at it. In particular I am bad at budgeting time for leisurely transportation itsel...

I'm off to Rome for a few days. So no posts until I return, at which point you may expect the inevitable Not Drinking Poison In Rome se...

A recent exchange in the commentary section of this blog got me thinking about the concept of Greatness in wine. It seems to me that many ...