False friends
Buenos Aires Herald On Sunday supplement Food and Wine What’s in a word, you might ask? I’m thinking at the moment of false friends, a.k.a. false cognates – words that seem similar or the same…
Desserts and Dessert Wines
Q San Francisco January 1999 Page 56 Desserts and Dessert Wines “Oh,no, I couldn’t eat ANOTHER bite. Well… MAYBE I’ll just look at the DESSERT list.” Dessert is one of nature’s most perfect inventions. Properly…
A Taste for Romance
Q San Francisco March 1998 Pages 43-44 A Taste for Romance It is tempting, for an issue on pets, to be twistedly evil and write a column on Barbecued Basset or Grilled Guinea Pig. I…
Wine Notes – January-February 1997
Felidia Ristorante Wine Notes January – February 1997 One of the more enjoyable tasks we have at our restaurants is the search for new wines. Our staff were invited to spend a day out searching…
Seduction Dinner
Q San Francisco February/March 1996 Pages 42-43 Seduction Dinner The lights are low. No, the lights are off. Candles lit on a beautiful cloth draped table. Crystal glasses. China plates. Real silver. Your best Peggy…