Game On – The Shell Game
Many moons ago, or, to be more precise, just over seven years ago, during July and August of 2012, I started a little “game” based on the old encyclopedia game, but updated using Wikipedia. There’s… Game On – The Shell Game
Too Much Chianti
New York City – I was chatting via e-mail with a friend of mine recently about my food writing adventures, and the possibility of some sort of future book. We got to talking about books… Too Much Chianti
Chianti: Robust and Reborn
Santé The Magazine for Restaurant Professionals November 1999 Pages 42-44, 91-97 Chianti: Robust and Reborn I found myself more than a little put off as I read an article by a famed wine writer on… Chianti: Robust and Reborn
ROME: The Eternal City
Q San Francisco January 1999 Pages 26-30 ROME: The Eternal City Images Brett Kaufman The Colosseum, the Pantheon, the Imperial Fora, the Circus Maximus, the Sistine Chapel, the Borghese Palace, the list goes on and… ROME: The Eternal City
Visiting Verona
Q San Francisco November 1998 Pages 54-55 Visiting Verona I never set out to be an Italophile. I never set out to focus my career on the world of Italian wine and food. Perhaps it… Visiting Verona
Inspirations from a Roman Holiday
I’d just returned from a couple of weeks’ vacation in Rome, my first time there I believe, and had all sorts of ideas bouncing through my head. Inspirations from a Roman Holiday XX July MCMXCVII… Inspirations from a Roman Holiday
Wine Notes May – June 1997
Felidia Ristorante Wine Notes May – June 1997 Who’s Fiddling With Pinot Nero? Pinot Nero, more commonly known to us by its French name, Pinot Noir, is a member of the family that includes Pinot… Wine Notes May – June 1997
Wine Notes March – April 1997
Felidia Ristorante Wine Notes March – April 1997 Barbera: The People’s Wine of Piemonte Barbera is the second most widely planted red grape in Italy after Sangiovese. Although most at home in Piemonte, Barbera is… Wine Notes March – April 1997