New Orleans in Oakland Okra gumbo, Louisiana white shrimp, smoked pork and more will be on the menu Sept. 9 at a benefit dinner for Crescent City Restaurant Rebirth Project, aiding New Orleans' struggling restaurant community. The 7 p.m. event...

Stomp out cancer Every weekend through mid-October, women can pay to stomp grapes at Amphora Winery in Healdsburg. Each year since 1997, Amphora owner/winemaker Rick Hutchinson has invited women, and only women, to stomp grapes at his small...

Dine out for a cause Epicurious.com and San Francisco's Michael Mina Restaurant will host a benefit dinner at 6:30 p.m. Monday. Dubbed Wine. Dine. Donate, the evening begins with a cocktail reception followed by a multicourse dinner. Tickets are...

Okizu LobsterFest Shellfish lovers can indulge their passion and help send kids with cancer to summer camp at Camp Okizu's annual LobsterFest on Saturday in San Mateo. The event begins at 5 p.m. with no-host cocktails; a lobster dinner, silent and live...

Okizu LobsterFest Shellfish lovers can indulge their passion and help send kids with cancer to summer camp at Camp Okizu's annual LobsterFest on Saturday in San Mateo. The event begins at 5 p.m. with no-host cocktails; a lobster dinner, silent and live...

Another glorious spring day in London, with temperatures hitting 18 centigrade (hotter than Jerez and Corfu, for example). But given the unpredictability of the weather these days, it could be snowing later in the week! Pictured is Regent's Park about an hour ago. Forgot to mention some nice wines had ...

Posted by Bruce L.: As many of you know, I am a long-time member of the Board of Directors of a legal aid program, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County (“NLS-LA”). NLS-LA provides legal services to indigent people in LA County, and our service area is roughly th

This past weekend, the Miami Wine and Food Festival brought together 60 wineries and some great restaurants in beautiful Merrick Park -- an outside, upscale shopping center. The weather was a gorgeous 75 degrees, and the setting sun painted stunning colors across the sky. What could be better than...read more ...

Do you think life would be better with a free glass of Champagne? Well I certainly do and thanks to Soul Aid the women of Auckland are in luck. Yes, free Champagne for the girls (not the men I’m noting) and not some locally produced sparkler, the genuine article. Not ...

Below is a link to an article in the Business Section (!!) of today's LA Times about a recent study of the economic benefits of social drinking: Benefits of Social Drinking I thought you would enjoy this counter-theory, though: "Similarly, people may w -- Bruce L...