The Unknown Order came to us as the dream bill.  The venue was perfect, The Varsity Theater.  The bands represented a hopelessly ideal line up.  Ari Herstand, The Alarmis...

We'll have pictures up soon...

I've always wondered what kind of people the tasting coordinators at Wine Spectator are.  I mean, these guys must get to taste absolutely everything.  It turns out that these coordinators are people like Wells Guthrie at Copain.  Wells went from tasting coordinator in San Francisco to Chapoutier for two years ...

As you all know, Nena and I are expecting our first child in early February. With that in mind, I've asked Nena to buy me a baby food cookbook for Xmas and she was happy to oblige...until she looked around. Apparently there are hundreds of them and shopping online, they all look pretty much the same. Can any of the parental types who read LENNDEVOURS offer some suggestions? Tasty and healthy...

After the watermelon cube amuse, I wrapped some fresh (never frozen) Florida shrimp with a basil leaf and a half strip of bacon and tossed it on the grill. Once cooked (the bacon did a great job protecting the shrimp...I...

My first batch of AVA-designated red wine vinegar has been siphoned off and bottled. I haven't actually used it in any cooking yet, but I can tell you this -- the flavor is so much more intense than anything you'll buy at any supermarket or even specialty shop. For my ...

Tomorrow is my sister in-law Kim's birthday. She, along with my in-laws, were here this weekend to help us paint the nursery so we did a little dinner Saturday night to celebrate. The last few dinner parties we've thrown, I've done something as an amuse bouche -- for a couple ...

Aren't pictures of your grandchildren great. Here is Jessica (age 7) and Alexa (age 4), they live in Pittsburgh Pennsylvannia. We miss them because we do not get to see them often enough...

This time of year vineyards look so bare and sad; their last scrap of glorious, gypsy-colored leaf blown away and trampled into the mud. Vines are chained together like prisoners, gnarled shoulders hunched like beggars against the rain.

A healthy vineyard environment is resistant to pests and disease, which protects the longevity of the vineyard, and results in the production of quality fruit, year after year. Sustainable agriculture is like exercising— it may seem like a lot of work, but the dividends in terms of health, longevity and ...