Its not red - its gasoline - 1.99 9/10 per gallon - New Orleans - weekend of 10/28/06 There is a message somewhere in there -

I take a special interest when I see wine and the Internet converge.  The most recent chapter in the life of wine.com made me say,"ouch! that was hardcore."  Sometimes all you can do is bend over.

Eleven months ago - expressed outrage at H&H Bagels pushing the price of their lonely bagel to $1.00 - Numbing would express the feeling this morning when I went to H&H - discovering that the price of a single bagel had reached $1.10 - The piece I cannot fathom is ...

FACT: San Franciscans spend more on books and booze (love that combo) than any other city in the nation according a federal survey released in 2003 (as reported by SFGate ). Along those lines, I saw this fab plate on a car outside a restaurant on Hyde where I was ...

Sipping a Woodford at Absenthe in the Marriott (Boca Raton) - the tall frosted bottle - on the back shelf - with the word - bling - spelled out in sparkling crystals - caught my eye - "What's that ?" - I asked the bartender - "Bottled water" - he ...

First it was the Mom & Pop candy store - replaced by a clothing store - then the local grocery store - never quite clean - was replaced by a spanky Kids World - the hardware store became a doggy day care - open 24 x 7 - and now ...

For the longest time I've been hankering to go to 'Wichcraft, the well-known NYC gourmet sandwhich outlet that's chatted up in seems like every NY food blog I read. So imagine my excitement when I heard the spot was opening a location in our new monolith mall, the Westfield Centre ...

I must admit I've been totally divided on whether or not to write about this. But, when I consider what I've slogged through in the last year in terms of starting up my own business, taking a little flack for an honest mistake doesn't seem all that intimidating. Then again, ...

Try this – You're with a group of new found dining companions – soon to (hopefully) be friends – everyone is subtly trying to figure everyone else out – The waiter gives the wine list to the first person to sit down – i.e. - not you – Rather than ...