John Bonne, one of the few voices in wine with a traditional media tie worth reading in Seattle, brings up some interesting points in his latest post about Thomas Keller’s decision to implement a 20% standard service charge at his burger joint Per Se in NYC: view post from amuse-bouche.net HERE. His worries are my […]

  My friend and I were eating at the Palace Kitchen last night. White gazpacho was a knockout. Campari & sodas all around. Then this table of people show up, accessories chosen to make sure everyone knew they had money, bottle of 2000 first growth Bordeaux included.
  Oh, you didn’t know people do this? […]

Mmmm……..fresh bread…croissants…..cornbread!pain au levainand…
  Those Mexican egg roll thingies with powdered sugary squares on top that never taste as good as you think…except here!
  And pistachio wheels of puff pastry with pistachio cream and plenty o buttah. I just love the smell of something new.
  The Columbia City Bakery(soon to be open at 4842 Rainier […]

1st, I’m putting finishing touches on the new site: www.thewineoffensive.com. Right now, this address redirects you here. But soooooon, the new empire will be up and running. ((if you’re reading this. here is now here, instead of there.))
B) You know, if you want to comment on the site, you can do so with complete anonimity-no […]

I hate shopping.
I hate shopping malls.
I love the city.
I love the country.
Torch everything in between
for all I care.
Suburbia is a cancer.
Unfortunately, my other half has to
trek into the consuming darkness
every now and then for business.
There is only one way to get me to go
the industrial ringworm surrounding
an indoor mall. Bribery.
Especially […]

  We were going for social overload this weekend. Lots of post fodder. I had to make mucho grub. But having waited tables for so long, I learned that it’s the simple things that get the biggest reception. This greek potato dip is always a hit. Most people are freaks for potatoes, and outside of […]

Holy Shit, When Did Monsanto Come to Rule the World?
  We(the royal we) read this post on boingboing.net the other day when we were not writing, but we were consuming copious amounts of tortilla chips and Cinzano Bianco. It was about agro-creeps Monsanto and how they are trying to become Lords of the Pigs.
Monsanto Patents […]

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  I know you come here for food and wine related stuff. But in a previous incarnation I was a film reviewer. NOT a critic, I hate that word. I think that tells you a bit about me, too. I couch all of my wine recommendations with the phrase, "If you like this sort of […]