Wine reviews from October:
(hey, I was busy)
I just laugh at the prices people pay for California and Washington wines. Even just a $15 California supermarket Cabernet. Why do I laugh? Because anything California and Washington can do, Chile and Argentina can do cheaper. It’s a simple postulation of real estate valuation.
Argentinian winery Dona Paula: […]

…my country socked your country right in the nose.
What color was the blood?
Malbec.
I didn’t have time to write about this before I left for Paris…
I just laugh at the prices people pay for California and Washington wines. Even just a $15 California supermarket Cabernet. Why do I laugh? Because anything California and Washington can do, […]

Quick! What do you think I was longing to see most in Paris?

Père Lachaise, of course. Oscar Wilde’s grave in particular. I’m so predictable; it’s almost cliché. It’s a truly awe-inspiring site. Even if you’ve been to New Orleans’ Lafayette cemetery, you’ll never see so many shades of grey as those swirling about Père […]

My article in the Seattle Weekly about best available brews for fall:
Anything But Cloves by Maggie Dutton
tags: beer review

Yeah, I’m still on the Pompidou. I love this place. Can you make out the yellow paint on its plaza? A giant wifi symbol. It’s strong enough to receive in the surrounding cafes. My favorite is Cafe Beaubourg, even if it is a little of a scene. It’s hard to pay 5 euro for a […]

So, the story goes that this market started with resellers and servants trying to get cash for threwn away clothes of their bourgeoisie masters (or victims). THe upper crust threw away these clothes because they were chock full of fleas. And god knows what else.
This market has been active for a couple hundred years, and […]

Georges was amazing, if a little touristy. But whatever, we sat at the window with a view of the twinkling Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, and Hotel de Ville, in a room that looked vaguely Frank Gehry, with under-lit tables each sporting a ” foot tall rose. What 2 or 3 star can say that? Plus, […]

Bon jour, miscreants!
We’re in Paris right now, and just came off a much needed techno-detox. We.re staying in the 10th arrondissement–home of the Place de la Republique, Canal St. Martin, and the train stations. It’s a fantastic and diverse neighborhood. Belleville has awesome Chinese take-out, Indian food, Turkish sweet shops, and North African cuisine. Oh, […]

So what if I am one of those people who drinks every day? Millions of Italians can’t be wrong. I can’t imagine a bath without Lillet, the Miss Piggy at Smarty Pants without Strongbow, or the occasional after dinner Borsci and cookies. What Americans have to let go of is the idea that drinking means […]

Sometimes, I could just eat salt and pepper Kettle Chips with guacamole and a lorazepam chaser, and watch YouTube all day.

Jenna Fischer (Pam on The Office) wrote this. Ten Things You Don’t Know About Women. And the cast of The Office performs it, via cameraphone.
Your Welcome.