Overgrown, Gnarled Head

by Anthony Brunello, Sacramento photo by Haley Brunello I have heard that in the movie Sideways the hero likens himself to the characteristics of the tempermental and fragile Pinot Noir grape while eschewing the straight-forward pleasures of the noble Merlot grape.  I have never seen the movie, I do not want it to persuade my [...]

Passing Ideas Forward

by CC Elder, Bellingham, Washington “Okey dokey artichokey.” That’s what my 2 and a quarter year old thinks. She says this as we’re getting in the truck to harvest some potatoes just outside of town.  Once we’re digging, I’m almost having a hard time unearthing them at the pace she is throwing them in the [...]

Brew Review: Allagash Grand Cru

by Caleb McBee, Food and Drink Editor I just opened an 8-year-old bottle of Allagash Grand Cru. Brewed in ’01 it was one of the first bottles of beer that I ever bought for laying down. I actually bought it sometime in ’02 and the beer handler had commented on it having a year under [...]

The Unlaid Egg

by Caleb McBee, Food & Drink Editor Today was market day in our little town of Bra, in Piedmont a bit south of Turin.  My family and I’ve been blessed with a  flat in prime location for the outdoor market and today was typical:  Bustling noises down the alley, old women with purple perms pulling [...]