How about some cookies to go with that great Paso Robles wine you’re tasting? Red Moose Cookies in Cambria, just out to the coast from Paso Robles’s wineries on Highway 46, has some of the best cookies you’re likely to find. Once you find their bakery, that is. It’s away from the tourist district of Cambria, but worth the search. I first encountered Red Moose cookies at Cambria’s...
Photo credit: Cafe Fanny March 9th, 2012 was a sad day for Alice Waters. Waters is the owner of Chez Panisse, a California restaurant in Berkeley well known for its organic, locally-grown ingredients. Sadly, one of her long time restaurants ‘Cafe Fanny‘ unexpectedly closed its doors after 28 years of business. The restaurant was named after Marcel Pagnol’s 1930s Marseilles movie,...
Without planning it, I was lucky enough to arrive in Istanbul a few days before their Republic Day, October 29th, the anniversary of the country’s constitutional amendment that made it its own state. There were an inordinate number of flags flying from every building, strung across streets, and in front of homes. I had thought that there was just an incredible sense of pride for the Turkish, and...
I met Gabrielle Shaffer and Adam McClary on the bocce courts of St. Helena this summer. I recognized some non-playing members of their team who were gathered around a picnic table laden with the usual summer evening’s bounty of cheeses, dips, salads, flatbreads, and, of course, an array of wines. They invited me to join them. Gabrielle is winemaker and Adam is chief bottle-washer and everything...
As southern Californians, we take advantage of our close proximity to lovely destinations with day trips as often as we can. Naturally, hitting up Santa Barbara county is a favorite jaunt and is beautiful no matter the season, but for me October and November are best. Driving through Buellton towards Lompoc on highway 246 in autumn, the setting is so idyllic it almost resembles a painted backdrop a...
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