Papillote I feel so chic when I eat at this little French-cuisine-to-go bistro on bustling Broughton Street. I sit in the window, watch the passers-by hustling about and revel […]

Friends of mine will swear that there is no wine to which I turn up my nose. I suspect they’ve been drinking. I’m no snob by any stretch of the […]

Kayak Kafe Hmmm, hoofing it down Broughton Street … looking for quick lunch with character. Burger, no. Hot dog, no. Kayak Kafe? What a serendipitous choice! I slipped in the […]

I enjoy spreading the love around. There’s so much great juice out there to tell stories about, so I make sure I move from distributor to distributor, winery to winery […]

Pakwan Indian Restaurant This authentic Indian cuisine eatery finally knocked some of the old Johnny Rockets theme away, repainted, rearranged — and still delivers what I consider the best Indian […]

Low cost Australian wines flooded the US markets few years ago. At first, consumers were enthralled by the big, fruit forward wines and their easy to digest price tags. Cute […]

  The young Irish immigrant couple immediately moved west from Ellis Island. The husband landed a good sales job hustling one of the year’s hottest trends, rubber stamps, over a […]

Tortuga’s Island Grille The guys met up with our ladies last Sunday for brunch at this Bluff Drive restaurant in Thunderbolt — and no one walked away hungry! I was, […]

Two things trigger my bad wine radar: Animals on labels and wine-in-a-box. I have, fortunately, come across the exceptions — I once even liked a wine that had a butterfly […]