Review: ‘Forbidden Broadway’, a rollercoaster of satire
The heat gets turned up as Forbidden Broadway takes the audience on a roller coaster through twenty-five acts and countless jabs (some sharper than others)…
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Sharp falloff in sales for wines over $25, social networking a partial solution?
A Wall Street Journal article confirms essentially what most of us had suspected: that high end wine sales are hurting. According to the article, which…
Watch out Microsoft: Google formally announces Chrome Operating System, turns up heat
It was only a matter of time; 9:37pm Pacific Time on July 7, 2009 in an innocent appearing blog post to be exact. With “cloud…
Murphy-Goode down to the top 10 finalists
Drum roll please… we have the top 10 list of contestants vying for that apparently coveted Murphy Goode blogging job at the Sonoma winery. The…
2005 Chateau St. Jean Chardonnay Robert Young Vineyard Reserve (93 pts, $45)
The grapes are sourced from 4 vineyards: Robery Young Vineyard (50%), Belle Terre (20%), Durell (20%), Cold Creek (10%).
Intel to Lenovo and Samsung: No special pricing for you!
Intel today revoked preferential pricing to Lenovo and Samsung for its Atom chipset which power popular netbook models, typically with screens 10-inches and smaller. Apparently…
San Francisco Chronicle goes wrinkle-free with new “high-definition” format
Here’s a European twist on the standard newspaper trend piece. Usually we hear about things like Kindle when talking about next generation newspaper delivery. Starting…
“All’s well that ends well” Lemon Almond Chocolate-Dipped Biscotti
Lemon biscotti with crunchy nuts and for absolute indulgence, a nice generous dip into dark or semi-sweet chocolate.
Hermit crabs are the new pet rocks
A friend of ours went up to Tahoe for the long weekend and asked us to take care of their pets which are hermit crabs.…
“Spoil and pamper me, darling” steak marinade recipe
The secret to delicious steaks for any BBQ endeavor starts hours, even days, before the sizzling piece of meat even hits your grilling weapon of…