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Menu For Hope III

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It’s Christmas time, and one of the great joys of the Holiday season is in giving to those less fortunate. But even if you are a scrooge and don’t think much of charitable giving, there are quite a few good (and selfish) reasons to participate in Menu For Hope III.
1) If you bid on [...]

Great shirt photo from Greg

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Now this is some good stuff. Greg snapped one off while he was in the Davis lab checking up on his extended maceration project. Greg’s a grad student in V&E at Davis and also has a great food blog over here (be sure to check out the step by step pesto post).
I’m biased since Davis [...]

The Wither Hills “Reviewer Reserve” Scandal

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Mark at Uncorked wrote me (and a bunch of others) today and asked me to comment on the New Zealand wine scandal that is currently unfolding.
For those that aren’t aware, a winemaker in NZ has been accused of sending a different wine to reviewers than what is available to the general public. Basically the charge [...]