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An Ode to Summer Produce. It’s summer again. I know this not just because the calendar already tells me that June is on its last leg, or because the low light of dusk lasts until nearly 9 in the evening. It’s not the linen pants I’m giddy to wear, or even the (slightly) warmer weather. [...]
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Yesterday, Alder Yarrow posted this photo to his excellent wine blog, Vinography, and I just had to share it here. I think it’s simply stunning. And it’s totally my new desktop background–both at work AND at home! Vineyards in Sonoma County. Photograph by Andy Katz. Click on the photo for a larger version.
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Sat in bed watching every iteration of the HP:6 trailer tonight. And now, of course, I have to start re-reading the entire series, like, tomorrow (for the 10th time, no less). I found myself scheming, I should aim to have all seven read before July 15. Hmm. Wonder if that’s doable. Then I had to [...]
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I JUST saw Quantum of Solace this weekend, and I have to say, these are not a bad idea. [Eat Me Daily] Hirsch Pinot is where it’s AT. Glad to see Obama thinks so too. [The Cellarist] Magazines I should ask for this Christmas [SFoodie] “I love the idea of a person’s garbage outliving him: [...]
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It pains me to announce that after 30 years of business, Tien Hong has closed. I only discovered this over Memorial Day weekend in late May, on a long overdue visit to Austin (ahem…I may or may not have last made a cameo in the ATX in April of 2007). The family and I were all [...]
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