Thackeray (of whom I've read, well, not much, but I have seen movies based on Becky Sharp and The Luck of Barry Lyndon, and I have a subscription to Vanity Fair!) once said "Next to eating good dinners, a healthy man with a benevolent turn of mind, must like, I think, to read about them."To which I say "Amen!," though I am not a man, nor do I vouch for any benevolent turn of mind. I love to read about food. Though I possess, well, lots of cookbooks, and know many people who read cookbooks as tho
Two hundred and twenty years ago today a Parisian mob overwhelmed the 82 geriatric soldiers (and 32 able-bodied ones) guarding the seven prisoners housed in the Bastille. As stormings go, this wasn't exactly the most impregnable fortress -- but it did trigger the French Revolution. So, today, you can celebrate in San Francisco by overpaying for foie gras or going to the disco. A quick glance at the official Bastille Day events listed on the Web page of the Consulate General of France in San Fran
R. LauristonTerroir: Talking up the benefits of natural.If you're a bit fuzzy on the term "natural wine," you're not alone. Here's a brief explanation, just in time for the San Francisco Natural Wine Week (August 24-30).
Natural wine is similar in principle to biodynamic and organic wines, produced by winemakers who follow natural practices and take the route of minimal intervention in their vineyards and cellars. There are a few differences, though: First, producers of natural wine hav
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