Category Food and Drink

Thanksgiving 2020

On celebrating at a distance Thanksgiving is hands-down my favorite holiday of the year I love everything about Thanksgiving. It’s the one holiday everyone can get behind, regardless of their religious affiliation or lack of same. It’s entirely inclusive and apolitical…

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In Defense of Decaf

Yes, I drink decaffeinated coffee, and yes, you can trust me I rise to my defense. Calmly. Recently I read an article in which the writer claimed to not trust people who drink decaf, suspecting them of hiding something and objecting…

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It’s My Birthday, So . . .

You get a present. I get a present. Everybody gets a present! I celebrate another birthday this week So, enough of July 4th weekend, not that it’s been such a big deal this year unless you count the Trumpian travesty at Mt.…

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Spring Break, Napa Style

Here in the northern half of Napa Valley — what locals call upvalley — spring break is underway. Yes, schools are out this week, but that’s not really what it’s all about here in wine country. Nor is it about…

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