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Monday, June 30th, 2008The Times
The GVG Diaries: Speaking to the Sage of Sauvignon BlancThe Times, South Africa - 2 hours agoI see you’ve taken a leaf out of his book are call your wines by numbers – which must make things confusing when ordering from a wine list where the …
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Graydon’s Crossing pub opens in Gaslight Village - Grand Rapids Press
Monday, June 30th, 2008EAST GRAND RAPIDS — Gaslight Village apparently was ready for an English-style pub. Graydon’s Crossing — The Derby Station opened this month in Jade Pig’s development to crowds ready to fill the tables. It seats 200, including the bar and patio …
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Chris Williams Performs at First Annual Ambrosia Wine - All About Jazz
Monday, June 30th, 2008Chris Williams Performs at First Annual Ambrosia WineAll About Jazz, PA - 50 minutes ago… Restaurant/Chef by Orange County Register readers and is featured on Gayot.com as Orange County’s Most Romantic Restaurant and Best Wine List. …
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Ducasse, Ramsay, Pick Top Restaurants: Richard Vines (Update1) - Bloomberg
Monday, June 30th, 2008June 30 (Bloomberg) — El Bulli and the Fat Duck battle it out each year to be named the world’s best restaurant. Other venues don’t get a chance. So, where do chefs and restaurateurs like to eat? I asked Alain Ducasse , Gordon Ramsay , Pierre …
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Try on something pink for summer - Monterey County Herald
Monday, June 30th, 2008One hot summer afternoon in the early 1980s, when Andrew was a young 20-something living in Berkeley, he had his first taste of Sutter Home White Zinfandel. He had never had a wine quite like it — refreshingly fruity, noticeably sweet and, yes …
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Wine Surprises: The Pyrenees, Ozark Mountains, Lebanon & More! - Enobytes
Monday, June 30th, 2008Enobytes
Wine Surprises: The Pyrenees, Ozark Mountains, Lebanon & More!Enobytes - 4 hours agoWe brought our own wine due to the serious reputation of the cuisine, because we did not have access to the wine list prior to arrival. …
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Chefs Ducasse, Ramsay, Pick Favorite Restaurants: Richard Vines - Bloomberg
Monday, June 30th, 2008June 30 (Bloomberg) — El Bulli and the Fat Duck battle it out each year to be named the world’s best restaurant. Other venues don’t get a chance. So, where do chefs and restaurateurs like to eat? I asked Alain Ducasse , Gordon Ramsay , Pierre …
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Restaurant review: The Modern, New York - Financial Times
Monday, June 30th, 2008It was still daylight when we emerged from the soft, blue-lit darkness of the bar into the main dining room at The Modern, the restaurant at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. The floor-to-ceiling windows of the long, Bauhaus-inspired room look on to …
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Power Dining on the Road - Forbes
Sunday, June 29th, 2008Getting to the top means logging countless hours at the office–and on the road. When traveling for business, where do some of the world’s most powerful women like to dine? While Hewlett-Packard executive vice president Ann Livermore relies on room …
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Xiao Wang’s Duck Feast Saves Busy Diners From `Marathon Meals’ - Bloomberg
Sunday, June 29th, 2008June 30 (Bloomberg) — A meal of Peking Duck in China could make you feel like a kidnap victim. If you’re a frequent business traveler, you might share my sentiment, developed after one too many “21-course” feasts arranged to honor a visitor. They …
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