1. Santorini
(LIFE/Latest)

...ut everything. Food. Perfume. Lunch. Fish. How to eat the brain of a lamb. Customs. Rolling cigarettes. Wine. Ouzo. Renaissance men indeed! Movies. This first one clearly illustrates why we did n...

2. Things We Do and Say
(EAT/DRINK/Foodie Research)

...y my vineyard and those aren't strangers but my friends. Alas, it was another lovely time w/the Jaffurs winery gang at the Ampaloos Vineyard where we learned about the labor of love put into one of ou...

3. I'm still here
(LIFE/Latest)

...recki's Symphony No. 3. It is an achingly ethereal and spiritually soulful composition. Have a glass of wine and set aside an hour and immerse yourself. There are some audio snippets at the bottom o...

4. Californication
(LIFE/Esprit d\'escalier)

...ouse - whole wheat East Indian rotis, sweet pickles and some Spanish cheese. I think it's time for some wine if i can find that mason jar again and a little tv before i have to pack it up... bon appet...

5. The unexpected weekend.
(LIFE/Wildly Facinating)

... moments of delight day; a great day. It was a slow start after tweaking my back bottling 10 gallons of wine and bikram yoga. Which was great fun i might add - just not something i would do w/out help...

6. The first rule of "Dinner at Itsy's" is we don't talk about "Dinner at Itsy's."
(EAT/DRINK/Today's Menu)

...kind of friend who will invite you over for dinner so you can do all of the heavy-lifting while i drink wine and yap. Still, knowing this, people come over... and I happily put them to work. I felt li...

7. Itsy's House of Wine
(EAT/DRINK/Foodie Research)

My wine experiment is down to its final stages. Today I siphoned off a bottle each of the Tempranillo and the Cabernet Sauvignon from the 5 gallon carboys they are in so i could add French oak as the

8. Old Friends...
(LIFE/Joie de Vivre)

On Saturday I drove up to King Estate Winery south of Eugene to see my old friend Don. It's been twelve years and he hasn't aged a bit! Amazing. We worked together in San Diego and played together in

9. Midnight Bikram
(LIFE/Joie de Vivre)

Playing in the ice plant in Santa Barbara. Silly fun ensued after much wine and talking and a great sunset.

10. The Wreck
(ART/BOOKS/Poetry)

But what lovers we were, what lover, Even when it was all over - the deadweight bull-black wines we swung towards each other rang and rang like bells of blood, our own great hearts. We

11. Being
(ART/BOOKS/Poetry)

...ns through and through: what in your life has most tormented you? If the water's sour, turn it into wine. Our senses cannot fathom this night, so Be the meaning of their strange encounter; ...

12. Another Year, Another Turkey
(Archived/EAT/DRINK/Today's Menu)

Every year i receive a frozen turkey from my employer and every year i find a new way to torture my little guest. This year was no different and i took my special dinner guest "Alfie" on a

13. You Know She's Funny
(Archived/LIFE/Daily)

    Something tells me she's probably doing the exact same dance in Santa Barbara!

14. Want But Don't Need
(Archived/LIFE/Wildly Facinating)

Victorinox Touro Bag Fabergé Baguette flatware La Rochere Bocage glassware