The Amateur Gastronomer

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It's Time for Wine: Winemakers Named Greg

If You Want Your Son To Be a Winemaker, Name Him Greg By Monty and Sara Preiser It is understandable that winemakers who toil for years in the vineyards, labs, and wineries as employees of a high powered vintner long to not only have their own name on a label, but to work for themselves. [...]

Virgin vs. AA from JFK to LAX

By Maxine Howard As a frequent flyer from New York to Los Angeles, I was recently lured to Virgin America by lower fares and claims of better travel.  But this week I went back to American Airlines, thanks in part to their fare costing $100 less than Virgin’s.  The six hour flight gave me a [...]



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