Archive for October, 2006

My mother died of a heart attack when she was 49 and naturally, the question of ”Will I make it past age 49?” has been on my mind literally every day since then.   
Being a proactive person, I used this as a wake-up call to evaluate my food and lifestyle choices to reduce my risk. 
I view testing as an important tool to [more...]

Ah, just reading about dark chocolate truffles already lowers my blood pressure by a few points. Although I half-heartedly remember to take my daily supplements — I’m sure my memory would vastly improve when it would be time to consume a dark chocolate truffle.
Currently, I pop a valium if available but chocolate truffles would be so much [more...]

Think swaying palm trees, warm desert breezes, a round of golf, and thou for this year’s (November 9-12, 2006), the Art of Food and Wine in Palm Desert, Calif.
Experience wine…ing on the golf course, wine pairing seminars, olive oil tasting, live entertainment, winery dinners, champagne tasting, art tours, and the grand tasting with over 60 participating wineries [more...]

Food glorious food flashes across cinemascope. What better medium to satisfy our visual and gustatory senses.
If you’re anywhere near Tucson or feel like traveling there during the dead of winter, you can enjoy temperate climes and a weekend of food and film at the second annual Slow Food Film Festival.
Close your eyes and think [more...]

Becks Experience   
Originally uploaded by *Dario*.

Who said beer is from Mars and wine is from Venus?
Women have their own public and private love affair with beer.