the gold-party trend

In this struggling economy, there is one thing you can get a lot of money for and that's gold! For the Nov. 7, 2009, edition of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel I report on two companies that organize gold parties in private homes: http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/69415797.html

post on Chateau Petrus

For Slashfood.com, I wrote a short piece about why bottles of Chateau Petrus are in such high demand: http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/09/chateau-petrus/

my new blogging gig!

I am pleased to announce that I recently started writing about wine for AOL's food/drinks site, Slashfood.com. My first post went up today, about Crémant, which is a fabulous French bubbly, and you can read it here: http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/03/cremant-wine-of-the-week/

Toronto's Fashion District

During my October 2008 visit to Toronto I stumbled upon the city's Fashion District. Oh my! What a cool little 'hood. You can read all about it in the October 15, 2009, issue of American Way, which is American Airlines' inflight magazine: http://www.americanwaymag.com/fashion-design-council-of-canada-rebecca-nixon-silk-screen-apparel-artist-the-drake-hotel-1

-Kristine

surfing schools

I had a lot of vicarious fun with this article where I sifted through dozens of surf schools around hte world to come up with a list of the best. (But I also tried a few in my previous travels.) Read the results in the October 1, 2009, issue of American Way (American Airlines' inflight magazine): http://www.americanwaymag.com/surfing-california-loews-costa-rica-suruff-camp-1

Danny Meyer interview

In today's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel I interview Danny Meyer about his brand-new restaurant in Gramercy Park Hotel opening soon (hint: it's Italian-themed) and other stuff. Read it here: http://www.jsonline.com/features/food/63569597.html

beer for breakfast?

That's the deal at some restaurants, where beer is folded into the pancake batter and included on the breakfast menu. In the November 2009 issue of Wine Enthusiast Magazine I let you know where to find these places -- The Wit Hotel (Chicago), Pelican Pub & Brewery (Pacific City, Oregon), Rogues Ales' restaurant and bar (Portland, Oregon) and Farringdon Bistro Pub (Summerville, S.C.).