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Friday, February 24, 2012

How Waiters Read Your Table

This is an interesting read. Waiters are watching your every move!

How Waiters Read Your Table - WSJ.com:

"The Signals You May Be Sending

If a waiter reads the needs of your table correctly, you're likely to end up with a good experience. Inadvertently giving off the wrong signals can doom a table to service that's too rushed, too slow or just off kilter. Here, how to work the system."

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Thursday, February 23, 2012

Wine-and-Golf Pairings Back in Season

Unfiltered: Wine-and-Golf Pairings Back in Season | Unfiltered | News & Features | Wine Spectator:
"It seems golf and fine wine have become ubiquitous, with good reason—they're probably the only two vices that retirees and their cardiologists can agree on."
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Monday, February 20, 2012

CLEAR - Speed through Airport Security

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I'm thrilled that CLEAR is back with us! Speed through security lines, once again!

CLEAR blog | Speed through Airport Security | CLEAR Blog:

"San Francisco International’s Airport Commission confirmed today that CLEAR, the nation’s pre-eminent biometric secure ID program, has been awarded a lease to operate an expedited traveler service at SFO. This means that travelers can soon pass through security, efficiently and predictably, saving time otherwise spent standing in line.

CLEARmembers will have exclusive access to CLEARlanes at SFO."

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Sunday, February 19, 2012

Mike Weir’s Winning Wines

Updated 12/11/2022

Sad news.


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Mike Weir’s Winning Wines - Business Review Canada:

"Did you know that Weir has a passion for wine? Not many people do, as his professional golfing career overshadows his business ventures in the media. Getting into the industry with his wife based on a passion for wine, Weir entered the wine industry with just five rows of vines in his front yard. Parallel to growth of the Niagara wine industry recognition, Weir’s interest in wine-making increased and he launched his first wines in April of 2005. Today, Mike Weir Winery is award winning and has become a successful venture for Weir, something he is proud of." 

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Friday, February 10, 2012

Are you a supertaster? | Gluten Free For Good

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Being a supertaster can also affect your wine experience.

Are you a supertaster? | Gluten Free For Good:
"25% of us are supertasters. We’ve inherited a higher-than-normal number of taste buds and are typically more sensitive to strong, bitter foods. Think raw broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, grapefruit juice, whiskey, wine, dark chocolate, coffee. We don’t like those foods."
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Thursday, February 2, 2012

The Essence of Wine: Vanilla

I love a hint of vanilla.

The Essence of Wine: Vanilla - Vinography: A Wine Blog:
"Barrels imbue wine with much of the vanilla we taste. Their singed oak can offer up an echo of flowers in ancient forests, or deeper notes of caramel and butterscotch. Sometimes floating above the wine's fruit, sometimes wrapped around it, and sometimes welded awkwardly to a woody frame, vanilla's elemental allure is hard to ignore and easy to love. "
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Saturday, January 28, 2012

Tiger Woods seizes share of lead at Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship with 66

Go Tiger! Woo-hoo!

Tiger Woods seizes share of lead at Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship with 66 - ESPN:
"Tiger Woods moved to the top of the leaderboard Saturday at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, a position that once was taken for granted but now marks his first third-round lead in an official tournament in more than two years.

Woods shot a bogey-free 66 at Abu Dhabi Golf Club to tie for the 54-hole lead in the European Tour event, his first tournament of the 2012 season."
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Friday, January 27, 2012

Tiger Woods putts way to within two shots of Abu Dhabi lead

It's fun seeing Tiger stay in contention.

Tiger Woods putts way to within two shots of Abu Dhabi lead - ESPN:
"I thought I played well today; I hit the ball just as well as I did yesterday and made a couple more putts today, which is nice," Woods said. "But the golf course is playing difficult. It's starting to speed up a little bit and the greens were quicker, drier, and it was tough."
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Thursday, January 26, 2012

McIlroy Outduels Woods and Shares Lead in Abu Dhabi

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It's great to see Tiger in the mix!  Now he needs to get his putter going!

McIlroy Outduels Woods and Shares Lead in Abu Dhabi - NYTimes.com:
“It was a good ball-striking round,” Woods said. “I had a hard time reading the greens out there. The greens were pretty grainy, and I just had a hard time getting a feel for it. Toward the end I hit some pretty good putts, but over all I got fooled a lot on my reads.”
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

The Blind Leading the Blind - Wine-Knows: Fine Wine & Gourmet Food Journeys for the Discerning Traveler

I love the sage advice from the folks at Wine-Knows Travel.  Read and learn!

Wine-Knows: Fine Wine and Gourmet Food Journeys for the Discerning Traveler: The Blind Leading the Blind:
"Learning about wine should be fun and should not be intimidating. Whatever type of blind tasting you conduct, set it up so responses are confidential and that people feel safe and comfortable to learn. I like to always remind folks that “Whether you like a wine (or not), it’s the only time that you can be a 100% right!"
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Friday, January 20, 2012

Inside Scoop SF » My three dining pet peeves

This is so right on!
1. Seating guests
2. Cocktail lists
3. Confusing websites

Inside Scoop SF » My three dining pet peeves:
". . .there are three situations concerning restaurants that continue to annoy me. All three are easy for restaurateurs to correct."
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Wine-Knows: Bordeaux Garage Wines - Les Garagistes

Wine-Knows: Fine Wine and Gourmet Food Journeys for the Discerning Traveler:
"Thanks to Robert Parker, many of these garage wines have a cult-like following. In 1995 Parker rated some of the garagiste wines higher than Chateau Petrus… and the wine world has been topsy-turvy ever since. Some feel the garage wines are nothing but fruit bombs with high alcohol that are for collectors rather than wine drinkers. One writer described their popularity as “ The Emperor’s New Clothes” syndrome."
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China brims with fake, high-end bottles of wine

China brims with fake, high-end bottles of wine:
"Seizing on exploding demand, China's ever-resourceful knock-off artists have uncorked a lucrative new business: phony high-end wines.

Bootleggers are dousing the market with fakes using tactics so bold they would make a sommelier blush, including refilling empty bottles from famous chateaus with inferior vintages."
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

American Airlines Complimentary Beer And Wine In Main Cabin On Select Flights

As I heard mentioned elsewhere, are they interested in serving, or sedating?!
American Airlines Complimentary Beer And Wine In Main Cabin On Select Flights:
"Enjoy complimentary beer and wine when you travel in the main cabin onboard American's international flights starting February 1. Customers traveling on American-operated flights between the U.S. and Europe, the U.S. and Asia and / or onboard long-haul flights between the U.S. and Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay can choose from a variety of complimentary beer and wine options, in addition to the full selection of nonalcoholic beverages."
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Saturday, January 7, 2012

Wine-Knows: Fine Wine and Gourmet Food Journeys for the Canelés - the Other Divine Treat from Bordeaux

Wine-Knows: Fine Wine and Gourmet Food Journeys for the Discerning Traveler: Canelés—the Other Divine Treat from Bordeaux:
"The fluted exterior of a canelé is a glossy, dark-brown-almost-black shell of crunchy, carmelized sugar. Inside these small delectables have a soft, custard-like interior of rum and vanilla. Only 2 inches tall, they can be consumed in a few bites."
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They are SO delicious that you might be inspired to try baking your own. I've tried, and it was fun. You might be interested to know that there are molds out there to make them.
 
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Where Germs Lurk on Planes

Where Germs Lurk on Planes - WSJ.com:
"Air travelers suffer higher rates of disease infection, research has shown. One study pegged the increased risk for catching a cold as high as 20%. And the holidays are a particularly infectious time of year, with planes packed full of families with all their presents—and all those germs."
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hmmm, don't breath or touch anything . . .

Friday, December 23, 2011

Apps to Keep Children Happy

Apps to Keep Children Happy - NYTimes.com:
"WITH Christmas upon us and New Year’s just around the bend, many families are contending with long road trips and crowded flights. All those hours in the car and at the airport are bound to bring out tantrums in toddlers, squabbles among siblings and the familiar “I’m bored” from tweens."
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Thursday, December 22, 2011

Best Golf App of 2011 -- Tiger Woods: My Swing

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"For a limited time, Tiger Woods: My Swing for iPhone and iPod Touch will be on sale for $4.99 (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tiger-woods-my-swing/id425808685?mt=8). Tiger Woods: My Swing HD is also available for $9.99 in the App Store (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tiger-woods-my-swing-hd/id460151740?mt=8) and is compatible with iPad2 devices."
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Mayor Ed Lee vetoes Sharp Park legislation

Thank you Mayor Lee, for helping save Sharp Park for golfers!

Mayor Ed Lee vetoes Sharp Park legislation | City Insider | an SFGate.com blog:
"Mayor Ed Lee vetoed legislation today that calls on the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department to transfer management of Sharp Park to the federal government, if an agreement can be reached."
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