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Good deals go fast on wine websites
![New Jersey wine retailer Joe Arking was in the Napa Valley last month, drumming up business. Arking is hardly a typical retailer in the bricks-and-mortar sense or, for that matter, in the normal Web-commerce sense. His website, <a href="http://winestilsoldout.com">winestilsoldout.com</a>, sells just one wine at a time and at an incredibly steep discount until it's gone without a trace -- usually within eight hours. While Arking doesn't like to use the word "liquidation," the wine's swift and mostly silent evacuation is the website's greatest virtue.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2009-07/47926643-07170452.jpg "New Jersey wine retailer Joe Arking was in the Napa Valley last month, drumming up business. Arking is hardly a typical retailer in the bricks-and-mortar sense or, for that matter, in the normal Web-commerce sense. His website, <a href="http://winestilsoldout.com\">winestilsoldout.com</a>, sells just one wine at a time and at an incredibly steep discount until it's gone without a trace -- usually within eight hours. While Arking doesn't like to use the word \"liquidation,\" the wine's swift and mostly silent evacuation is the website's greatest virtue.")
New Jersey wine retailer Joe Arking was in the Napa Valley last month, drumming up business. Arking is hardly a typical retailer in the bricks-and-mortar sense or, for that matter, in the normal Web-commerce sense. His website, winestilsoldout.com,...Tags: Dining and Drinking, California, Washington (U.S. state), New Jersey, Building Material
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L.A.'s global sandwich offerings
![As soon as you place your order at <a href="http://theguide.latimes.com/northridge/restaurants/pita-pocket-venue">Pita Pockets</a> in Northridge, a cook slaps a soft round of dough onto the wall of a blazing tandoor-like oven. After a few moments, a bubbly disk of <i>laffa</i>, catacombed with air pockets and rich with yeasty char, is ready to be filled. Next a counterman slathers the chewy flatbread with lemony hummus, then loads it with grilled vegetables or juicy marinated kebabs.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2009-07/48197890-21181138.jpg "As soon as you place your order at <a href="http://theguide.latimes.com/northridge/restaurants/pita-pocket-venue\">Pita Pockets</a> in Northridge, a cook slaps a soft round of dough onto the wall of a blazing tandoor-like oven. After a few moments, a bubbly disk of <i>laffa</i>, catacombed with air pockets and rich with yeasty char, is ready to be filled. Next a counterman slathers the chewy flatbread with lemony hummus, then loads it with grilled vegetables or juicy marinated kebabs.")
As soon as you place your order at Pita Pockets in Northridge, a cook slaps a soft round of dough onto the wall of a blazing tandoor-like oven. After a few moments, a bubbly disk of laffa, catacombed with air pockets and rich with yeasty char, is ready to...Tags: California, Garlic, Dining and Drinking, Breads, Potatoes
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Restaurant Review: Cache in Santa Monica
![Josiah Citrin peers into the dining room, looking slightly rumpled and just a little anxious. Though he's been cooking in Santa Monica for almost two decades, first at <a href="http://theguide.latimes.com/santa-monica/restaurants/jiraffe-venue">JiRaffe</a> (opened with longtime friend and collaborator Raphael Lunetta in 1996), and then at his own <a href="http://theguide.latimes.com/santa-monica/restaurants/messe-venue">French-accented</a> Mélisse since 1999, this just isn't his usual crowd. Or at least not tonight. It's party time as guests lounge on the red sofas in the two-level patio lounge of this sprawling indoor-outdoor space and a social butterfly in a sparkly dress darts from group to group, Champagne glass in hand.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2009-09/49418665-22175411.jpg "Josiah Citrin peers into the dining room, looking slightly rumpled and just a little anxious. Though he's been cooking in Santa Monica for almost two decades, first at <a href="http://theguide.latimes.com/santa-monica/restaurants/jiraffe-venue\">JiRaffe</a> (opened with longtime friend and collaborator Raphael Lunetta in 1996), and then at his own <a href=\"http://theguide.latimes.com/santa-monica/restaurants/messe-venue\">French-accented</a> Mélisse since 1999, this just isn't his usual crowd. Or at least not tonight. It's party time as guests lounge on the red sofas in the two-level patio lounge of this sprawling indoor-outdoor space and a social butterfly in a sparkly dress darts from group to group, Champagne glass in hand.")
Restaurant CriticJosiah Citrin peers into the dining room, looking slightly rumpled and just a little anxious. Though he's been cooking in Santa Monica for almost two decades, first at JiRaffe (opened with longtime friend and collaborator Raphael Lunetta in 1996), and...Tags: Dining and Drinking, California, Pork Chops, Hamburgers, Restaurants
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Bob Hosmon's top picks after sampling 100 wines
Over the past month, I've sampled 100 wines of varying quality. Here are just a few that I found delightful: From Chile, a New World country noted for quality wines, the 2005 Primus is a winner. A blend of carmenere, cabernet sauvignon and merlot, this...Tags: California, Dining and Drinking, Fort Lauderdale, Foods and Beverages, Grapes
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Gov. Proposes Closing 220 State Parks
SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed closing up to 220 state parks to help cut the state's $24.3 billion deficit.
The cuts include popular attractions for millions of visitors each year, such as a park that is home to some of the tallest...Tags: California, Sacramento, Rivers, Westport, Gardens and Parks
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Napa Valley is hoping wine country visitors will sample the local arts scene
Special to The TimesEvery time my husband, Kevin, and I visit the Napa Valley, we leave with a newfound appreciation for the local arts: the art of wine making, the art of wine country cuisine, the art of wine-and-food pairing. With so many temptations, we've never put...Tags: California, Property, Arts and Culture, Music, Building Material
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That's Right, Lodi
James Cameron couldn't have scripted it better, the way 76-year-old Wanda Woock, grande dame of the Lodi wine country, pointed a finger at her gold brooch and then at a photograph of the very same brooch a hundred years back, glinting like pure...Tags: California, Sacramento, Earthquakes, Woodbridge, Nevada
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In the Anderson Valley, slow is beautiful
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterEven the silence is different here. Despite a woodpecker working furiously on the eaves of a not-too-distant water tower and the buzz of tractors trolling, the quiet—like the canopy of fog—settles around you, pulls you in and ultimately...Tags: Arable Farming, Farms, Hotels and Accommodations, Apples, Consumer Goods Industries
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Planning your trip to Napa Valley
Planning this trip THE BEST WAY From LAX to San Francisco, American, United, Southwest and Virgin America have nonstop service. Restricted round-trip fares begin at $128. To Oakland, Southwest, United and Delta have nonstop service. Restricted round-...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Arts and Culture, Sculpture, Arts, Los Angeles International Airport
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The usual suspects
CALIFORNIA FOR BEGINNERS For more details, including websites and phone numbers, see latimes.com/basics. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: Mt. Whitney: An article in Sunday's Travel section about top spots to visit in California said Mt. Whitney...Tags: California, Gardens and Parks, Venice, San Diego (San Diego, California), Los Angeles
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San Francisco's sights a feast for romantics
Special to The Los Angeles TimesSan Francisco I'm in love. You can love a person. You can love a city. And when you can introduce the city you love to the person you love, what could be better? I once lived in San Francisco, a city that made my youthful heart flutter so...Tags: Dining and Drinking, California, Pacific Ocean, Marin County (California), Hotels and Accommodations
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Different shades of green for wine fans
![Green wines are growing. These are "eco" green wines that their makers say are made in harmony with nature. In the United States their sales are up, as is the number of vineyards using organic farming methods.](http://bc.images.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2008-07/36644274-18140012.jpg "Green wines are growing. These are "eco\" green wines that their makers say are made in harmony with nature. In the United States their sales are up, as is the number of vineyards using organic farming methods.")
ColumnistGreen wines are growing. These are "eco" green wines that their makers say are made in harmony with nature. In the United States their sales are up, as is the number of vineyards using organic farming methods. There are various grades of green. First,...Tags: Mendocino County (California), California, Dining and Drinking, Grapes, Restaurants
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