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Thomas Keller to open Bouchon bistro in Beverly Hills
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSouthern California food lovers wanting a taste of chef Thomas Keller's food will no longer have to travel to Las Vegas, New York or the Napa Valley. The city of Beverly Hills gave final approval Tuesday night on a deal that will bring a local...Tags: Restaurants, Beverly Hills, Steaks, New York, New York City
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So you want to be a sommelier?
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterMassage therapists, bellmen and valets aren't the people you'd expect to sit through a rigorous 10-month wine course. But in Southern California, the race is on to gain certification as a sommelier and get a foot in the door of one of today's hottest...Tags: Employees, New York City, Dining and Drinking, Career and Workplace, Sonoma (Sonoma, California)
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Napa's Oxbow Public Market redefines shopping
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterYou say you want to know more about where your food comes from and how it is prepared? At Napa's new Oxbow Public Market that opens this weekend, the butcher and the baker will do their work behind windows that will allow you to observe almost every...Tags: Berkeley (Alameda, California), Restaurants, Ice Cream, Dining and Drinking, Sonoma (Sonoma, California)
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A feast for romantics: San Francisco
Special to the Los Angeles TimesI'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 persuasively the first...Tags: Restaurants, Hawaii, Oysters, France, Dining and Drinking
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Eco-friendly lodgings at Napa Valley's Gaia
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterGaia Napa Valley Hotel & Spa: This eco-conscious, 133-room lodging at Napa Valley's south end was built using wood from sustainable forests; recycled materials for carpets and bath tiles; and solar panels, which provide 12% of the electricity. It also has...Tags: Personal Service, Los Angeles Times, Napa (Napa, California), Hotels and Accommodations
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Let that wine genie out of the bottle
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterYou've wandered the aisles of wine shops, imagining what would really delight your guests; you've sought out the most delicious possibilities your budget will allow. But there is still one more thing you can do that will almost invariably enhance whatever...Tags: Alcoholic Beverages, Dining and Drinking, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California
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World of change in winemaking
![Chicagoans are thirsty. Whether it's an $8 glass of 2006 Brooks Riesling from Oregon raised in a toast at Webster's Wine Bar in Lincoln Park, a $15 bottle of French ros� named the "Pink Criquet" and tossed back on an Oak Park porch, or a $2,125 bottle of Gaja's 1978 Italian Barbaresco, sipped respectfully at one of Charlie Trotter's prime tables, folks are reaching for wine.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2008-06/40484218-29060510.jpg "Chicagoans are thirsty. Whether it's an $8 glass of 2006 Brooks Riesling from Oregon raised in a toast at Webster's Wine Bar in Lincoln Park, a $15 bottle of French ros� named the "Pink Criquet\" and tossed back on an Oak Park porch, or a $2,125 bottle of Gaja's 1978 Italian Barbaresco, sipped respectfully at one of Charlie Trotter's prime tables, folks are reaching for wine.")
Chicago Tribune criticChicagoans are thirsty. Whether it's an $8 glass of 2006 Brooks Riesling from Oregon raised in a toast at Webster's Wine Bar in Lincoln Park, a $15 bottle of French ros� named the "Pink Criquet" and tossed back on an Oak Park porch, or a $2,125 bottle...Tags: Science and Technology, Ecosystems, China, Dining and Drinking, Weather
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Tom Eddy Makes Superior Napa Valley Wines
South Florida Sun-SentinelWhen it comes to California's super premium wines, none is better than the one produced by Tom Eddy in Napa Valley. Indeed, the 2002 Tom Eddy Cabernet Sauvignon is as good as California cab gets. Blended from grapes grown in four highly regarded...Tags: Marlborough, Dining and Drinking, Alcoholic Beverages, Grapes, Napa (Napa, California)
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Lauderdale mayor's comments don't appear to reduce interest, officials say
South Florida Sun-SentinelWhen Colorado voters wiped out legal protections for gays, Aspen's annual gay ski week suffered. A similar boycott ensued when the Cayman Islands turned away a shipload of gay cruise passengers.Tourism officials doubt if such a fate awaits Fort Lauderdale...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Gays and Lesbians, Nicki Grossman, Regional Authority, Cruises
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A lesson in dining: Think culinary schools
Tribune NewspapersMy most memorable school lunch involved a glass of Schramsberg bubbly and perfectly grilled scallops. OK, I also remember a great beef stew in grade school and the Union chili at university, but that's another story. This story is about school lunches...Tags: Restaurants, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), New York, Education, Dining and Drinking
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Eat like a local when you go
You can drop a lot of dough eating in Napa and Sonoma Counties, home to some of the nation's best restaurants. But you can save a dime or two, plus eat very well, if you use some cunning and patronize the same places locals go to. Here are some...Tags: Restaurants, Dining and Drinking, Hamburgers, Manhattan (New York City), Madison (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Bustin' out in wine country
![SANTA ROSA, Calif.—Wine-weary visitors to Northern California have a friend in Sonoma County. It's not that wine isn't important here—it surely is with more than 200 active wineries—but people don't get into a lather over wine or the wine lifestyle like the folks next door in Napa. The county's official Web site has a page that says it all: "Sonoma County is much more than wine." Indeed it is.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2009-03/45812684-28125425.jpg "SANTA ROSA, Calif.—Wine-weary visitors to Northern California have a friend in Sonoma County. It's not that wine isn't important here—it surely is with more than 200 active wineries—but people don't get into a lather over wine or the wine lifestyle like the folks next door in Napa. The county's official Web site has a page that says it all: "Sonoma County is much more than wine.\" Indeed it is.")
Tribune reporterSANTA ROSA, Calif.—Wine-weary visitors to Northern California have a friend in Sonoma County. It's not that wine isn't important here—it surely is with more than 200 active wineries—but people don't get into a lather over wine or the...Tags: Potatoes, Gardens and Parks, Dining and Drinking, Labor Day, Bill Daley
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