Essays

Without Reservation

Without Reservation

I met my mother for lunch recently at a restaurant in town. We don’t eat there often, maybe once or twice a year. It…

Brachetto, Birthday

Brachetto, Birthday

My birthday’s on the winter solstice, and it fell on a Wednesday this year. It was a normal, if very dark, work day. I didn’t…

Tea and Wine

Tea and Wine

In the day it’s black tea, in the evening red wine. It’s always something because this isn’t quite right, isn’t enough, or quite what…

Terroir Review

Twenty-four Theses

We taste with four of our five senses: sight, smell, taste, and touch. (We don’t use our ears to taste, but you may have…