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Napa/Sonoma - Too many restaurants, not enough time.
My husband and I love food and wine and will be visiting Napa/Sonoma (from NYC) for 4 days/nights next week for our 6th wedding anniversary (we were married on Spring Mountain). I'm trying to finalize our restaurant lineup and have done some extensive reading on the board, but wanted to ask for your opinions.
Here are the restaurants we're looking at. Looking for places that are serving up some great dishes now (not places known for good food but are currently slipping). Please feel free to critique or suggest substitutions.
- Boon Fly Cafe
- Solbar
Arrive at SFO at 11:00, so not sure we can drive into wine country soon enough to squeeze in a 4th lunch.
- Bottega (Yountville) - I've seen good/bad on the board. The menu looks good. Is it worth it?
- Redd (Yountville)
- Girl and the Fig or La Salette? (Sonoma)
- Auberge du Soleil (sunset dinner on the terrace, Rutherford, CA) - not changing this one
- Farm at Carneros Inn (dinner)
- La Folie (SF - dinner with friends that live there)
- Mustard's Grill? Something else?
Thanks in advance.
We've had Etoile at Domaine Chandon in Yountville twice for lunch over the past few months and each time were thrilled with our meals. Perry Hoffman is an amazing young chef and in our opinion, on his way to a second star. The food coupled with the beautiful scenery of the winery makes for a great afternoon in the Napa Valley.
re: foodcoupleSF
Ooh, their menu looks amazing!
Bottega has been getting mixed reviews and I find it rather heavy and staid, preferring Bistro Don Giovanni for Cal-Italian much better.
Mustards is fine if all you want are giant hunks of grilled meats but there is not much else going for it when there is so much else better in the valley.
That said, the hot restaurants in town right now are Morimoto, Oenetri, Cook, and Redd. My personal local favorites remain Bistro Jeanty (classic French bistro fare), Cook, Zuzu (tapas), and Grace's Table which is a local's favorite. JoLe in Calistoga is another favorite of mine, but I don't get up-valley as often as I would like.
I'd push Redd to a dinner slot and find another lunch instead - and replace Bottega as well.
You realize that between Girl & the Fig and La Salette, you are venturing over to Sonoma? Was that your intention or to remain in Napa? Between the two, I'd take La Salette for just being different.
re: CarrieWas218
Yes, we thought we'd check out the city of Sonoma since we're going to be in the region. Have a meal there, maybe check out Sojourn Cellars.
Thanks for the report on Mustard's. While we love meat, we're looking for meals that have the whole package (not just giant hunks of grilled meats).
Is Bottega considered to be Cal-Italian?
Also is there a good place for raw oysters in the half shell either in San Francisco (arriving at SFO) on the way to Napa or in the Sonoma (city), Carneros, Napa area? 'Tis the season.
I'll take a look at your other suggestions as well. Thanks again. Really appreciate it.
re: weesa
Bottega is definitely Cal-Italian - and while I enjoyed my meals there, I find them heavy and overwhelming.
At Oxbow Market, you will find Hog Island Oysters and while they aren't necessarily cheap, they are plentiful and good. Your other option would be to drive through the city and stop at Swan Oyster Bar; depends on how fast you want to get to wine country.
re: CarrieWas218
OR . . . stop on your way through the City at the Ferry Plaza, and enjoy Hog Island there . . . .
I, too, prefer Bistro Don Giovanni over Bottega. And think about Bouchon, too.
I love Girl & the Fig, but from the Napa Valley, it *is* a schlep to get to the town of Sonoma. Depending upon your point of departure, to get to Sonoma, you either have to drive south and west around the Mayacamas Mountains and through Carneros, then northwest through Vineburg into Sonoma, OR -- from up valley -- across the Oakville Grade and down Hwy 12. Close on a map isn't necessarily close in a car . . . UNLESS you do Girl and the Fig as your first lunch as you drive up from SFO.
re: zin1953
I'm debating between Girl and the Fig and Salette on the drive up from SFO. Both look great. Not sure that I'll make it back to Sonoma (city) during this trip.
re: zin1953
+1 on Bistro Don Giovanni over Bottega. No question. I've eaten at BDG a hundred times and have never -- not even once -- had a bad meal. Glorious interior, lovely outdoor patio also. Great appetizers -- I've made a meal of two or three of them. Everything is good. You may think you've had salmon every which way and sideways, but the salmon at BDG is legendary.
I'll be in the minority, then. We went to Don Giovanni in May and had an indifferent meal. Pork chop was overcooked and so tough it kept trying to fly off the plate when I tried to cut into it. Meatballs were overdosed with rosemary and the sauce was so salty even my salt-loving spouse had to stop halfway through. The salmon chowder had crispy-crunchy vegetables, obviously somebody mistook it for a stirfry.
I would say the food at Bottega is good but not great. I give them extra points simply because they serve enormous numbers of people hoping to see Michael C., and they handle it with efficiency and quite a bit of grace; not an easy thing to do with busloads descending upon them hourly.
Oenotri beats all of them. The salume is amazing and the pizzas fabulous. The service is excellent; the maitre d' actually works the floor.
We didn't care for Mustards. I've just never liked Cindy Pawclyn's restaurants, even when she was in SF. The salad was exquisite but everything else was sloppy and oversalted.
Skip Girl & Fig. They built their reputation on Chris Jones' cooking, and he moved at the end of summer 2011 to Brix, just past Mustards. Our lunch there was sublime and we are looking forward to a return visit before the end of the year. His clam-prosciutto croquettes were so good, we dream of them! (and I don't even like clams, LOL)
We've actually found better restaurants on the Hwy 101 corridor in Sonoma Cty, but if we were eating at Sonoma Square we'd pick:
- Cafe la Haye
- Dry Creek Kitchen (which goes up and down, but recent reports indicate they're on the upswing again)
- Barndiva. This is dicey for us. We had a perfect summer lunch here, but the next trip a few months later gave us a terrible dinner. The food was drenched in ultra-high fat butter, or oversalted, or overcooked, and occasionally all three negatives at the same time. A massive disappointment from Ryan Fancher, who should know better than to overcook sweetbreads. Even the coffee was abominable, a shock when Flying Goat is just up the street.
re: jaiko
Ah, didn't know that about Girl/Fig. It's been a couple of years since we ate there.
We had lunch at Cindy's (Pawlcyn) Backstreet Kitchen and thought it was terrific. Bought her cookbook I liked the food so much.
re: c oliver
Shucks, if I'd known someone wanted it (I wasn't on CH at the time) I'd have GIVEN the book away. Mustards gave us a freebie after we spoke with the waiter (very politely) about how disappointing we found our entrees. First they offered to comp us but we declined - when we eat the food, we prefer to pay for it; I only accept comping if I've actually returned the food to the kitchen. The mgr gave us the book as we were leaving.
I know a lot of people enjoy Pawclyn's restaurants - and Michael Mina's as well. We prefer a different style of cooking, I guess.
We've had lunch at Girl and the Fig once and loved it. But we've eaten at La Salette and ADORE it. But honestly either one is a fun place. Don't know when you're coming but La Salette has a nice terrace, weather permitting.
We had breakfast at Boon Fly for the first time a couple of months ago and it knocked our socks off. The whole property is nice. Highly recommend.
Happy anniversary.
re: c oliver
My spouse is Chinese-Portugese so we love certain things at La Salette. Other dishes, not so much. Some things they make very well indeed, better than almost anyone else.
Thanks to all for your opinions & suggestions. The purpose of this trip is to rest/relax/eat well/drink good wine/enjoy the views & architecture/celebrate our 6th wedding anniversary.
Preliminary itinerary below. Please feel free to critique.
-Arrive at SFO
-Lunch at La Salette (Sonoma): http://www.lasalette-restaurant.com
-Domaine Carneros (Napa/Carneros) - Sparkling wine tasting on the terrace http://www.domainecarneros.com
-Dinner at Farm (Napa/Carneros): http://www.thecarnerosinn.com/thecarn...
-Check into hotel
-Palmaz (Napa) winery/vineyards tour/tasting http://www.palmazvineyards.com
-Lunch at Redd (Yountville): http://www.reddnapavalley.com/ (no dinner reservations available
)-The Hess Collection (Napa) visit/tasting http://www.hesscollection.com
-Dinner at Bistro Jeanty (Yountville): http://www.bistrojeanty.com
DAY 3 (Not sure if I'm trying to cram too much into the afternoon, but these all seem close to each othernot
)-Breakfast at Boon Fly Café (Napa/Carneros): http://www.thecarnerosinn.com/thecarn...
-Truchard (Napa/Carneros) tour/tasting http://www.truchardvineyards.com
-Lunch at ???
-Adastra (Napa/Carneros) tour/tasting http://www.adastrawines.com
-Etude (Napa/Carneros) tasting http://shop.etudewines.com
-Artesa (Napa/Carneros) tasting http://www.artesawinery.com
-di Rosa art gallery/preserve (Napa/Carneros) visit http://www.dirosaart.org/
-Late dinner with friends at La Folie (San Francisco): http://www.lafolie.com
-Breakfast at Solbar (Calistoga): http://www.solagecalistoga.com/solbar
-Chateau Montelena (Calistoga) tasting: http://www.montelena.com
-Castello di Amorosa (Calistoga) tasting: http://www.castellodiamorosa.com
-Light (oyster) lunch at Hog Island Oyster Bar at Oxbow Market (Napa): http://www.hogislandoysters.com/bars/...
-Rest at the hotel
-Sunset terrace dinner at Auberge du Soleil: http://www.aubergedusoleil.com/napa-d...
-Return to NYC
re: weesa
DAY ONE AND TWO seem very do-able, but . . .
Three wineries PLUS the art gallery/preserve? I'd drop two wineries, or one and the art. Then, how are you going to make it to San Francisco for dinner @ La Folie, and then *back* to Napa Valley to your hotel? With only light traffic, Carneros-to-SF is a good 50-60 minutes away at best. And then . . . where are you staying? Presumably it's the Carneros Inn, so you have another hour drive back.
Similar problem -- I don't see how you're going to do two wineries in between breakfast and lunch, and then make it to Napa. I'd pass on Amorosa . . . pick a second winery for after lunch, in the Napa-to-Yountville area, or possibly something in the Stags Leap District off the Silverado Trail.
re: zin1953
Day 3 dinner in SF isn't 'till 8:45, so we'll have 2+ hrs to get there since diRosa closes at 6. Not worried about a late drive back to our Napa hotel. Which winery would you drop on Day 3?
Day 4, I only want to see the castle and grounds. We could cut out the tasting, so it shouldn't take long (maybe 30 min at most). So breakfast, winery tasting, castle visit (no tour/tasting), lunch. Does that seem realistic for the first part of the day?
re: weesa
Amorosa is just plain silly - skip it. I went a few years ago with a friend who has lived in the valley for years and travelled literally all over the world - all we could do was laugh. It is ridiculous IMO. DiRosa is a wonderful experience - nothing like it - and you really should take the time to see more than just the first gallery. The Hess collection is stunning but DiRosa is truly one of a kind. Just another opinion - I was a guide at DiRosa for a number of years and I oouldn't get enough of it. Artesa is lovely and very close to DiRosa.
re: Mariana in Baja
<Amorosa is just plain silly>
It's totally silly. Skip it. The wines are awful. It's an expensive tourist trap.
re: Mariana in Baja
<Amorosa is just plain silly>
My nomination for the Understatement of the Year award . . .
re: zin1953
zin1953 is on it. There is no way -- ever -- I would drive into the city for dinner and expect to drive all the way back to Napa after dinner. It's just too hard and too long. And I'd put the distances and drive times at much longer than what Jason said -- certainly much longer than you're calculating. Have your friends drive up to meet you, or meet them in SF on your way to or from your stay in Napa.
re: maria lorraine
We've done it a couple of times from Sonoma to see the 'kids' and I agree that is's gruesome. But we were going to see our granddaughter so no pain is too severe :)
re: c oliver
I understand!
re: maria lorraine
I guess I should add that I also would NEVER do it just for a dinner. Any dinner. When we're staying in Sonoma, we'll go into the city for a lunch (usually dim sum) and it kills half a day. And that's during the day and no or little alcohol consumed.
re: weesa
Personally, I'd delete Domaine Carneros and put in Adastra/Etude there, to ease up on Day 3.
Plan extra time for Hess Collection and di Rosa. Agree with Mariana in Baja again. Allow two hours. The drive to Hess Collection takes a bit of time -- you have to climb up into the western hills and it's a bit of a curvy drive -- so allow 45 minutes to get there, and an hour at least for the visit. You may want to stroll around and check out the view (since you'll be high up) after the tasting and gallery, so allow time for that as well.
re: weesa
Ok, thanks all. I'm cutting out Castello di Amorosa (thanks for the warnings - not really into tourist traps). Also not going to SF for dinner (staying in wine country the whole time). Completely reworking the itineraries for Days 3 & 4. I'll report back after the trip.
Really appreciate everyone's input! :)
re: Robert Lauriston
Fremont Diner is a very good recommendation.
re: maria lorraine
We LOVE Fremont Diner!!! Started out going to Schellville Grille but FD has replaced it in our hearts :) I'm from Atlanta originally and have strong opinions about grits. There's are as good as any I've had Down South. And if the weather is decent, there are a bunch of picnic tables outside.
Much as I love La Folie, I think you're wise to drop it. Passot believes in large meat entrees, so we've been occasionally surprised by a couple of dishes that were bigger/heavier than the rest of the courses. They're fabulous - his rack of lamb is literally the best piece of lamb we've ever eaten - but it was a much larger serving than anything else, such as the exquisite lobster risotto. And going there after a full day of winetasting + breakfast + lunch, and then schlepping back to Napa.....not even Passot's best possible cooking is worth that.
You need to be suitably hungry for places like La Folie. Admittedly Passot's old enough to go on Medicare, so how much longer he's going to keep cooking six days a week, no one knows!


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In (Mild) Defense of Firebrand
Posted By Robert Gorell On November 14, 2007 @ 12:34 pm In Advertising,Branding,Marketing 2.0 / Web 2.0,New Media | 2 Comments
The advertising-as-entertainment, "live" (but not really), model-hosted, YouTube-ish site Firebrand.com just launched its beta site [1], and it definitely could be worse — especially considering its ambitious value proposition. Basically, Firebrand's counting on becoming a destination spot for entertaining commercials, and the only people who might tell them they're wrong — at this early stage, anyway — are are those who remain at least part-time singers in the choir to which they're preaching.
When I first heard of the site, I said it sounded like "the ad industry's collective Wet 2.0 dream [2]." The beta seems to reflect that impression, with a heavy dose of racy* and/or funny and/or creative ads, most of which seem more suited to winning awards than selling product. But there are exceptions, and it is nice to see a venue for (at least some of the) commercials that exceed 30 seconds. And since the US lives inside its own media bubble, it's good to see a new venue for international commercials like this one from the Barcelona City Council:
Sure, they probably weren't thinking of someone like me when they made the ad, but suffice it to say, there's now an even slimmer chance you'll ever find me double-parked in Barcelona.
Then there are funny and memorable ads like this one for Skittles:
There's also a bit of irony here for brands who've tried to push their own ads on specialty micro-sites; brands like Budweiser, which spent G-d-knows-what creating Bud.tv, only to have me see this ad for the first time on Firebrand instead:
If GrokDotCom was the first place you saw this ad, that could mean one of at least two things:
Here's the Firebrand "Manifesto":
We love commercials. We submit, with rare exception, that theyre the best stuff on TV. In under a minute you get the best directors, the sickest special effects, the funniest writerswhats not to love?
We love commercials. 1984. Mean Joe Green. Whasssup? You know you love them, too. So lets gather round the best of them. Sort them. Judge them. Share them. Love them.
We love commercials. The eye candy. The laugh out louds. The did-you-just-see-thats. The most loved, the most emailed, the ones we still talk about today. Let every day be Super Bowl Monday.
Welcome to Firebrand.com. (The best stuff on TV, online. )
Seems a bit heavy if you don't consider the ads to be the best thing about TV. But that's pretty common. The seductions of overstated "About Us" copy when there's no copy on the homepage (as if to say, "You must know who we are, right?") are hard for most startups to resist. Since it's a beta launch, I'll reserve judgment for now. Still, they might want to run that through the We-We Monitor [3].
What do you think? Will Firebrand go the way of Bud.tv, or does it help to have all these commercials in one place?
[*The first commercial that was showing when I went to the site this morning was for Naturisme.fr, a French "naturist" site -- and no, I don't mean organic food in the literal sense -- which wasn't exactly work-safe by "violence good, nudity bad" American cultural standards.]
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Why didn't this come up with itself before now?
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1. Concorde wasn't discontinued due to passenger safety risks.
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Because of the low fleet flight hours, that one accident gave it the worst safety record of that generation of aircraft. It was retired because it would have been too expensive to make it safe.
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I, for one, will NEVER ride in or own a vehicle that does not have a steering wheel, foot-actuated throttle pedal, foot-actuated brake pedal, foot-actuated clutch pedal (where applicable), gear selector lever, etc. and I know I'm not alone in this
You never ride the subway, then? I don't think trains have steering wheels...
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Driving too slow(eg the speed limit) in the passing lane or left most lane is extremely dangerous.
If you're going to drive slowly, the left lane is just the place to do it. You did notice that the article is about the UK, right?
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Materialism is based on physics.
Er, no. How can you possibly base materialism (a metaphysical position) on physics? Materialism is (usually) an assumption of physics (some, though not many, physicists assume dualism instead). If you try to use physics to argue for materialism you have a circular argument; the most you can claim from that is that materialism and physics are consistent with each other. Which of course they are, that doesn't make materialism the only metaphysical position consistent with physics.
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Dualism is based on nothing, true, but the same can be said for materialism and idealism. You've stepped outside science and into metaphysics, in just the way I described.
Now, it is possible to reason about metaphysics, but trying to argue from science ("based on nothing"), ad-hominem attacks ("don't know shit about "mind" beyond their baseless dogma and refuse to learn about brains") and handwaving ("woo") doesn't make for a coherent case.
Try reading "Aping Humanity" by Raymond Tallis -- prominent atheist, neuroscientist and philosopher -- and you might learn that things are more complex than you think. Assuming you're willing to move beyond baseless dogma, that is.
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Lawmakers in Britain don't have to do anything, as Uber is already able and does comply with all licensing requirements.
That's in dispute. It hinges on whether the app that Uber divers use to calculate the fare constitutes a taximeter or not. Uber (and Transport for London) say it doesn't because there's no physical connection required with the vehicle, whereas the black cab and minicab drivers say it does because it's a device that calculates the fare based on measured distance travelled. The case has yet to come to court, and until it does nobody really knows whether it's legal or not (personally I suspect it isn't, but IANAL).


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A research study on smartphone usage patterns from Universal McCann found that more than one-third of high-use smartphone users respond to mobile advertisements, reports Mediaweek (via MarketingVOX).
Among the findings:
Smartphone users are clicking on ads (53%), requesting more information or a coupon (35%) and making purchases via their handsets (24%).
Some 82% of respondents report they use mobile devices at work. 81% use them while shopping. The mobile web is also popular with commuters, who use it as part of their workday commute.
Nearly one of every seven minutes of media consumption takes place on a mobile device, and six of every 10 consumers expect their mobile internet use to increase significantly over the next two years.
The key stats for SMS mobile marketing — 35% of the users request more information or coupons and 81% use their phones when shopping – confirms the potentially huge audience that can be reached using text messaging.


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Vigils in remembrance of murdered Missouri teen Michael Brown took place across the country Thursday night in a nationally coordinated night of action called the National Moment of Silence 2014 (#NMOS14). The Light Brigade Network joined in standing in solidarity with the people of Ferguson.
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Hope someone can help with this, we have a lot of projects rearing their heads at the moment and this is the biggie!
We've decided to finally move away from our long-suffering Linux based email solution to Exchange, to try to simplify things like distribution groups, user accounts etc. We've specced the box to (hopefully) support 1000+ users, and it has:
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The machine seems to run fine on Server 2012, and Exchange is installed. I can send mail between a couple of test AD linked accounts on the machine, but I can't seem to send anything out from it to another domain. I have followed the MS guide for adding a send connector (SMTP, * for domain, and setting the Exchange server as the transport). However, if I send an email to my external accounts, nothing gets through. It works from my exiting email account on our old server though, so I don't think they're getting spam-filtered.
MX records don't point to the new server as yet, so it can't receive mail for our domain - this shouldn't affect sending though?
Not sure what to really look at here, as I have no prior knowledge of Exchange (and only basic knowledge of email systems in general as I didn't build the existing one) - when I check the message queue via Powershell I can see the emails sitting there. There's surely something simple I've missed - everything else has been pretty straightforward so far!
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The cheeseburger chef Brian Luscher serves at Sunday brunch at The Grape on Lower Greenville was anointed the Greatest Burger in Texas, and he dishes up cozy comfort food to hundreds of devoted Dallas diners each week. That hasn't gone to his head. But he is looking to grow. Although the city of D ... More >>
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American wine no longer has the second-class status it had years ago. California wineries are widely respected. The Washington Post and the New York Daily News have both declared Virginia to be the next "it" place for wine lovers. So how does Texas wine match up against the world's best? That ques ... More >>
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Hotel St. GermainThe Hotel St. Germain on Maple Avenue will host a Halloween brouhaha this weekend with a tarot card reading alongside a wine and amuse-bouche dinner served by Chef Chad Martin. What better place to channel your supernatural subconscious than 100-year-old Victorian mansion? T ... More >>
Mmmm. White Russian-y.If there is anything better in this world than candy, it's booze. Or maybe it's the other way around. Regardless, when the two come together, it's something special. Greatness begets greatness. It's like when Queen and David Bowie joined forces and created "Under Pressu ... More >>
Just as most people recognize pinot grigio, chances are good that if you ask someone to name an Italian red grape varietal it will be sangiovese. Or perhaps chianti, which was certainly popular back in the day, when many a mom-and-pop Italian eatery sported a straw-covered bottle of chianti a ... More >>
Mix it with a cherry Slurpee -- instant sangria!Thanksgiving celebrants who are still fretting about which wine to serve with their turkey feasts will no doubt be pleased to know 7-Eleven's put three new private-label varietals on its shelves. The convenience store chain this week introduced ... More >>
In the third part of our visit with Casey Thompson, Top Chef star, former executive chef at Shinsei and current chef at Fort Worth's Brownstone, Thompson shares a recipe for a beefy pasta dish. For parts 1 and 2 of our interview with Thompson, go here and here. Pasta and Grass-fed Beef
Along with malbec, Grenache, and cabernet franc, tempranillo is viewed by oenophiles as one of the up-and-coming red grapes in today's wine scene. It is often called the "noble grape" of Spain, and is used as the base for that country's magnificent Rioja reds. Almost black in color, temprani ... More >>
If you are familiar with Parker, Texas, at all, doubtless it's because of Southfork Ranch, home to JR Ewing and his fictional clan from Dallas. But while the symbol for the Ewing empire might be the oil well, the signage for Parker's only winery features the peacock. You see, when Jay and Ca ... More >>
Once the home of bedroom communities and sleepy suburbs, Collin County is finally starting to mature and develop its fine wining and dining scene. Nowhere is this more apparent than the county seat of McKinney, where any bright and cheery weekend has visitors hard pressed to find available pa ... More >>
When you think of wine-making countries in Europe, most people naturally assume France and Italy have just about cornered the market. Indeed, Italian and French wines are known around the world as standard-bearers of the tipple craft for centuries. However, more and more people are being drawn to ... More >>
From the outside, 55 Degrees Wine Bar & Bistro doesn't appear to be anything special. Just the name on the rather dingy double-decker strip mall announces its presence, and there is no patio. Inside, however, is quite another matter. Sofas, comfy armchairs, and coffee tables greet you when yo ... More >>
Cabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red varietal in the world, so much so that if you were to walk into any bar and say, "I'll have a cab," the bartender will assume you mean Cabernet Sauvignon and act accordingly. These days, however, another cab is being called more frequently by ... More >>
texomawinery.comPeople aren't the only ones who suffer through hot Texas summers. Grapes feel the scorch as well, which means the state's not the place to produce varietals that wither in the heat. After years of stubborn experimentation with Pinot Noir and other delicate grapes, the Texas wi ... More >>
For those of us who visit the State Fair, it's worth braving the Midway to revisit old favorites and discover new delights. As I reported last week, my wining companion and I were particularly pleased to find the Go Texan Wine Garden, a little Hill Country-esque oasis of vino, music and sanity near ... More >>
You've heard of Two Buck Chuck? How about three-buck Wink? The $2.99 Winking Owl Merlot is found exclusively at Aldi, the deep discount grocery store. Bottled by Gallo, it's a thoroughly respectable little bottle of grape with hints of cherry and other sweet fruits. I dare you to put it on t ... More >>
Alex FloresYesterday it came to our attention that 7-Eleven planned to introduce their own wine brand, priced at a Thunderbird-like $3.99 a bottle--that's right, $3.99 for .75 of Chardonnay or Cabernet Sauvignon in glass with a real artificial cork. No screw-tops for wine this fancy.They call the ... More >>
Beer pairing dinners have been the rage of late, but apparently some people still do things the old-fashioned way. Kent Rathbun's Jasper's (7161 Bishop Rd., Plano) is offering a four-course wine pairing dinner with Ed Killian--good name for the maker of a mass produced "Irish" red beer, although he' ... More >>
Beverage distribution behemoth Ben E. Keith is branching out with another vino offering. And unlike the distributor's inaugural label, Solemar, it's not one they make themselves. The family-owned Chateau Diana, located in the Dry Creek Valley region of California, offers three brands. First describe ... More >>
When you open a bottle of Julienas 2006 Grand Vin Du Beaujolais, a blast of fruit hits your nose, mixed with the sting of black pepper. In tasting, it finishes quickly, but leaves a trace of dark forest berry on the tongue, soured but still palatable.It would be a nice wine for any backyard barbecue ... More >>
Rock stars plus alcohol can add up to a lot of things. But when you add organic grocery stores to the rock and booze equation, the sum must certainly change, right? Guess we'll find out when Maynard James Keenan makes an appearance at the Whole Foods Market in Plano from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., March 23 ... More >>
Perhaps I'm treading new and uncertain ground here. There's nothing as American as hot dogs...except perhaps for baseball, apple pie and Chevrolet, although a couple of those are in the midst of death throes. And, of course, if we call them Frankfurters, they somehow become a German sausage.Otherwis ... More >>
He's worked some of the best cellars in the city, either as wine buyer, director or sommelier.These include stints at the Crescent and Pappas Bros., before he teamed up with chef Anthony Bombaci at Nana.Last month he took over sommelier reigns at West End's Y.O. Ranch Steakhouse. Charged with buildi ... More >>
We all know the story by now, how a Buffalo pub owner took discarded chicken parts, fried them up and rolled them in a sauce composed largely of butter and Tabasco. Within a few years, wings were everywhere--the invention joining those other gifts that city has bestowed upon the world, such as...um. ... More >>
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For a brief moment I regretted this week's pairing. Not only did my first attempt turn into a smoldering slab of charcoal--oozing orange stuff and damn near sending the smoke alarm into a shrieking fit--but the wine experts I consulted gave me a right grilling."What cheese," asked Lin Sellman of Goo ... More >>
In April 2004, the minds behind Lakewood's Times Ten Cellars set aside land outside of Alpine, Texas, for Cathedral Vineyard, where they planted their first grapevines. Chosen for its hot sun, cool nights and mineral-rich soil, Cathedral Vineyard has been tended to ever since, cultivated toward wi ... More >>
Looking back on an all too brief year matching wines with everyday foods--you know, things from cans, boxes, fast food joints, and so on--it occurs to me the experts consulted each week performed admirably.Suspiciously so, as if they had already guzzled rose with their Taco Bueno takeaway on several ... More >>
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The team announced the deal Thursday. Resop joined the AL West champion A's in a Nov. 30 trade with Pittsburgh, sending minor league right-hander Zach Thornton to the Pirates. Resop went 1-4 with one save and a 3.91 ERA in 61 relief appearances with Pittsburgh last year.
He worked a career-high 73 2-3 innings, tied for seventh among National League relievers. The 30-year-old Resop allowed a .276 opponents batting average, including .237 against left-handed hitters.
Resop, who earned $850,000 last season, was one of five arbitration-eligible players on Oakland's roster. The remaining four are Jerry Blevins, George Kottaras, Brandon Moss and Seth Smith.
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Okay, let's be real, travel is a glamorous lifestyle to lead. You're going to party like it's 2033 (Svedka anyone?), eat a bunch of really strange stuff, and have transcendent experiences you could never anticipate, nor really be capable of explaining to anyone. Even the most miserable things that will happen to you make for great stories later on. If Anthony Bourdain and the Dos Equis guy got together, you fancy yourself their lovechild.
But what about the lulls between the adventures? As much as you may hate it, you have to go home at some point whether it's to renew your visa, save up some money, or simply visit friends and family. Well, don't be surprised if things have changed. Different people will react differently to your travels. Some will be ambivalent, others jealous, a few will feel alienated by your leaving, and the worst, some will act like something is wrong with you.
All of this can make for quite a lonely lifestyle. The time I spend at home is probably when I feel most alone for a number of reasons. I've just left a ton of new friends behind who, realistically, will eventually lose touch with me, although there are a few exceptions. It's mutual. We'll talk on Facebook a few times, maybe even Skype, but ultimately it will fade. You really just meet too many people abroad, and when you leave them for home you rely on your buddies you've known for years. Unfortunately…
Your friends are travelers too.
This is one of the biggest reasons I find myself having more nights in than out when I'm in America. All of my best friends are traveling! When I'm here, they're not. When they're here, I'm not. Just the other day we had a small send-off (read: the two of us getting drunk and watching Year One while everyone else is asleep) for my best friend Dylan Waller who is returning to Southeast Asia for another round of teaching abroad. He was one of the few people that I have face-to-face contact with that understands. We can talk for hours about crazy travel experiences without wearing on each other's nerves (the usual outcome in that situation).
People don't understand you.
Whether they want to know or not, you will feel the desperate, involuntary urge to talk about your experience abroad. You don't want it to end, and the best way to relive it is to talk about it. Sharing is caring, but they might not see it that way. Between bouts of verbal diarrhea, you may notice one of two things: 1) people seem to not give a shit, or 2) they stare at you like you're an alien. Maybe it's just that I'm from the South that it seems people become completely alienated when I say that I lived in a socialist country and loved it. When you live abroad – and not as a missionary – you're met with that what-so-America-wasn't-good-enough-for-you sentiment. 'Murica. I highly doubt this is limited to the South though; it's probably just reactionary, especially from people you know because you're seen as sort of forsaking your roots. Whatevs.
You and your friends drift apart.
This is a pretty common thing that would have happened even if you didn't travel. As you get out of that social framework of high school and college, your different interests become more defined and lead you to different places. That's okay. You definitely shouldn't sacrifice your goals in life to "continue the party", so to speak. This phenomenon is going to be amplified by your comings and goings, and you'll honestly notice a change each time you come back. I realize I'm painting kind of a depressing picture. In my experience, your besties will always be your besties, and that's good enough for me.
Periods of self-deprecation and doubt.
After you experience all of the above, you may wonder if you've made some sort of mistake. Do the doubters have a point? You start to think that you're not as awesome as you actually are. The Dos Equis guy would never hang out with you. If you've come back to make some money, you'll feel like an unemployed loser next to people you know who have had a steady job for a few years now. After you've woken up at the crack of noon in your parents' house for the fifth consecutive day, you feel like the embodiment of the plot of Failure to Launch (shitty movie but an appropriate reference). You have to keep busy and you have to look forward. Remember why you chose to travel and all the memories it's given you so far. Also, you'll feel better if you throw away some of those beer cans.
Bonus Pain: You met your GF abroad (and she's still there).
So last summer I did my volunteer thing in Iceland. I met my girlfriend there, and of course we tried to "keep it casual" but that plan was doomed to fail. We signed up for the otherworldly cruel long-distance relationship, although we don't really perceive it that way, but call a spade a spade. So far I've been there (London) once and she's been here (North Carolina) once. It can be excruciating at times, although it's been well worth it so far and we're looking forward to spending a year together in China come August.
Deal With It
All of these things are beyond your control. You will feel alone. You will want to leave again just as soon as you've returned. And you will sit in a dark corner brooding over your photos and journal entries, listening to Snow Patrol, and then Radiohead as your sadness deepens. You will have to actually make an effort to reclaim some semblance of a social life, as the sheer novelty of being from somewhere else isn't good enough to get random people to invite you out back home.
There's no silver bullet for this, so maybe I'm just an ass for doing a post stating "this unavoidable bad thing will happen to you, so yeah" but it's more of a cautionary tale. If you want to travel long-term, you will have to make some sacrifices. A normal, consistent social life is one of them. I started out ahead of this one as an introvert, but that doesn't make me immune to the loneliness.
My best advice is to keep truckin' as best you can: watch travel docs, read travel writing, plan your next adventure and get excited about it. You know how awesome traveling is and you can get through this brief diaspora from that lifestyle.
Seth Barham writes about world travel and simple living from a frozen corner in China at Spartan Wanderer. Sometimes he goes on cynical rants. He is definitely not writing in the third person to make himself seem more popular than he actually is.
2 responses to The Lonely Lifestyle
Seth Barham said on 18/01/2014
Thanks Jen (can I call you Jen?)! It does have a temporary happy ending. I'm with my girlfriend now, who I met in Iceland, and we're teaching English in China. Still not sure what we're doing after the year is up though… It can definitely be a rocky lifestyle at times. Thanks for commenting; I'm definitely checking out your post.
Jennifer Kolbuc said on 16/01/2014
Great post! I am fortunate enough to have a wonderful husband to travel the world with, but even then at times it can be lonely, since we've only got each other for months on end. While most people back at home think everyday travelling is amazing, there are always bumps on the road with long term travel. My thoughts on truth of long term travel -aka it's not all glitz and glamour: http://girlgonegallivanting.com/5-truths-about-long-term-travel/
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So much for the end of partisan bickering under the Barack Obama era.
When asked by a producer of The O'Reilly Factor if she had a Presidential Inauguration shout-out for host Bill O'Reilly, Jessica Alba replied:
"No, he's kind of an... kind of an a--hole. A little bit."
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Celeb's are idiots. I didn't need Jessica Alba to prove that to me! She is only going by what she has heard about Bill, not by listening to him. If one is armored with the knowledge of truth they are less defensive. Jessica is clueless to what Bill is all about other than a few snipits she may have been exposed to. She called him a news achor on her blog...and he isn't a news anchor - not anymore anyway. So...she is still dumb and uninformed.
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Howie, one of the last sane men left in Massachusetts.
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Why on earth would Obama deport the very people he needs to USE to take you and me and this nation down? Explain that? Duh people. This has been THE PLAN before Obama became Senator...and he´s following through. He´s taking USA down....Lord, even the Terrorists ..even ISLAM know this obvious fact.
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Howie´s solution (deport all of them) is my first choice. My second choice is to send all of them to Massachussetts so it becomes Mexichussetts. Reason? I really don´t believe anything will be done about this until the moron leftists (like the majority in Massachussetts) have to personally experience the consequences of their idiocy.
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MA has motor-voter laws and the legislature wants to give driver licenses to these folks for ´safety reasons´. Howie is right.
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Third world flophouse. Nicely put.
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Addendum to above post. Back in the 80´s in St. Charles, MO Mexicans, brought to the area for construction work, were found to be living in a [nice] apartment complex. There were 18-20 per unit and the only furniture was mattresses on the floor. I don´t know one AMERICAN who would even think of living like that. So ´flophouse´ is appropriate.
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FTA " The only tiny silver lining in this dark cloud is that if this man-made disaster doesn't end now, a lot of Democrats are going to be subtracted from office in November." Let´s hope and pray Howie is right!Send them all back is the only "fair" solution. The left is always talking about fairness so here´s an opportunity to do just that.
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For those of us here in Maine, we have the pleasure of listening to Howie Carr on the radio, in late afternoon. He is right on target with his article and the situation he is describing is reaching untenable proportions.Our governor has told Obama, no illegals here! I hope it sticks because we have "refugees" from Africa and elsewhere swelling the population records, most who cannot speak English nor can they find work. Now we US citizens have to be able to find work for the illegals when most will live off of us!
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Carr is absolutely right about the problem…but his solution is just silly and not workable, not logistically possible, not even popular - and not going to happen. I´m not saying I like these realities, just saying they are realities.
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Au contraire #9. Just as every long journey begins with a single step, so does mass deportation of illegals begin with a single bus, or plane, or train...Coupled with more stringent enforcement of existing laws, a more streamlined and efficient deportation process, strict enforcement of E-verify and serious penalties for employers violating these laws and you have created the climate that will discourage the illiterate, 3rd world refugees from pouring into our country.Unlike King Barry´s wishes, we simply cannot be the dumping ground for 3rd world trash. Double fencing along the border, more border patrol officers, National Guardsmen will also serve to reinforce the notion that we are serious about keeping our country.
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We need Bibi and the IDF at the border.
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Howie Carr, Massachusetts´ one man truth squad. You gotta love him.
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Howie, the RATS know losing in November would only be a temporary setback. If these illegals are allowed to stay (on top of the 40 million illegals already here) and gradually import (reunite is the code word) 20-40 million more relatives to live and vote with them, the RATS know they will eventually have party majority until the end of time. That´s the strategy.
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Central Am countries will never reform their corrupt societies/economies as long as they can EXPORT their poor to the USA. They will live here forever in section 8 housing w EBT cards and welfare, while our own ho wanting for assistance. That is because these illegals will all vote Democrat, of course. This is NOT about compassion! If those illegals were Repub voters, the intolerant left would have already burned several central american children alive and would have dined on their flesh. Why aren´t there protests in Washington? We need a true Million person March.
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By politicizing the immigration laws the liberal Democrats have created an industry of liberal Democrat aligned immigration activists, both inside and outside government, whose mission in life is to maximize the numbers of illegal aliens who can stay here, become legalized through periodic amnesty programs, and ultimately become registered as new foreign born and socialist oriented Democrat voters in the tens of millions in the years ahead. This will not stop until the immigration laws are depoliticized and are effectively enforced. Good luck on that!
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Congratulations to Karen Houshultz, owner of Apple Day Spa & Salon in Honesdale, Pennsylvania! Karen is the winner of DAYSPA's Miraval Getaway Contest, and will receive a fabulous three-night stay for two at the amazing Miraval Resort & Spa in Tucson, Arizona. The prize, valued at $4,750, includes airport shuttle service; all meals, snacks and smoothies; a $150 per night resort credit; unlimited participation in daily activities such as yoga, meditation and wellness lectures; and access to all amenities, including the resort's Life in Balance Spa!
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According to Garcia, "We have a wonderful team of educators that are working with me to get the Cuccio name out there. Step by step we will continue our hard work so that everyone in Puerto Rico understands the benefits of working with Cuccio."
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Vartoughian, the "First Lady of Nails," received the prestigious award at a glamorous, invitation-only event. The gala and the award winners were featured in the December issue of Glamour Mexico.
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Exploring RHCT certification
Once you move beyond entry-level Linux qualifications, you find that no other skills certification carries the same cachet as does RHCE from Red Hat. For years, the RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer) acronym has parlayed respect and admiration onto the person placing it after their name. It has been a symbol of competence unparalleled in the Linux realm.
Last year, Red Hat decided to introduce a lower level cousin for RHCE and announced the formation of the RHCT (Red Hat Certified Technician) certification. While certainly a lesser certification than RHCE, it is viewed with similar respect as the original Red Hat certification and is sure to grow in popularity as more systems administrators become aware of it.
In this article, I'll explore what the RHCT certification is, how it fits into the acronym stream, and some things you should know when preparing for it.
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