Food & Wine Two salads from one grain Did anyone see the cartoon in last weekend's Parade magazine? A couple is at a nice-looking restaurant, waiting to be seated. The host says to them, "Will that be talking or nontalking?"
12:54 a.m. PT May 7, 2008 | more » Counting the empties Recently, I was invited to be a judge at a major wine competition in New York. There were 2500 wines entered from across the country and around the globe, with a heady list of judges invited to parcel out the awards.
12:55 a.m. PT May 7, 2008 | more » Knowing your buds Before sitting down to dinner or buying a bottle at the wine shop, must we get our tongues dyed blue to determine what kind of taster we are and therefore what kind of wine to buy?
2:03 a.m. PT Mar 12, 2008 | more » Planting a vineyard, part two If last week's article on planting a vineyard inspired you to take the next step but you are still a little confused, you're not alone.
2:02 a.m. PT Mar 12, 2008 | more » A St. Patrick's Day favorite Heaping amounts of hot corned beef and cabbage will adorn many Nevada County dinner plates for St. Patrick's Day, including homemade versions from more tender cuts of meat that require a week's worth of TLC.
Print-a-Thon
Beam Security Systems Inc. and Marc Klaas of the nonprofit KlaasKids Foundation did host a free Print-A-Thon in Grass Valley Saturday to fingerprint and photograph children, in the interest of child safety. The event on Saturday at Beam, 422 Henderson St., Grass Valley.