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Smartphone apps for the beer lover
The smartphone revolution has invaded every facet of modern life, even the sanctity of the saloon. But there are some useful applications that can take your beer-hunting into the digital realm. Apart from the all-purpose apps like Yelp and the social...
Tags: Foursquare, Culture, Restaurants, Apple iPhone, Social Media
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Spanish tempranillo grape is new star in Texas winemaking
For two years, Neal Newsom, a well-regarded West Texas grower, stubbornly put off entreaties from a would-be Dallas winemaker in his 20s to gamble on tempranillo. It was the late 1990s and Newsom had never heard of Dan Gatlin, nor did he like what the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Alcon Incorporated, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Judges, Grapes
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Celebrate St. Patrick's Day? Here's why you've got a hangover.
Did you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a few too many green beers? Are you experiencing the medical condition commonly known as a hangover? As you do your best to cope, you might take some solace in the fact that scientists believe humans have...
Tags: Symptoms, Fatigue, Dizziness, Science and Technology, Stroke
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Rare Cognacs making an entrance: Deep pockets needed
Rémy Martin Cognac has just announced that its Louis XIII Rare Cask 42.6 cognac (the number refers to the alcohol level), the second release in the Rare Cask Collection, will be sold not only at specialist retailers but also at duty-free shops at airports...
Tags: Michelin Group
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Cruise ships feature a variety of dining options
Special CorrespondentVariety is definitely the spice of life aboard today’s cruise ships (a far cry from the dining situation in the 1970s when Jeraldine Saunders wrote her book, The Love Boats, and the subsequent movies and television series The Love Boat based upon...Tags: Pies and Tarts, Soups, Music, Beef Tenderloin, Shrimp
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Finding the best spring beers
We may have it easy in Los Angeles when it comes to winter, but that doesn't mean we can't be excited for spring's arrival. Today marks the vernal equinox, and with it comes longer days, exciting farmers market finds, and a whole new variety of beers to...
Tags: Germany
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Howells & Hood goes upscale on a large scale
For decades Chicago journalists' post-work watering hole of choice has been the Billy Goat Tavern, with its three beers on tap ($3.50 Schlitz and Billy Goat Dark and Lager) and $3.15 cheeseburgers just a dark stairway's descent from the Magnificent Mile's...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Old Town (Chicago, Illinois), Michigan Avenue, Tribune Company, Billy Goat Tavern
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Secretive WC Harlan bar a striking addition to Remington
For weeks, my inbox, Twitter timeline and ears have burned. Readers and colleagues can't stop talking about WC Harlan, a new bar in Remington. The praise has been gushing and unanimous. To them, WC Harlan is a wonder. But there was something else: The...
Tags: Coca-Cola Co., Coca-Cola, Wines, Google Inc., Bars and Clubs
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Bottle-conditioned Italian brews at Macchialina Thursday, March 21
Brewmaster Massimo Salvatori of Rome's Birradamare beers is coming to Macchialina in Miami Beach. The Italian gastropub will offer guests a choice of pizza or an appetizer, both cooked with the visitor's beers, during a happy-hour meeting with the...
Tags: Miami Beach, Rome (Italy)
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Two stars for both CiNe and A Toda Madre
There is no shortage of decent Mexican restaurants in the western suburbs, but far too many of them play down to their audiences, falling back on the standard Mexican and even Tex-Mex dishes that everybody prepares. Today we look at two west suburban...
Tags: Soups, Politics, Key Lime Pie, Foods and Beverages, Limes
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France's fertile crescent
During the past 30 years, no winemaking area of France has transformed itself as much as Languedoc, the fertile crescent of vineyards stretching along a third of the country's western Mediterranean coastline.
The winemaking region is properly called...Tags: Religion and Belief, Australia, Grapes, Values, Wines
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Ham or lamb for Easter?
McClatchy-Tribune"Ham vs. lamb" may not rise to the level of theological debate, but when it comes to Easter dinner, the issue can divide celebrants into zealous partisan camps. Whose meat reigns supreme? We put the question to two passionate chefs. "You know ham...Tags: Soups, Garlic, Sandwiches, Foods and Beverages, Potatoes
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