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Take a deep breath, and back away from the cell phone
She interrupts the order with her hand in the air, a referee's “timeout,” and an urgent call from her friend Susan, who, incidentally, is also eating at California Pizza Kitchen. The event necessitates unending giggles, followed [...]
Gallop to ‘Gallop,’ a delightful café in the Highlands
The buzz of breakfasters and Gallop devotees was dizzying, as were the plates ushering from the kitchen. Soaring slices of French toast, dusted with pristine white powdered sugar, coupled with mounded Benedicts, smothered in hollandaise. And [...]
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with authentic Mexican drinks
In the spirit of Cinco de Mayo and of the proud, wonderful, and colorful people of Mexico, here are the best ways to embrace this festive holiday through some of my favorite forms of consumable [...]
Spring wines for the thrifty connoisseur
There's a sense of renewal and freshness – of coming back to life after the long cold season of snow and ice. The season's wines are crisp, floral whites, light vibrant reds, and of course, the [...]
Food for Thought: faith, food and a dating disaster
My early dates in the Denver dating scene were spent pretending away my faith in these situations, as though it were an automatic strike against me. I talked up food. I waxed eloquent on writing. I [...]
On the history – and celebration – of gin
The distinctive Juniper infused elixir we know as Gin has had a long and illustrious history, from a crudely produced spirit of the 11th century to being used as a cure for whatever ailed ya’ (my [...]
Food for Thought: cooking with Child-like abandon
My parents loved Julia Child. She was more than some entertaining fancy to them – though they’d confess childlike giggles watching a six-foot-two woman manhandle a chicken. It was about how human Child was when she [...]
Food for thought: where culinary arts “meat” communion
I’m an unusual gay man. Let’s face it: not many of us jump with glee when Bon Appétit hits the stand, and in the same breath praise the theological insight of The Lutheran. My social world [...]
Barbecue just in time for the holidays
Head on down the stairs of Russell’s Smokehouse, enter through the bar area and settle in for some smoking good barbecue. This fabulous restaurant reminds me of the barbecue I grew up with; I’ve been hankering [...]
The best bottles of wine for your holiday meal
By Rich Mauro Good wine dramatically enhances enjoyment of every meal. Every year, whether it’s Christmas or New Year’s, I spend almost as much time deciding which wines to serve with our holiday dinner as the [...]
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Travel: Dionysian discoveries in Sitges, Spain
I liked “In Europe, you’re not an alcoholic unless you’re living half-
Openly gay donor withdraws support from Romney campaign
This made my day!
Openly gay donor withdraws support from Romney campaign
You'd hope that ALL gay Republicans (as oximoronic as that sounds) wou
Gay prosecutor rejected by Virgina House of Delegates for judgeship
Horrible!!!!
SpeakOUT from Mayor Michael Hancock: Liberty and justice for all
Mayor Hancock just criminilized HOMELESSNESS. Apparently not liberty