Crab Meat = The New Viagra?
02/16/10
I receive some pretty outlandish stuff in the mail. There was that explicit press kit for a new “fusion liquor” called X Rated. (I won’t even tell you what was in that one.) Then there was the time I received an entire case of Contadina tomato sauce. (I ate pasta for a month.)… continued

A boutique for wine?
01/21/10
Never thought I’d think of a wine store as classy, hip and fun to browse but Bin 201 at Annapolis Towne Center is all three.  Let’s start with ambiance. Each time I stop by a Nora Jones song or moody Caribbean tune plays overhead, luring me to linger.  And I stop by often.… continued

My All-Consuming Passion—BBQ!
06/05/09
Barbecue is one of my consuming passions.  I was fortunate enough to be asked to judge at the Jack Daniels World Invitational BBQ competition in Lynchburg, TN, and I was stunned with how good competition-quality barbecue tasted.  I got goose bumps eating the stuff—no lie.  The quest began right then and there to… continued