Pink and fleshy with tiers of ruffles spilling out of pint-sized blue produce boxes, nestled between silvery blue and creme oyster mushrooms, this fruiting body of a fungus looks like a beautiful science project rather than a tropical species found in nature. This is what stopped me dead in my tracks at the Wednesday Farmer’s …

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In his oversize, frumpy, brown corduroy jacket, the pinot noir-loving Miles delivered the famous line that altered an industry; “If anyone orders merlot, I am leaving. I am not drinking fucking merlot!” Ever since the movie Sideways released in October 2004 (nominated for five Academy Awards) winemakers such as Billy Dim, owner of Blendtique Wine …

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Prosciutto and Arugula Pizza Recipe I’m sure all of us have been hunkering down at home, looking for some comfort where we can find it. For myself, I have always liked the idea of cooking but usually not the actual chore of it. In these times, I am finding myself in the kitchen often, looking …

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