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July 16th, 2008

The Short Buzz: The King of N’Awlins

There are few cities in the world with an official drink, but as Lu Brown, bar chef of The Swizzle Stick Bar in New Orleans so appropriately stated to NPR last month, ”If ever there was a city that deserved an official drink, it was New Orleans.” 
She made the elated comment following the Louisiana House of Representatives […]

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May 9th, 2008

Electroshocks Open Up the Nose

Eric Asimov, wine critic for the NY Times, set out to rectify a few studies floating about oenophiles and their discretions in purchasing wine.  It seems, as Asimov points out in his patiently paced article, that:

“…consumers have been portrayed as dupes and twits, subject to the manipulations of marketers, critics and charlatan producers who have […]

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