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Read Your Way to a Food and Wine Destination

Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen | Posted 04.29.2013 | Travel
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Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen

Despite the easy access of information on the web, we are still fans of paper and longer form narrative, and turn to books for inspiration in travel.

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Paso Robles: A Wine Lover's Paradise on California's Central Coast

Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen | Posted 04.02.2013 | Travel
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Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen

The Paso Robles AVA (American Viticultural Area) contains over 200 wineries and 26,000 acres of grapevines.

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In the Kitchen with Ludo

One For The Table | Posted 03.24.2013 | Taste
Read More: The Taste, Abc, Ludobites, The Garagiste Festival, Chef Ludo Lefebvre, Cooking, Ludo-Lefebvre, Paso Robles, Taste News
One For The Table

It was a bit surreal to find myself standing with Ludo Lefebvre, a top chef, and have him ask me to separate dozens and dozens for a multi-course dinner for 80 people.

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Smells Like Rhone Spirit: Tablas Creek's Esprit

Richard Jennings | Posted 12.31.2012 | San Francisco
Read More: Tablas Creek, Grenache, Roussanne, Wine, Rhone, Mourvedre, Paso Robles, Chateauneuf-Du-Pape, California Rhone Wines, Rhone Wines, San Francisco News
Richard Jennings

For those of us who can get to the Paso Robles area, Tablas Creek's vineyard tour and tasting is one of California's most informative and enjoyable, and I highly recommend it.

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Fall On California's Coast

iLoveInns | Posted 11.24.2012 | Travel
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iLoveInns

New England may be the epicenter of fall travel, but California can also get very colorful.

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Justin Wine Is a Celebrated American-Style Bordeaux!

Jay Weston | Posted 07.04.2012 | Los Angeles
Read More: San Francisco, Paso Robles, Fiji, Justin, Resnick, Los Angeles News
Jay Weston

Over 50,000 people a year visit Justin Badlwin's vineyard to taste his wines. The Isosceles Reserve is one of America's most sought-after Bordeaux blends and has even been served at a State diner in the White House.

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A Perfumer's Take on Wine Aromas

Mary Orlin | Posted 06.27.2012 | Home
Read More: Perfume, Wine, Wine & Flavors, Aromas, Wine Industry, Paso Robles, Niner Wine Estates, Alexandre Schmitt, Olfactory, Home News
Mary Orlin

Alexandre Schmitt's goal is to help people working in the wine industry find a common language to express what they smell when they stick their nose in a glass.

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In California, From Goat Cheese To Gaultier

Andrea R. Vaucher | Posted 06.19.2012 | Travel
Read More: Toronto, Il Cortile, San Simeon, Goat Cheese, Le Cheval, Ventura, Bay Area, Esalen, Malibu, Robin's Restaurant, Central Coast, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, Jean Paul Gaultier, The Bakery, Highway 1, Bees, Hotel Palomar, Route 46, Biggest Loser, Cambria Pines Lodge, De Young Museum, Big Sur, Carmel Valley Inn, David Bazirgan, Paso Robles, Carmel, Molecular Gastronomy, Monterey, Hearst Castle, Santa Barbara, The Fifith Floor, Four Seasons, Cambria, Kimpton, Deetjens, Travel News
Andrea R. Vaucher

The Jean Paul Gaultier fashion retrospective at the de Young Museum in San Francisco was the perfect pretext for a road trip along one of the world's most spectacular coastal roads.

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Interview: Debbie Thomas Of Thomas Hill Organics

Menuism | Posted 05.21.2012 | Home
Read More: Organic Farming, Community Supported Agriculture, Organic Food, Paso Robles, Thomas-Hill-Organics, Home News
Menuism

Joe and Debbie Thomas began as a teacher and marketing executive, respectively. But today, they run a ten-acre organic farm in the east hills of Paso Robles, California.

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How To Drink Wine Like An Aficionado

Posted 12.02.2011 | Fifty
Read More: Napa Valley, Wine, Roaming Boomers, Vineyards, Oenophiles, Paso Robles, Video, Fifty News

According to the US Wine Market Council, the U.S. per capita consumption of wine reached 3.04 gallons in 2010 with an annual production of 71 million ...

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The New Napa: Paso Robles

Fathom | Posted 01.15.2012 | Travel
Read More: Napa Valley, 2011-California-Wines, West Coast Wines, Paso Robles, Wine Tasting, Travel News
Fathom

Unwind while you sip varietals, lounge by the pool and hang with genuine cowboys.

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Weekend Roadtrip: Sunset Magazine's Savor The Central Coast Food & Wine Festival

NBC Los Angeles | Alysia Gray Painter | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Central Coast, Paso Robles, Sunset Magazine, Santa Ynez Valley, LA Restaurants, La Getaways, Santa Margarita, Chris Isaak, Tyler Florence, Los Angeles News

SAVOR SUNSET: Sunset Magazine seems to extract Californianess from every fresh meal it features in its pages, much like juice from a lemon (a locally ...

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Driving Miss Mado (or Five Days on the Road With My 87-Year-Old Mother)

Andrea R. Vaucher | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
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Andrea R. Vaucher

Road trips with elderly parents must provide a high comfort quotient, starting with a well-appointed sedan and, if possible, luxury hotels. No matter how tired my mother was, when we checked into a gorgeous place, she beamed from ear to ear.

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