POSTED // Sep 17,2012 - Founded in 1972 on 275 acres in Sonoma’s Alexander Valley, Jordan Vineyard & Winery turned 40 this year.

POSTED // Sep 14,2012 - It takes more than street-style tacos on the menu to deliver Mexican authenticity in restaurants. When I’m looking for the real deal—Mexican cuisine that hasn’t been overly Americanized—my culinary radar tracks

POSTED // Sep 11,2012 - For more than three decades, La Frontera has been serving up its down-home, moderately priced Mexican cooking to hungry Utahns.

POSTED // Sep 11,2012 - On Sunday, Sept. 16, at 5:30 p.m., Slow Food Utah will host the eighth-annual Feast of Five Senses at the Alta Club (100 E. South Temple).

POSTED // Sep 10,2012 - I don’t care much about football. For me, the gridiron is really just an excuse for tailgating—a flimsy motive for throwing burgers and sausages on the grill and beginning to drink before noon.

POSTED // Sep 7,2012 - The annual harvest celebration known as Oktoberfest dates back to 1810, in Bavaria, when composer Richard Wagner’s buddy, King Ludwig, ordered a state fair to be held in honor of his autumn nuptials.

POSTED // Sep 4,2012 - Knowing how to choose the best produce, whether from the grocery store or the farmers market, is a skill passed down from parents to children.

POSTED // Sep 4,2012 - Winemaker Carol Shelton’s recent visit to Salt Lake City afforded me the opportunity to sample some of her award-winning wines.

POSTED // Sep 3,2012 - Z’Tejas Southwestern Grill’s ninth- annual Chile Festival runs from Sept. 4 to Sept. 23 at the restaurant’s Gateway location, with an array of menu items featuring fresh New Mexico Hatch green chiles.

POSTED // Aug 28,2012 - Visiting Cline Cellars Winery and tasting room on the southern end of Sonoma, Calif.—it’s one of the first stops in wine country, in the Carneros appellation—is a real treat.