Latest by Michelle Locke

Published on November 5, 2017 - Page 9
SONOMA, Calif. — It’s 11 a.m. on a Monday morning, which seems like an excellent time to be sitting on a sun-splashed patio, gazing out at dappled...
Published on January 24, 2016 - Page 32
Aiming for a new and improved you in 2016? That’s tough. Improving your wine experience? That’s not hard at all. Because if you want to drink...
Published on November 18, 2015 - Page 17
Lattes get all the pumpkin spice buzz, but wouldn’t it be more fun to get those flavors — and that buzz —in a Thanksgiving cocktail? It sure sounds...
Published on February 4, 2015 - Page 13
Maybe you and your honey celebrate Valentine’s Day with Chinese food. Who can blame you? But maybe you’d also like to class it up a little. So, what...
Published on February 1, 2015 - Page 22
A new flavor is brewing in the world of craft liquors as distillers borrow from the beer world and add hops for an aromatic twist. Recent products...
Published on January 25, 2015 - Page 33
Peated Scotch whisky can be a bit of a polarizer. Plenty of people love the traditional, smoky flavor imbued with centuries of tradition. Plenty of...
Published on November 26, 2014 - Page 24
Tater Tots have come a long way from your school lunch tray. The comfort (and kid) food staple, which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, has...
Published on October 1, 2014 - Page 13
Call it a rise in core demand. Hard cider already has taken a slice of the adult beverage market in recent years, and now apple spirits of all kinds...
Published on August 29, 2014 - Page 15
There are books about cooking with herbs. And then there are books about cooking with herb. Yes, we’re talking cannabis cuisine, a small niche in...
Published on August 26, 2014 - Page 13
A diagnosis of an early stage of Alzheimer’s disease hasn’t stopped cookbook author Paula Wolfert’s decades-long career with food. But it has changed...