Food & Wine

By Rick Kushman - Updated: 12:43 pm

Turn the Grape & Gourmet fest into a mini vacation with ideas and tips from Bee writers.

Grape & Gourmet: Share your State Fair wine tasting notes with Chris Macias

Grape & Gourmet: Share your State Fair wine tasting notes with Chris Macias

Published: Sunday, July 5 2009 - 12:00 am

Want to know which local wineries fared best in the 2009 California State Fair Commercial Wine Competition? Check out our interactive database of the medal winners at sacwineregion.com/resources. E-mail The Bee's Chris Macias to let him know your favorite wines on the database. And, join Macias on Twitter at #gg2009 as he sips his way through the 150 medal winners at the California Grape & Gourmet Festival on Thursday. He'll also report on the five Best of Show winners. Or join us at Grape and Gourmet, and you can tweet right along with Macias about wines you recommend.

Eat, drink, and then tarry

Wine bars: Where the boys aren't

By Rich Kushman - Updated: Wednesday, July 1 2009 - 9:02 am

They are civilized, socially acceptable and safe. What wine gatherings and gathering places aren't are places for women to meet a lot of guys.

Life, liberty and the pursuit of ribs my way

Published: Wednesday, July 1 2009 - 12:00 am

The Bee's Stuart Leavenworth continues his culinary internship at Oliveto in Oakland. For updates, visit www.sacbee.com/ chefapprentice.

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Bella Bru: A little slice of Italy, done right

By Blair Anthony Robertson - Updated: 10:44 am

Bella Bru isn't trying to compete with the very best destination restaurants in town. It wants to cater to regulars in the neighborhood. It aims at good quality for a good price.