La Bruschetta, Italian Dining in Westwood April 5th, 2007 @ 7:52 am PDT
Last night on my way home from work I stopped at La Bruschetta to pick up some of their excellent vegetable soup for my sick girlfriend fiancée. We’ve eaten at La Bruschetta a few dozen times over the years. It’s on Westwood Blvd, just on the other side of Santa Monica from my house. When […]
The Other Wine Country February 20th, 2007 @ 7:56 am PST
On Saturday morning I ran a quick 7 miles at 6 am, came home, and told my girlfriend to get ready for an adventure. We packed the truck and headed for wine country (photos). The President’s Day traffic was brutal so it took us almost 3 hours to go what should have only taken an […]
Wine Biscuits October 24th, 2003 @ 7:34 am PDT
The Albanese Family’s World Famous Wine Biscuits 4 cups flour 1/2 tsp salt 2 tbsp baking powder 1 cup sugar 1 cup olive oil 1 cup red wine 1 tbsp anise seeds (optional) mix dry ingredients well add oil and wine mix well and let sit 10 minutes roll dough out in strips and form […]
Wine August 14th, 2001 @ 10:57 am PDT
Dr. Tedd Goldfinger, a cardiologist in Tucson, Arizona, says alcohol can decrease the tendency of blood to clot and cause heart attacks, and raise good cholesterol levels.” But, “you don’t have to go out and spend $20 or $30 on a bottle of wine.” He said a cheaper one will do. Mmmm … good ol’ […]