A short list of people that I have a man crush on: Brad Pitt (for his triceps in the movie Troy) Billy Joel (for “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant” and “Piano […]

Kansas City is one of my favorite cities in the world, and Country Club Plaza is one of my favorite parts of KC. On a busy street corner in the […]

It’s no secret that I’m a fan of Mike Duffy’s wines; I recently reviewed his 2012 Cabernet, a fantastic wine that I think competes among the best of that vintage. […]

A friend texted last night while I was meeting with an editor. Something about having a great rose’ he wanted to share. I replied that as long as he didn’t […]

After a long, casual dinner with close friends, we began to ponder dessert.I always prefer to drink mine, so as others requested a “candy bar” and rhubarb tart, I ordered […]

The Turley flight had been scheduled at Corkscrew for a good month now, and I had marked my calendar the moment I had seen it. “Turley (tuhr-lee) noun: Makers of […]

Last night, the best man from our wedding and his lovely wife joined us in Omaha for the Book of Mormon. They live in a small, quiet town in central […]

Sonja and I needed to meet with our web developer today to help prepare for the launch of a business we’re starting up. Given our love of wine and the […]