Here are two exciting finds from my year-end trip to the Kerrville/Hunt area…. One step into Schreiner Goods and I thought I’d been teleported to a big city boutique. But no, I am in downtown Kerrville and just entered this fun, sophisticated shop in the old Schreiner’s department store space. I was thrilled to find [...]
October 18, 2010
Welcome Guest Blogger Russ Kane on Texas Wines!
October 18, 2010 By 2 Comments
[I am delighted to welcome Russ Kane to culinarythymes.com as a guest blogger today. Russ is no stranger to Culinary Thymes; for several years he wrote with enthusiasm and insight about Texas wines in the print version of the magazine. As a proponent of Texas wine country, I am thrilled to showcase Russ' Texas wine recommendations and food [...]
April 29, 2009
Scottsdale & New Orleans: Easy Getaways, Good Food
April 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
We love Scottsdale for a last minute, long weekend of r and r. Why? It’s an easy flight (for us), the dry desert clime, and there’s good food to be had in the Phoenix area. Here’s where we ate on a recent trip. At Barrio Cafe (www.barriocafe.com) in Phoenix you’ll find interior Mexican fare and art [...]
April 2, 2009
The Annual Becker Vinyards Spring Break Picnic
April 2, 2009 By 1 Comment
For the fourth year in a row, the family visited Becker Vineyards in Stonewall, Texas for a picnic and wine tasting over Spring Break. We are thrilled to report that the Beckers are adding a large, dramatic (high, high ceilings), panel-lined tasting room behind the current tasting bar. This is a good thing because the tasting room [...]
January 20, 2008
Dos Brisas, Good Food in Mexico City
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Dos Brisas Joins Prestigious Association The Inn at Dos Brisas in Brenham, Texas was recently named a new member of Relais & Chateaux, the prestigious association of fine hotels and gourmet restaurants in 55 countries. The Inn was one of 34 new members from such countries as Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy and [...]
April 5, 2007
Fort Ross Symposium, Tio Pepe Sherry, Argentina Wine Country
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A Good Burger Wine Fort Ross Symposium, Sonoma, 2002 is a refreshingly interesting combination of pinotage and pinot noir grapes. On the nose of the brick-colored red wine is tobacco, spice and caramel. This smooth, smoky and nicely balanced wine paired excellently with a mesquite grilled burger. Sherry as Apertif For your next aperitif, try [...]
March 3, 2007
Spa: The Boulders
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Beauty and the Boulders The Boulders, a Golden Door Spa in Carefree, Arizona, outside of Scottsdale is a marriage of the Zen like ambiance of the original Golden Door in California and the healing serenity of the dessert. Behind the spa lies a backdrop of beautiful red Arizona rock and this is what you see [...]
January 5, 2007
Camelback Inn, Scottsdale, AZ
January 5, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Come Back to Camelback Certainly not the newest resort in town, the Camelback Inn (www.camelbackinn.com) in Scottsdale dates back to the 1930?s when celebrities of the era like Jimmy Stewart and Bette Davis kicked back there. Of course the adobe style resort has been renovated and enhanced with modern amenities, but hints of the original [...]
