How To Prepare Your Dining Room for the Holidays
An inviting dining room helps guests feel at home. Discover the art of festive decor with this guide on preparing your dining room for holiday gatherings.
Food
The Luxury of a Perfect Steak
by Roberta Murphy I love to go the Ruth’s Chris in Del Mar, Donovans in La Jolla and other fine steak houses–and always wonder how they get their perfect steaks. Of course, the meat is prime quality, but I’ve also heard it’s their 800-degree cooking surfaces that allow the steak to arrive so hot inside. The problem for me is tht I don’t have any surface in my home that even…
Grant Street Zinfandel: So Lovely
by Eve Sieminski Most of our readers know that I tend to recommend wines under $20 per bottle, but the Grant Street Vineyard 2005 Zinfandel justifiably pushes the pricing envelope at $25 for a surprising and beautiful wine. I received this Zin yesterday via UPS (yes you can order it online), opened it at 5 to breathe and took my first sip at 6. I immediately considered it a really…
