The last vintage wine ad we brought you was Orson Welles getting very enthusiastic about the Paul Masson wine he was advertising. Today’s offering is completely different, James Mason advertising Thunderbird wine. Read more »
REPORTING ON WINE, FOOD AND TRAVEL, BY MICHELLE LOCKE
Cannes police aim to Catch a Thief
Paging Robie the cat. Yes, it’s true. A burglar or burglars swooped into a...
In the Pink at the Cannes Film Festival
Day 2 of the Cannes Film Festival and the talk turned to bling, the...
The Assistant, Cannes Film Festival Version
Get ready to be impressed, people. In addition to my stellar career history of...
Terror on the cycling trail
Barreling down the rutted, stony track, my heart in my mouth, another part of...
Turn of the (cork) Screw
Not so fast on slipping your handy corkscrew-with-foil-cutter into your carry-on. The TSA had...
Friday Follies: Orson Welles wine commercial
Today we kick off a new feature, something fun for the end of your week. In this classic clip, Read more »
Hollywood and vines
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a celebrity in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wine, as Jane Austen might have put it had Jane been a wine writer in 2012. Or at least it seemed that way as multiple stars jumped into the wine biz. The...
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Vine Videos
Paso Wine Man burst on to the scene in 2011 with “Zinfandel: Paso’s Wine,” a video that had great production values and something even more unusual,
Cannes police aim to Catch a Thief
Paging Robie the cat. Yes, it’s true. A burglar or burglars swooped into a Cannes hotel room this week and made off with $1 million in jewels. If life had been imitating art more faithfully, the heist would have taken place at the Carlton Hotel, setting for a number of the scenes in Hitchcock’s...
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In the Pink at the Cannes Film Festival
Day 2 of the Cannes Film Festival and the talk turned to bling, the flashy, brand-conscious ethos explored in Sofia Coppola’s film The Bling Ring based on the true misadventures of a group of Southern California teenagers who decide to live the good life the old-fashioned way, by stealing it. But I’ll tell you...
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The Assistant, Cannes Film Festival Version
Get ready to be impressed, people. In addition to my stellar career history of reporter, secretary, Santa’s elf and fry cook, I now boast a new title: personal assistant. Specifically, I’m assisting my good friend the Trained Observer, that talented international correspondent who some of you may remember from our London adventures last year....
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Terror on the cycling trail
Barreling down the rutted, stony track, my heart in my mouth, another part of my anatomy bouncing up and down on a bicycle seat from the spring line of Torquemada Sporting Goods, I couldn’t help asking myself: Why, Michelle, why? It had begun as such a modest proposal. Would I like to bicycle through...
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Food
Chez Panisse fire: UPDATE
The reopening date for Chez Panisse has been postponed following the discovery that damage was more substantial than thought. Fire broke out at the famous Berkeley restaurant early in the morning of March 8 but thanks to the automatic sprinkler system, much of the damage was contained to the exterior. Founder and chef Alice...
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