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ALONG THE BOOMER TRAIL/Pizza and Politics
Feb 16,2010

You’ve got to hand it to Domino’s Pizza. They have either the CEO with the most chutzpah or the cleverest marketing team in the industry, or both. Unless you’ve been vacationing on the dark side of the moon the last month or so, you’ve probably seen this pizza maker’s astonishing

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NIBBLES AND SIPS/Wine Techno-Speak Cranks up the Message
Feb 03,2010

Holy vintage, Batman! If your wine talks to you, have you had a bit too much to drink? Not if you’ve purchased a bottle with the new wine decoder technology embedded in the bottle itself. Producer Allegrini of Verona, Italy, known for their Valpolicellas using only their estate-grown fruit since 1557,


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WHISK AND QUILL / Nation’s Top Toques Visit The White House
Jan 27,2010

An early morning trip to the White House with a tour by White House Chefs Sam Kass and Cristeta Comerford were just desserts for some of the country’s top toques who flew into DC this weekend for a noble cause. Their goal: To raise money for local charities, Martha’s Table and DC Central Kitchen.

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Virginia Takes Home 23 Awards at San Francisco Wine Competition
Jan 26,2010

The Virginia Wine Board said that 23 wines from Virginia claimed top awards in the San Francisco Wine Competition. Proclaimed as the “Largest Competition of American Wines in the World,”


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The Curse of My Pudgy Pals
Jan 26,2010

“Familiarity breeds contempt,” or so it’s said. Now, medical researchers have found that familiarity also fosters fat. In the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine, the Bible of medical research reports a link between my “love handles” and my friends.

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A Wine Tasting Series at Lee-Fendall
Jan 26,2010

It's wine tasting time again at the Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden, which is hosting a series of four wine tastings, focusing on wines from Virginia, Argentina, California, and France.

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WHISK AND QUILL/Kellari Taverna: A Seafood Lover Finds True Madagascarian Love
Jan 26,2010

Thoughts on dining: Is a plate more artful on which rests a lone perfect shrimp or must it be circumnavigated with drizzles and droplets of reduced sauces in contrasting colors? Since we are traversing land and sea to source our foods and convene with our farmers, greengrocers and fishermen,

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Storied Hunt Country Diner Serves its 'Last Supper'
Jan 13,2010

"We're here for the last supper," a patron lamented as he set foot for the last time in the Hunt Country restaurant The Coach Stop. The Coach Stop, which has been a fixture in Middleburg for 78 years, served its final meal Sunday, Jan. 3, as lifelong patrons




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