The Texas Department of State Health Services on Friday closed Texas coastal waters to the harvesting of gulf oysters, clams and mussels because of toxic algae bloom. The closure is indefinite and ended the public oyster season a week earlier than ...
I don’t care if it’s Sunday or not, there’s nothing that compares to brunch on a beautiful spring day, sipping a Buck’s Fizz and enjoying nature’s bloom on a leafy patio. Huh? What’s a Buck’s Fizz? Don’t act so ...
Every other day, it seems, another wine dinner announcement crosses the EscapeHatch desk. This one, from Sangria, Alberto Lombardi’s salute to Spanish cuisine, sounds particularly inviting right now. Why? Three words: Ramps, chanterelles and ...
I love wine. But not at breakfast. That’s why my new favorite adult beverage is a grape juice that’s all grown up. It’s called First Blush, and its like drinking the first press of really ripe Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. Because ...
Gin ingredients. Mmmm. WSWA is not an event for either the timid or intemperate. But for those who can experience it, there may be no better way to try a whole lot of new wines and spirits—the good, the bad, and the simply ridiculous—in a ...
The Cotes du Coeur Gala last weekend was so stunning, so over-the-top, that I’m finding it difficult to describe all the sights, sounds, and tastes that are still swirling around in my head today. But I’ll try to hit some of the ...