Winning wines: Gold Medal winners can be bargains There's an old adage in the wine business that "gold means sold." If that holds true, then there's about to be some serious wine shopping this weekend as I've just returned from the New World International Wine Competition and I've got a brand new crop of 2008 gold medal winners. Full Story
Restaurants grapple with tough economic times While the woes of commercial banks, construction companies and overextended homeowners dominate the news, there's another sector of the economy that's battling mightily to survive: restaurants. From the mega-chains to the small independents, restaurants are hungry for business and doing their best to attract consumers and their diminished disposal income. Full Story