Posted by alisamanjarrez on Nov 11, 2011 | comments
For you psychology fans, here's a little insight into my brain patterns: sometimes, when a task seems daunting, I become so paralyzed, I can't even begin. Does that ever happen to you when you hear about fancy recipes or eat something so good you think that has to be hard to make? That's how I felt Read more...Posted by James Collier on Nov 10, 2011 | comments
This is kind of cool: Rand McNally has highlighted Westbrook Wine Farm (in O'Neals) in its Earth Tones road trip. (Yes, people still take road trips.) Earth Tones is one of dozens of suggested trips that Rand McNally, in partnership with USA Today, has outlined on Best of the Road. This drive Read more...Posted by Tracy Newel on Nov 09, 2011 | comments
Fresno in November can be inspiring. The air is crisp, clouds--yes, clouds--dot the sky, and thirsty fields are finally damp from early fall rains. It was under this pastoral theater than I visited Marian Farms in west Fresno earlier this week. Marian is unique. Not only are they organic, but Read more...Posted by alisamanjarrez on Nov 09, 2011 | comments
Formerly Becky's Smokin' BBQ on Clovis Avenue, just off the 180 north of Clinton, Maw n' Paw BBQ opened a few weeks ago under the new ownership of Bryan McCutchen (son of Maw and Paw). Bryan and chef Eli Argueta pride themselves on their homemade sauces (Hottie, Smokey, and Sweetie) and good old- Read more...Posted by James Collier on Nov 07, 2011 | comments
Update: Felix Musquiz, who runs the Vineyard, reached out on Facebook to let me know that attendance this year was up over 50% compared to last year! Still, if you weren't there, you missed out :-) Original: This time last year, I didn't know what a quince was, but I had been to several of Read more...