I’ve got the week off for a mini-vacation, so i jumped at the chance to go explore a bit of Northern California.  My youngest brother Ari is studying at California State Humboldt, so i packed my car and headed up the coast into the Redwoods.  We visited two breweries near Arcata - Lost Coast Brewing in [...]

My brother Ari and I got the chance to visit Lost Coast Brewing and Mad River Brewing. Notes to come. Update: Stopped in at Eel River on the way home – Pictures added!     

When you really get down to it, is brunch really any more than an excuse to drink in the morning?   What would brunch be without a mimosa and a bloody mary? (hint: breakfast.) Wine and spirits are in on the action, why should beer be left out?   Like so many other food and [...]

  So I’m going to for a week – what breweries (or restaurants) should I be sure to visit? Mad River?  Lost Coast?  Leave suggestions in the comments!

    Slow Food Nation was good times. I entered a bit apprehensive - crowds at Fort Mason tends to be a bit intense, and i heard that they would be issuing “slow bucks” of some kind that you spend as you collect samples.  It all sounded a bit controlled.  As i turns out, they did a [...]