richard betts' blog archive

April 2008

Three Days

Posted: Apr 22, 2008 11:11am ET

“At this moment you should be with us / feeling like we do, like we love to, and I will again….” — Perry Farrell, Jane’s Addiction This comes to mind over and over as I consider three recent days strung together over two coasts and fueled largely by too much great wine, good friends and fun.

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Viva Las Vegas

Posted: Apr 8, 2008 5:51pm ET

It is not new news that Las Vegas has gone food-and-wine crazy. In the last decade or so, the town has managed to collect in its net the finest chefs, wines and wine talent in the world. One might assume this is all an effort to offer world-class dining and yet another reason to visit Sin City.

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