Yesterday was a nasty day in Charlotte, but for me, it was a great day. I got to interview a lovely actress named Virginia Madsen (you may recognize her from the wine movie my wine expert husband loves to hate, Sideways), but my day only got better w...

If you’ve ever wanted to see your name in Skirt!, I can help. (Trust me, it’s quite a thrill.) Every month, we ask our readers a food- or drink-related question, and publish the best answers on our new-ish page, The Delicious List. If youâ...

I have a new favorite web site: Postcards From Yo Momma. It’s a web site in the style of Overheard in New York (another favorite of mine), where readers email in bits of emails (or sometimes instant message conversations) they’ve received from th...