Amber Nimocks

Years ago, before I ginned up the courage to venture into wine shops regularly, I used to pick up bottles of a Spanish red called Sangre de Toro at the grocery store. Each one came with a tiny plastic bull figurine around its neck. It was an effective, if simple, marketing ploy. The name of […]

January is a high-maintenance friend, capricious and occasionally cruel, but she offers a priceless reward for enduring her whimsa fresh start. This year, I’m taking her up on it, and beginning anew here, on these pages. As the new food editor and wine columnist for the Independent Weekly, I bring many years of experience covering […]