Eh Oh! Where did you go?

Angela Osborne’s Incredible (Temporary) Departure… It took Tina a few years to figure out exactly what it meant when I cry out “Eh Oh!” in my finest Cockney accent every time the subject of Angela Osborne comes around.  One day Tina burst out in a dawning of understanding, “Oh!  You’re saying her initials!” It’s my unique way of greeting one of the finest women I know.  My friendship with Angela began almost a decade ago when she came to work at the WineSellar and Brasserie where I got my start … Read more →

the Rohneman cometh…

Relationships are funny—you never know how they’ll turn out.  But there is always the certainty that if you stick around long enough even cooler things happen. I was hired by Michael Rohner back in 2007 at a San Diego wine shop landmark, The WineSellar & Brasserie. He was the irreverent general manager, strumming his guitar, giggling, all with that exacting brilliant and encyclopedic mind. He drove me insane. We’d argue religion, ethics and drugs.  Our relationship was like wedgie meets indian burn. We are thrilled beyond the telling to invite … Read more →