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		<title>Paso Robles: The best wine region you may not know</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:48:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By TRACIE CONE (AP) – February 26, 2010 PASO ROBLES, Calif. — The February issue of a respected wine industry trade publication gives only one of the world&#8217;s wines both a rarefied 98 score and the top spot in the &#8220;highly recommended&#8221; section. Near perfection came from Saxum, a well-regarded but obscure winery in Paso Robles, a [...] [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elements Kitchen and Martini Bar</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:37:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thursday July 9, 7 pm was the time set aside for WineWench and I to attend a wine dinner at Elements Kitchen and Martini Bar as part of our semi-regular get-togethers with TraderJoesLV and &#8220;The Foodie Group&#8221;. TraderJoesLV arranges a Prix Fixe menu with local eateries, and usually between 40-60 people show up for the event. [...] [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Hour at Brio</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Acting on a recommendation from TraderJoesLV, WineWench and I took a trip over to Town Square to indulge in Happy Hour at Brio Tuscan Grille. Happy Hour is Monday thru Friday from 3pm &#8211; 6pm, and from 9pm &#8211; Close Sunday thru Thursday. Seating at the bar was available both indoors and out, but since our record [...] [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Rhythm Kitchen</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past Friday, WineWench and I were trying to decide where to go for Happy Hour. We like to go out in the late afternoon, have a bottle of wine (or two), sample a draft beer (or five) and try out the happy hour appetizer list. This has served us well at places like The [...] [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What guy isn&#8217;t interested in BJs?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:53:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When WineWenchLV asked me if I was interested in BJs around lunchtime, I was immediately interested. Come to find out that she&#8217;s talking about BJs Restaurant and Brewhouse located at SILVERADO CENTER, 9520 S Eastern Avenue in Henderson Nevada. Since we were talking about food and beer, I was partially mollified, and willing to go. On arriving, [...] [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RARE</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 13:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WineWenchLV and I were pondering where to go for Happy Hour. She had been working on clients&#8217; projects all day and was a bit frazzled, so she wanted me to decide. While coming back from her mother&#8217;s house last week we passed a new restaurant that was scheduled to open, so I looked it up on [...] [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Paso This Up&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WinewenchLV and I made the trip to the far north side of the Las Vegas Valley to visit Vino 100 for their &#8220;Don&#8217;t Paso This Up&#8221; wine-tasting, featuring some of the wines and winemakers from one of our favorite areas, Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo County, Ca. Upon arriving, we were immediately offered a set [...] [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Checking out the libations at M &#8211; The Hostile Grape</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 20:49:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you read about our attempt to get a beer at 32° Draft Bar, you might think we were discouraged and went home. Not so fast. While we were in the mood for beer, wine is always also high on our list, so we decided to check out The Hostile Grape while we were there. The results were much [...] [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Grape at Town Square</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:18:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While out getting our Belgian Ales from World Market, we decided to stop by the Town Square on Las Vegas Boulevard South. There we went into The Grape and sampled several flights of wine, along with their cheese sampler. A flight of three wines costs from $15 to $18, and you can pick from approximately [...] [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great food, Great wine</title>
		<link>http://www.andthisiswhywedrink.com/wordpress/2009/02/28/great-food-great-wine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:42:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TraderJoesLV, the sommelier at Trader Joe&#8217;s Anthem, invited four dozen of his closest friends to join him at Nora’s Wine Bar &#38; Osteria for a prie fixe food and wine pairing and it was fabulous!! You can view a pdf copy of the menu here. This was not a single choice of each of the items, [...] [...]]]></description>
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