This guy shared a relatively thriving law practice with his brother, Bradley--and continues to do so.
But many years ago, perhaps while studying in Paris, he was struck by a fascination with food and wine that became impossible to shake. For a short time he supplemented his lawyerly income by writing food reviews for on online publication...yet even that wasn't enough.
So last year, Brooks and his brother decided to open a wine shop on lower Henderson Avenue. Veritas dabbles in affordable c
Subway is the new Domino's--the place that sustains America's college students and helps its workers fight off the pangs of hangover.Patrick MichelsBut the sub shop chain has become so much more, enduring crowds of office drones at lunch and tailgaters on weekends, for example. Of course, that doesn't mean their sandwiches demand anything more than a Coke to wash out the aftertaste.While it is no real stretch to pair, say, an Italian wine with one of Subway's Italian style subs, what happens whe
Good God...Brian Luscher (The Grape) in a cowboy hat with pinstriped apron and Brooks Anderson (Veritas wine bar) in a camel jacket. Notify Tom Ford. Wait, scratch that. Maybe Edsel Ford?Chef Luscher won the sixth annual steak cook-off in Hico. That's his belt buckle in the case.
Patrick Michels/BrokenSphereEach week, Pairing Off attempts to find just the right bottle of wine to go with ordinary food.I've commented already about the quick-service seafood chain's diabolical attempt to add a few years to my life, at least on paper. But the store I visited for this week's wine pairing also tries to break you down physically, overloading each piece with grease and sodium.Sound good? They were also running an apparent contest to see how long they could hold out before changin
Patrick MichelsEach week, Pairing Off attempts to find just the right bottle of wine to go with ordinary food.At some point we must outgrow milk and cookies.So as adults, what do we resort to? Coffee and cookies? I guess if we want to be adult in the Sam Spade sense of the word, we could try bourbon and cookies. Whatever, we still need a Chips Ahoy fix every once in awhile.There must, of course, be a wine-based solution--a sophisticated adult beverage to go with the however many dozen chips t
