In “The Accidental Connoisseur,” Lawrence Osborne undertakes a formidable task: writing an unpretentious book about wine. He starts strong, describing his youth as a good Catholic boy in London, where wine was an awe-inspiring holy drink, imbued with a mystical quality that belied its earthy origins in fermented grapes.
Review: The Accidental Connoisseur (San Francisco Chronicle, April 4, 2004)
One of my rare sojourns into film criticism. In February 2004, Pixar’s Finding Nemo was widely expected to take home the Academy award for best animated feature – but I thought it should go to The Triplets of Belleville. Though honestly, I thought that the idea of a best animated feature category was kind of a poor idea to begin with…
Triplets Should Sink Nemo (San Francisco Chronicle, February 29, 2004)