With such a reputation as one of the greats of French wine, the fact that there is no ?château? on the estate, but rather a modest two-story country house, makes the story of Pétrus more picturesque. ... Declaration written while drinking vino (as the rumor goes), wrote in his diary, ?The soil of Haut-Brion is made up of sand and gravel? and declared it among the first of the firsts. He purchased 6 cases and sent them via FedEx?eh?by ship to his estate in Virginia. ...
Art Smith (right), one-time personal chef to Oprah Winfrey, is an intriguing brumor/b for a number of reasons. One, the Oprah-Obama connection; Smith already has the Oprah imprimatur. Two, Smith opened a restaurant?Art and Soul?in the Liaison Capitol bHill Hotel/b in D.C. on September 22; he'll be shuttling between Chicago and Washington anyway. Three, when I called Smith and suggested he was in the running, he was gracious and apologetic but said, "I can't comment on that. ...
