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...from last year. Fans can now buy wine in the grandstands, and this year tracks are offering special wine programs - tastings at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, an exclusive lounge at Phoenix International Raceway where anywhere from $1,900 to $4,000 gets you a great view, gourmet foods, and, of course, wine. And at California Speedway in southern California, a new Wolfgang Puck restaurant with an extensive wine list. The NASCAR-tied vintages of Bennett Lane, named after the vineyard owned by Randy Lynch, a former racer with a NASCAR team who was the first to put grapes...
...dinner. Many of us end up relying on the government to keep food safe, or we just don't think about it. For those who do start to think--nervous new parents, say, or McDonald's burnouts--there are more alternative grocers than ever. There are online purveyors of gourmet health foods (pricey), the old food co-ops (too political for me), and of course those farmers' markets, which--in spite of basic limitations like not being open every day--have grown larger and more sophisticated. (According to Samuel Fromartz's valuable 2006 history Organic Inc.: Natural Foods...
Lacking provincial venues, English opera took root in the grand country house in the 1930s, and it has evolved into a ritual involving evening dress, a gourmet picnic and a sense of exclusivity. Glyndebourne is the oldest of the élite, followed by Garsington and, since 1998, Grange Park, which keeps up with the others on all counts - setting, performances, food and a dapper audience. While they all have priority booking for members, the public can obtain tickets months before the season starts - but be quick, since availability is limited...
...opera house. It lives up to its founder's aim to provide "not just the best that can be done, but the best that can be done anywhere." Bring a picnic; eat in the tearoom or restaurants (named after Hampshire villages Over, Middle and Nether Wallop); or order a gourmet hamper. If it rains, retreat to the big tent or the theater's covered exterior gallery. The lush walled English gardens are worth a stroll, and you may find a sheep eyeing your dinner, as there's only a ha-ha (dry ditch) between lawns and fields. This year...
...Professor Skip Gates burger, named for W.E.B. DuBois Professor of the Humanities Henry Louis “Skip” Gates Jr., is the only remaining gourmet burger named after a current Harvard affiliate...