Many old friends, I among them, are gathering next weekend to cook a splendid meal or two together -- something we used to do regularly when we all lived in Berkeley years ago. We called it "The Friday Night Supper Club," and it was always great food, typically great fun, and often great music.

Now we're spread out across the country, and we're all foodies of one sort or another, but there's not a wine expert among us. That's unthinkable in Sonoma County, where we're gathering. Who you gonna call? Micca, of course!

Micca arrives for his very first California visit on Tuesday! We'll spend Wednesday working our way up the coast to Sonoma County; Thursday and Friday in wineries getting, um, educated on the local vintages; and Saturday and Sunday cooking, eating and drinking the fruits of our labors (and quite likely making music, as well). And then another week or so recovering...

I'll let you know how it goes as we proceed.

Cheers,
Claire