http://bhamweekly.com/birmingham/articles.sec-72-1-whats-cooking.html Those who are comfortable with the obscure find value in places like Spain, northern Italy, and France´s Loire Valley. Those who are more comfortable with easy-to-pronounce locales stick to places like Argentina, New Zealand, and California´s Central Coast.]]> "Everything in moderation" has been my mantra for some time now. But lately, I've been thinking that I need a new plan. Several months ago, I was approached by the American Heart Associatio]]> Saturday before taxes were due, many would-be badauds and flaneurs in search of lagniappes found a great way to procrastinate--by pretending to be Cajuns. Some of the teams at the Cajun Cook-off for Girls Inc. in Avondale actually did bring in some ringers, though.]]> Javier Paredes, from Chile's award-winning Torreon de Paredes winery will be in Birmingham Monday, April 25th to do a wine tasting at the Birmingham Weekly's Avondale Bricks Gallery, 5-7 p.m. ]]> Saturday before taxes were due, many would-be badauds and flaneurs in search of lagniappes found a great way to procrastinate--by pretending to be Cajuns.  Some of the teams at the Cajun Cook-off]]> This Thursday March 1, Josh DeLoach, the chef from the Hook & Ladder Winery, will be at MetroPrime for a wine dinner organized by International Wines.]]>