The West End News Food & Travel section. Local reviewer James Fereira visits your favorite local eateries and shares all the good with a little snark. And West End independent travel agent Nancy Dorrans takes readers around the world in search of adventure.
By Nancy Dorrans The US Chefs’ Ski club, based out of Hunter Mountain, New York, has been celebrating good food and skiing for 50 years. Last fall I met Daniela Marino-Goldberg at a travel t... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig Presents BLIND TASTING By Layne V. Witherell For those of you not in the know. A blind tasting is where the identity of the wine you are tasting is completely conceale... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans Quebec City, North America’s most European city, lived up to its charm and reputation as a city and people that embrace and celebrate winter in the coolest ways during Carna... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig Presents BEST CHEAP WINES By Layne V. Witherell This month we will take a long-deserved break from the pricey stuff and dive into the deep end with the best cheap wine... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig Presents WINE & ART By Layne V. Witherell So, it’s Valentines Day and you and your date have managed to snag that last available cozy table in the most recently na... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans “When winter winds are piercing chill / And through the hawthorn blows the gale / With solemn feet I tread the hill / That over-brows the lonely vale.” “Woods in Wint... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig Presents 2024 YEAR IN REVIEW By Layne V. Witherell How to review a year like 2024? Here are a few words that sum up the state of wine last year: ANXIETYCONFUSIONDESPER... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans Are you someone who hibernates, or does winter never feel long enough for you? As we wait for snow, I tend to fall or slide into the latter… Although winter has been s... Read more
Undiscovered Catalonia By Nancy Dorrans As promised here’s how our Catalonian Women, Walking, and Wine adventure continued through the Priorat wine region to the stunning coves of Costa Brav... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig Presents GREAT WINES, GREAT MOMENTS By Layne V. Witherell “Great wine makes you feel like a genius.” -Matt Kramer Sometimes you look for the great wines, and sometimes... Read more
