| Larry's Markets, upscale icon, loses out to the competition |
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The second-generation grocer designed stores with soaring, corrugated-tin roofs and checkerboard floors, places where he dared to sell sushi and high-end wines next to shelves of milk and Tide.
Locals may soon bid adieu to this iconic chain. Wracked by debt, high overhead and increasing competition, the Kirkland-based company said Monday it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it pursues potential buyers. ... |
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| Chablis not too shabby when it's done right |
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09-05-2006. |
Let's please take one moment to recalibrate our taste buds and expectations. We're about to leave the world of size and power. This is one journey into the realm of fine distinctions, where subtlety, balance and keen precision hold sway. This exploration carries its own reward: Chablis.
What can it mean to say Chablis is 100 percent chardonnay? It doesn't resemble California chardonnay, or even chardonnay from the rest of Burgundy. In fact, Chablis is closer to Champagne than to the Cote d'Or, and really, it's like no other chardonnay in the world. That's part of its beauty. ... |
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| Wine tasting report |
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Vincent Dauvissat La Forest, $48 (3 1/2 stars): Classic Chablis with verve; aroma of crushed stones with lingering lemon-lime flavors. (Importer: Vineyard Brands, Birmingham, Ala.)
Verget Vaillons, $30 (3 stars): Best value. Bursting with steely mineral and citrus aromas and flavors. (Stacole & Co., Boca Raton, Fla.) ... |
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