Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service articles from December 2001

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service archives from December 2001

Entrepreneurs take cue from hobby.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 31, 2001... Playing pool used to be Chris Nitti's favorite hobby. At age 12, he'd sneak over to a neighborhood bowling alley that had pool tables in the basement, where he would play for hours. For a while, he dreamed of joining a professional...

Off the shelf: Five-piece martini set; DiGiorno's cheese-stuffed crust pizza.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... SMART SET Entertaining gets a festive touch with this five-piece martini set from Anchor Hocking. We love the ridged design of the four 9-ounce glasses and 18.5-ounce cocktail shaker, all made of a sturdy glass that can weather the...

Dinner tonight: Roasted Potato with Blue Cheese and Sherry Sauce; Spaghetti Squash with Tomato-Mushroom Sauce.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... Here's an all-vegetable, two-course meal that is filled with ingredients we associate with winter. If you've never experienced the fun of creating spaghetti-like strands by pulling apart the aptly named spaghetti squash, you are in for a...

The real Central Florida: Traveling the Lake Wales Ridge.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 31, 2001... AVON PARK, Fla. _ South, beyond the trappings of the Mouse _ past the high-rise hotels slapped up with greedy speed, past the fairytale playground of childhood icons, the all-you-can eat buffets, the T-shirt emporiums, the minigolf courses _...

A natural, unique vitality persists in the Lake Wales Ridge.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 31, 2001... SEBRING, Florida _ On a spongy trail bathed in the shady coolness of Highlands Hammock State Park, I pause to consider "Prayer of the Woods" posted on the trunk of a bald cypress tree. I am the heat of your hearth on the cold winter...

Habitats of the Ridge.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 31, 2001... _Baygall: A shady forest of tall evergreen hardwoods found at the base of the Lake Wales Ridge's sandy slopes. _Bottomland hardwood forests: Low-lying flatland upon which grows such things as live oak, cabbage palm and sweet gum. ...

If you go to Lake Wales Ridge ...(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 31, 2001... For more information on the towns of the Lake Wales Ridge, contact the following or check the Web sites: _Avon Park Chamber of Commerce, 28 E. Main St., Avon Park, FL 33825; 863-453-3350; www.ap fla.com. _Frostproof Chamber of...

Wine of the week.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
December 31, 2001... SELECTION: You got a gift certificate from your favorite wine shop as a holiday gift and don't know how to spend it? I'd suggest the 1997 Beringer Vineyards Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon. It's outstanding, truly one of the great red...

Wine of the week: 1999 Byron Pinot Gris and 2000 King Estates Vin Glace Pinot Gris.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... Mention "pinot gris" to the average wine drinker and _ unless the setting is Alsace _ you will be rewarded with a blank stare. Mention "pinot grigio," though, and recognition is instant. The question, then, is why not adopt the Italian...

A big village full of history and warmth throws a cool party.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... QUEBEC CITY _ What manner of person flees the winter chill by fleeing to winter chillier? Aside from skiers, who have all that cash invested in equipment and wardrobe, who would do this? We went to Quebec City last winter to find out. ...

And there's more ...(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... Need more than Carnaval and the charms of old Quebec City to make a trip worthwhile? Here's more. DOWNHILL SKIING Cross-country tracks (1,200 miles of them) are everywhere, but New Englanders routinely come up here to mix quality...

If you go to Quebec ...(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... U.S. visitors need proof of birth and citizenship, ideally a passport. STAYING THERE The unchallenged queen of Old Quebec hotels and very likely Canada's most famous lodging is the century-old Chateau Frontenac. Now part of the...

Vegetarian Today: Quesadillas make great party finger food.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
December 31, 2001... Quesadillas are the perfect party food. A great "hand-to-mouth food" _ guests don't need fork or knife to eat them; they are very simple to prepare. When garnished properly they make an attractive dish. Most of us are familiar with our...

Study shows almost no decisions are free of emotion.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... The idea that rationality and emotion can be separated in a person was dealt another blow by a study presented at a recent meeting of radiologists in Chicago. Using magnetic resonance technology, a scientist from the University of...

Renewed congressional battle over money expected in 2002.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... WASHINGTON _ Without a federal surplus at its disposal, Congress will resume work at the end of January in a pitched battle for money to fund legislative priorities, even as lawmakers pump billions of dollars into the nation's military and...

U.S. college professors learning freedom of expression has risks, limits.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... LOS ANGELES _ In California, a professor was placed on leave after Arab students accused him of calling them terrorists. In New Mexico, a professor was disciplined after he told his students that anybody who could blow up the Pentagon "gets...

Violent 70s radical group members now privileged academics.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... CHICAGO_Sean O'Shea couldn't believe what he was reading. It was summer, and O'Shea, a former federal prosecutor now in private practice in New York, was taking the train to his Manhattan office. He had grabbed a copy of the New Yorker...

Italian masterworks may get brand-name sponsorship under Berlusconi.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... MILAN, Italy _ From Chicago's United Center, home of the Jordan-less Bulls, to Phoenix's Bank One Ballpark, where the hometown Diamondbacks won this year's World Series, America's sports arenas are increasingly sporting corporate names. The...

Patents are University of Wisconsin's gold mine.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... CHICAGO _ If the patents on human embryonic stem cells held by a Wisconsin foundation do as well as its vitamin D patents, it could not only help relieve suffering around the world but it could make millions, if not billions, of dollars for...

Person of year? Only if you're Big Apple to core.(Orlando Sentinel)
December 31, 2001... Rudy Giuliani is a good choice for Time magazine's "Person of the Year" _ if you're a New Yorker, or share the provincialism that the world revolves around the Big Apple. For the vast majority of those of us who don't, however, the...

Real progress on trade.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
December 31, 2001... The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Friday, 12-28: X X X President George W. Bush's disclosure late Thursday that he will grant China permanent normal trade status caps a remarkable year for international...

Frank Lloyd Wright treasure lies in disrepair.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 31, 2001... TALLAHASSEE _ Time is running out on Spring House. Shaped like a ship rising from a thick North Florida forest, the unique house on a red-clay road north of town is deteriorating, a victim of the elements and neglect. Even the spring that...

Progress on trade shouldn't block future drugs.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
December 31, 2001... The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Friday, 12-28: X X X The issue of protecting drug patents loomed large in Doha, Qatar, as World Trade Organization members struggled in November to get a new round of trade...

A wish is fulfilled after a long wait.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... KANDAHAR, Afghanistan _ I was in love with the place before I had even seen it. Long before many Americans even knew Afghanistan existed, I was at the mosque listening to romantic tales of fierce young mujahedeen fighters battling a...

It was the year in which we stopped traveling lightly.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
December 31, 2001... The Bamiyan Buddha. The World Trade Center. The Mississippi Queen. The story of the year _ prelude, climax, aftermath _ is written in the names of lost tourist landmarks. It began in March (the year, not the story, which has much...

Arabs fleeing homes in Kandahar leave clues to al-Qaida's plans.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... KANDAHAR, Afghanistan_In a neighborhood on the outskirts of this oasis, Arab families moved in four months ago, looking for bigger homes and a place close to the madrassas that would teach them how to fight. They brought with them enough...

With just one arm, eighth-grader doesn't seem to miss much at all.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... APPLETON, Wis. _ It wouldn't be accurate to say that 13-year-old Tad Lietz is missing his left arm, because he doesn't seem to miss it at all. When the right arm can't handle a task, the left foot steps in. When both of those are...

As racial disharmony simmers, Brazilians feel push for black equality.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil_Taking a position that is the reverse of U.S. trends, some Brazilian lawmakers and top government officials favor adopting affirmative action programs, including racial quotas in employment and university admissions, in...

Consumer news and notes.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 31, 2001... `Tis the season for returns, but most advice on the subject is focused on the before rather than the after. In other words, the standard advice to "understand the store's return policy before making a purchase" does not apply. This time...

Exhibit shows diversity of David Smith.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... The American artist David Smith (1906-1965) is remembered mostly for his intense metal sculpture, but his virtuosity extended to paintings and drawings, among other media, as well. A new exhibition at New York's National Academy of Design...

Malone, Stockton probably in final season together.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... CHICAGO _ Have we written them off again too soon? The Jazz makes its only visit to Chicago this season on Saturday, and the conventional wisdom is that this is the last time you'll get a chance to see together the most fundamental basketball...

Mickey Mouse to Fellini, discs offer bounty of extras.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... The end of the year has brought a rush of new special-edition DVDs, each one offering a wealth of extra materials to supplement the pristine transfers of the movies to disc. The Disney organization's contribution to this bounty is a...

A year's worth of memories from the edge of the Baltic.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
December 31, 2001... Since July, a small ceramic figure has stood near my computer: a Russian woman bundled against the cold and reading a newspaper. It's a fitting activity, seeing as she now resides in a newsroom, and appropriate attire for my persistently...

Travel Q&A: Cruising is superb way to see Scandinavia.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
December 31, 2001... Q. My wife and I have long contemplated a trip to Scandinavia, and we are planning such a venture for 2002 with some of our friends. I have considered a cruise, which I am discounting because there is not enough time spent in the port...

Nature is a natural getaway.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 31, 2001... For me, the antidote to September's apocalypse is a yearning to return to nature. The permanence of the natural world is a touchstone, a palliative. It recalibrates my spiritual gyroscope. For cruisers, nature-focused voyages offer ideal...

Costs, inventories, optimism pared.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... By nature, small-business owners are an optimistic bunch, adept at thinking on their feet as they fend off bigger and better-equipped rivals. But even the most assured entrepreneur heading one of the nation's 5.8 million small firms...

List of video movie release dates.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... Following is a partial schedule of upcoming movies on video. Release dates are subject to change. (DVD) indicates a DVD-only release; (also DVD) indicates a simultaneous video/DVD release. JANUARY 02: BeeGees: Live by Request _ Image...

`Granny cams' proposed inside nursing homes.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 31, 2001... ORLANDO, Fla. _ A state task force is scheduled to recommend this week whether lawmakers should allow residents of long-term care facilities to install cameras in their rooms. The Legislature formed the task force, which is made up of...

Authorities, palm reader battle over seized money.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
December 31, 2001... PLANTATION, Fla. _ The police said they found it in an old pickup, stuffed in five military-style ammunition boxes, rubber-banded and sealed with packing tape: $1.8 million in cash, most of it in tens and twenties. Two years after...

Man freed by DNA testing now waits for brother's rape trial.(Daily Press)
December 31, 2001... NEWPORT NEWS, Va. _ Marlo Charles lived in Virginia while his brother, Clyde, served out a life sentence for rape in Louisiana's Angola prison _ one of the nation's toughest and most notorious institutions. After 19 years, DNA tests...

Consumer news and notes.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 31, 2001... About half of all privately insured adults younger than 65 had a problem with their health plan within the past year, according to a recent survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard University's School of Public Health. ...

Bowl capsules for New Year's Day.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 31, 2001... Bowls for New Year's Day Outback South Carolina vs. Ohio State SITE: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa. TIME: 11 a.m. TV: ESPN. RECORDS: South Carolina 8-3, Ohio State 7-4. KEY MATCHUP: Ohio State TB Jonathan Wells...

Larry Coker's mother makes the celebrity list, too.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
December 31, 2001... LOS ANGELES _ Bring on the klieg lights of Hollywood, the glitz of Rodeo Drive. Vera Coker is ready for her star turn. "A man stopped me at Sooner Drug the other day and said, `I want your autograph," she said from her home in Okemah,...

Coaching carousel likely to continue in NBA.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 31, 2001... ORLANDO _ It's already been a year like no other in the NBA, yet not for traditional reasons. The play has been fair, new stars are emerging and the zones have only made subtle differences. None of this, however, compares with the...

Luger's dream her second priority.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... CHICAGO _ An athlete with an Olympic dream usually needs a single-minded focus to go with it, and Becky Wilczak has had both. Since taking up luge in 1992, the River Forest resident may have been her own toughest critic. That paid off in...

Barnett brings a new attitude to Colorado.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... TEMPE, Ariz. _ The ground was wet that day in the spring of 1999, the melting snow covering the earth with rivulets of water, leaving it a cold and uninviting place to sit. So the Colorado players came out of the locker room carrying...

Taylor's transformation boosts Virginia Tech.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 31, 2001... ORLANDO _ Virginia Tech senior Ben Taylor has gone from a player without a position to one of the country's top inside linebackers. Taylor led Tech with 121 total tackles and earned first-team All-Big East honors. "To tell you the...

Kickers are ready for Michigan, Tennessee.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 31, 2001... ORLANDO _ If the Florida Citrus Bowl follows the pattern of the past two years, Michigan kicker Hayden Epstein and Tennessee's Alex Walls are ready. The past two Citrus Bowls have been decided by the margin of a field goal. Michigan beat...

Bloomin' BCS spoils Rose for some.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... CHICAGO _ This Illinois alumnus feels cheated. I should be able to turn on the television Tuesday and see the Illini play Oregon in the Rose Bowl. Instead it will be Illinois and Louisiana State in the Sugar Bowl. Don't get me wrong,...

Big Break for Illinois: Harris ready to roll; tailback's wrist can take a hit.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... NEW ORLEANS _ Illinois tailback Antoineo Harris says he's ready to go. Harris, who broke his right wrist in the Penn State game Nov. 10, will wear a protective cast in Tuesday night's Sugar Bowl against Louisiana State but doesn't expect...

Opposites attract notice: Illinois QB Kittner, LSU's Davey friends, winners.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... NEW ORLEANS _ It would be easy to call Illinois senior quarterback Kurt Kittner and Louisiana State senior quarterback Rohan Davey fast friends, but that wouldn't be exactly correct. Kittner's lumbering, broken-play runs are always worth...

SBC gets long-distance scrutiny over fair competition.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... SBC Communications Inc. may face additional scrutiny in its effort to supply long-distance service in Illinois because of a recent court ruling that said Ameritech's parent company failed to adequately open its networks to competitors in two...

Florida-Maryland game hasn't exactly caused a buzz in South Florida.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 31, 2001... MIAMI _ Two football players walk into the Tommy Hilfiger store on Collins Avenue in South Beach this week wearing Maryland polo shirts. On the way out, they encounter an inquisitive tourist. "Excuse me," a man asks. "Can you tell me...

Tennessee-Michigan an intriguing matchup.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 31, 2001... ORLADNO _ For more than a century, these two have run in the same circles, those of major-college football powers. They've admired each other from afar, flirting some here and there, but they've never gotten close enough to dance, or hit. ...

Florida State views Gator Bowl as chance for redemption.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 31, 2001... JACKSONVILLE, Fla. _ Perhaps no team in major-college football bid 2001 adieu more happily than the Florida State Seminoles. Disappointment marked 2001 across the board for FSU. The Seminoles coughed up the national championship in an...

Stoops Troops give Miami an edge.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 31, 2001... PASADENA, Calif._They are multiplying. They are overrunning college football. They have become the nightmare of offensive coordinators throughout the country. Every time a quarterback calls a play in the huddle, it seems there...

Buccaneers' Glazer needs to sign Dungy now.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 31, 2001... ORLANDO _You know what the Tampa Bay Bucs need to do heading into the playoffs_besides kidnapping some St. Louis Rams? Get a boost from their key player. We don't mean Warren Sapp or Brad Johnson or Mike Alstott. The Bucs need...

Bears appear to be peaking at right moment.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... CHICAGO _ After Sunday's 24-0 beating of the Detroit Lions, the Bears knew they had a home game to start the playoffs, whether as a wild card the Jan. 12-13 weekend or as the division champion with the second-best record and a bye through to...

Keys for Illinois and LSU.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... NEW ORLEANS _ They have talked and talked and X-and-O'd it to death. They have done Bourbon Street and stuffed themselves on fried oysters_or not. Illinois and Louisiana State, two unheralded football programs on the rise, clash in the Sugar...

Turner says Kittner made a mistake regarding media conference.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... NEW ORLEANS_Illinois coach Ron Turner isn't worried about Kurt Kittner. He said Kittner made a mistake by not showing up for a scheduled 45-minute news conference Sunday but that, contrary to rumors, the quarterback didn't break any body...

Illinois women rise above the preseason fray.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... CHICAGO _ Theresa Grentz of Illinois has been a head coach in women's college basketball since 1974. She coached Rutgers to the 1982 national title. She coached the 1992 U.S. Olympic team. Last year, she was inducted into the Women's...

Euro debuts with New Year in Europe.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... ROME _ As of midnight Monday, the German mark, French franc, Italian lira and nine other European currencies were out of business. Beginning with the New Year, the new coin of the realm is the euro. Europe's conversion to a single...

Amazing thing about market was its normalcy.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... Investors, like stock prices, look ahead. But 2001 was a year worth revisiting. Call them lessons, milestones or just curiosities, but the events of the last 12 months will inform and influence the investment process for years to come....

OPEC oil-cut strategy could help nonmembers.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... The oil-production cut rammed through by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries seems likely to benefit non-OPEC producers that export more oil than the agreement allows, while doing little in the short run to raise prices. At...

Few banks expected to fail in this recession.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... The last time U.S. banks faced a recession, many crumpled. Already weakened by a severe real estate crisis and fallout from the savings and loan debacle in the late `80s, hundreds of financial institutions found themselves unable to...

Bush anticipates prosperous economy, war success in 2002.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... CRAWFORD, Texas_President Bush on Monday bid a final goodbye to the challenges of 2001 and looked ahead to the New Year, saying Americans can expect the economy to prosper and the country will advance in its war against terrorism at home and...

Surprise! Bulls top the Bucks.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... CHICAGO _ Ron Artest dived after loose balls. Greg Anthony fell after taking charges. Charles Oakley hopped off the bench to pick up Marcus Fizer, who had drawn another charge. The Bulls won_again. Don't think the events are mutually...

Zero to gain in this game; first of consecutive Eagles-Buccaneers games threatens to embarrass NFL.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... CHICAGO _ There are games that don't mean much and there are games that don't mean anything. The Philadelphia Eagles travel to Tampa Bay for a season finale Sunday that is potentially embarrassing for the NFL. No matter what happens, Tampa...

Quiet protests linger across Argentina as caretaker president appointed.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... BUENOS AIRES _ Argentina's fractious lawmakers appointed a caretaker president Monday as the rebellious middle class condemned the nation's politicians and an economic meltdown loomed. The day after Adolfo Rodriguez Saa's stunning...

Other black coaches say heat will be on Willingham; but they don't expect a hiring trend.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... LOS ANGELES _ Every Notre Dame coach faces pressure when he leads those gold helmets out of the tunnel at Notre Dame Stadium. Tyrone Willingham will face added pressure as the first black head coach of any sport at the Catholic...

Page, Edwards say no extra pressure for Willingham.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... CHICAGO _ Dave Duerson, a Notre Dame All-American and an All-Pro safety for the Bears, suffered through critics' insistence that the George O'Leary hiring-and-resigning fiasco was "a chink in Notre Dame's armor." With unrestrained...

Will Dolphins pursue former Chargers assistant Turner.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
December 31, 2001... DAVIE, Fla. _ There is no question the Dolphins will need a new offensive coordinator for next season. The big question is whether San Diego offensive coordinator Norv Turner is a candidate for the job. Coach Dave Wannstedt said...

Willingham's cash landing at Notre Dame.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... Back on Dec. 9, Notre Dame probably could have hired Tyrone Willingham for a little more than $1 million per year. Three weeks later, Notre Dame is set to pay Willingham at least twice that. What did Willingham do to earn this hefty...

Stanford's Willingham offered 6-year, $2-plus million deal to become Notre Dame coach.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... CHICAGO _ This time, things will be different. This coach comes with impressive credentials and unquestioned integrity. After making a list and checking it twice (and thrice, and four times over), Notre Dame finally found its man in...

Sticker shock: Millions for Willingham far cry from Ara era.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... CHICAGO _ Perhaps, former Notre Dame coach Ara Parseghian was saying Monday, he was born a little too soon, had success a little too early and retired a little too quick. The mountains of money being shoveled at football coaches these...

Revelers ring in New Year in Times Square.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... NEW YORK _ On a New Year's Eve unlike any other, the crystal ball dropped, the calendar turned and, on paper at least, New Yorkers gladly put the nightmare of 2001 behind them. But no amount of red, white and blue balloons, pompoms and...

Motive aside, Notre Dame gets right man in Willingham.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2001... CHICAGO _ In the coming days and weeks you're going to hear a lot about what Tyrone Willingham isn't. You're going to hear that he isn't good enough, isn't smart enough, isn't funny enough. You'll hear he wasn't a steady winner at...

Layered Bean Dip; Philadelphia Pepper Pot Soup; Hamburger `21'.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2001... Q: With football playoffs and the Super Bowl in mind, I discovered my wonderful layered Mexican dip recipe had disappeared. Ingredients included taco seasoning mix, canned beans and chilies and it made two big pans. Can you help me keep the...

The Complete Vegetarian: Resolve to boost your health by eating more soy in the new year.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2001... Finding the right holiday cards can make me crazy. Should they be funny or serious? Will I get them out before Christmas or should I opt for a New Year's greeting? When I found my cards this year, I knew they were tailor-made for me....

The most commonly recognized food-borne infections.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2001... _ Campylobacter causes fever, diarrhea and abdominal cramps. These bacteria live in the intestines of healthy birds, and most raw poultry meat has Campylobacter on it. Eating undercooked chicken or other food contaminated with juices dripping...

`Chat' offers young Latinos an opportunity to open up.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2001... Nacen o se hacen? Are gay people ``born or made?'' That's a typical night's ``Chat'' on the recently launched Spanish-language Mun2 cable television network, seen throughout the United States and Latin America. ``Chat'' is a live...

California winemakers create a temple for foodies and art lovers.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2001... NAPA, CALIF. _ Twelve years ago, California wine pioneer Robert Mondavi, then 76, conceived the idea of an American museum and cultural center to teach the public the glories of wine, food and art. He enlisted the help of his friend, culinary...

Don't miss `fork in the road'.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2001... Come take a tour of Copia. As you enter, you're greeted by a Circle of the Senses _ 10 small TV monitors at eye level showing visions of food and drink, set to music. A wooden spoon sensuously stirs cookie dough; a pot of tomato sauce...

If you go to Copia ...(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2001... GETTING THERE: Napa is 50 miles north of San Francisco. From San Francisco, take Route 101 north to Route 80, then east to Route 29, then north to Napa. INFORMATION: Copia: The American Center for Wine, Food & The Arts, is at 500 First...