Another buck on the barbie

May 23, 2008

Eat your heart out, Bobby Flay. These sleek, shiny grills and accessories from Viking -- the Rolls-Royce of kitchen appliances -- will have neighbors scaling your fence in hot pursuit of the wafting smell of smoked rib-eyes. Jeff Black, whose family has owned California Home Spas & Patio in Long Beach for 31 years, offers tips on how to burn a hole in your wallet and get your grill on:

On shoe shopping: Pay more, spend less

How a pair of $700 Costume National boots forever changed the way I shop. Boots with a timeless kick

Car critic's dream: Yosemite trip -- in an Airstream

It was an offer he couldn't refuse: the use of an Airstream for a week. Along the way, Dan Neil ponders the Zen of camping and the future of the RV. Photos | Video | L.A. road trips

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