Over to You, WillardEverybody put your hands...

Over to You, Willard

Everybody put your hands together for Pace Picante Sauce on its 50th birthday. And Jell-O, born Jan. 22, 1897, 100 years young this year!

Burr Bell

For the drowsy coffee connoisseur, an outfit named Capresso now manufactures a programmable drip coffee maker with a built-in burr grinder. You punch in the number of cups and the hour of day, and bingo: Wake up and hear the coffee. If you’re interested in retailers, call Capresso at (800) 767-3554.

My Name Is Andrew, and I’m a Classed-Growth Bordeauxholic

Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is selling his wine collection May 21. Auctioneers at Sotheby’s in London describe it as the greatest single wine collection ever to appear at auction. The 18,000 bottles, almost entirely French, include some of the most famous wines of the century, such as 1945 Chateau Lafite (10 bottles) and 1947 Ch. Petrus (12 magnums). They’re expected to bring more than $3.3 million dollars.

So why is Webber, one of the wealthiest individuals in England, selling his wine? Sotheby’s reports his enthusiasm for wine has “somewhat overwhelmed” the composer of “Evita” and “Cats”: “He realizes he has collected enough wine for at least five lifetimes.”

My Name Is, Ah, Steve, and I’m Having Dinner

Little-known fact in this country: Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber (for that is his title) is also a well-known restaurant critic in England. That critic’s anonymity thing might be a problem for him.