ENTERTAINING TIPS

If you're planning to serve up something exotic like worms at that big dinner party for your boss, make sure you know the worms' history:

"You don't want them raised in a dump site, you don't want them raised in manure."

If scorpions are on the menu, don't forget the wine:

"When you look at a scorpion your salivary glands dry up. It's not like looking at a pizza," Cal Dennison said, winemaker for Redwood Creek, who was offering advice on wine pairings.

He recommended a pinot grigio or something similar "to get your salivary glands working".

I recommend stomping on scorpions and worms, not eating them.