“If I read a book, and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can ever warm me, I know that is poetry. If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry.” – Emily Dickinson
Wow, has it been another overly full couple weeks… I am in Chicago as I write for a week of exploration. Its been too many years since I was last there and I’m excited. Never enough time but I have a pretty stellar line-up slated.
Neyah White's build-your-own cocktail bar at SF Chefs.Food.Wine. Urban BBQ
Meanwhile, I’ve been eating well back home and Top Tastes reflects the best new places, dishes, drinks and bites from my culinary explorations. A highlight of the month, certainly in tastes, but I’d safely say the food and drink event of the year was the first annual (and first urban food/wine classic) SF Chefs.Food.Wine. event. Check out my photos in Happenings.
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