“I write to discover what I know.” – Flannery O’Connor
Greens' Bing Cherry Cake
Summer riches surround me with a Wine Country wedding, BBQs, film nights in the park and visiting family. I am off to New Orleans in a few days for Tales of the Cocktail, so you know more is on its way from one of my favorite cities!
Top Tastes runs the gamut from lobster in a Mad Men-era setting, oysters and ham contrasted with vegetarian, to cheap eats like falafel, Ethiopian, arepas or Peking duck in a Chinese donut (!)
Check out my top new coffee stop and the drink that could divert from my beloved Negroni in Imbiber. Wandering Traveler continues through NY, eating Scandinavian food, uncovering cheap eats and prix fixe deals, contemplating David Chang.
Thermidor cocktails
Bibliophile reflects on M.F.K. Fisher’s July birthday via the kitchens she cooked in. The Established revisits the latest reasons to love Mission Beach Cafe. Around the Bay follows chef Scott Howard to Marin.
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Here’s recent entries in my SF Bay Guardian column, Appetite:
Campo de Encanto – SF’s own Pisco
Don’t Forget to Remember Mission Beach Cafe
Rouge Wines and Hearty Burgers
**Unless otherwise noted, all photos by Virginia Miller**