“The morning smelled like a freshly opened bottle of wine – leaves, earth, the damp woods, berries, grass. There is still more than enough beauty in one morning alone on earth to break a heart wide open… For every person who has ever lived there will come, at last, a spring he will never see… Glory then in the seasons that are yours.” – Linford Detweiler, Over the Rhine
Cocktails at newly revamped Harry Denton's Starlight Room, opening 9/6 (see "The Latest")
As this reaches you, I am in Denver visiting family, exploring Boulder and the surrounding area, welcoming in my favorite season of all: Fall.
The Latest shares a sneak peek of cocktail greats from Harry Denton’s legendary Starlight Room, which reopens, revamped and brand new, Tuesday.
Top Tastes dines on small plates at the new Rendezvous from a Top Chef alum and French native.
Imbiber sips a rich cherry liqueur with a member of the Luxardo family, a Japanese whisky as of yet unavailable in the US (but finally hitting our shores in October), and limited edition of a special rum with its master blender.
Around the Bay takes me to Marin: Larkspur for brats, beers and an oompah band under towering redwoods, then to Mill Valley for an atmospheric network of brick-walled rooms from which to fill up on beef.
I’d love your feedback on any spots visited from my site. As your personal concierge who tells it to you like a good friend would, I also create personalized itineraries: trips, meals, explorations (under “Services“).
Let me guide you to the perfect spot,
Virginia
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Recent entries in my Bay Guardian column:
3 to watch: new restaurants, noteworthy bites
Oompah & bratwurst in Larkspur
Orson cocktails: worth a revisit
Mouthwatering preview of SF Street Food Festival
**Unless otherwise noted, all photos by Virginia Miller**