“Waking dreams, lucid dreams and daydreams, as well as being a source of pleasure in themselves, can also be of practical use in helping us create visions of our ideal life. Once the vision is in place, then the life will eventually follow. Be brave, idleheart! The difficulty is that we get ourselves caught in a double bind: we work so hard that we do not allow ourselves time to dream, and therefore we continue to work hard because we’ve not had the time to dream up an alternative. If you are ever sacked or made redundant, then I suggest you thank the good Lord above.” – How to Be Idle by Tom Hodgkinson
Branzino at Bobo’s Lounge (see Top Tastes)
Here’s hoping your new year is off to a rich and hopeful start already…
Here is my feature article in the current issue of Distiller Magazine on top 10 bars in Louisville, Kentucky, and interviews with distiller Steve Beam at Limestone Branch and bar manager Jeremy Johnson at Meta.
Also, my top 10 Winter Cocktails feature at Zagat and my feature on Weekending in Yountville in Napa Valley.
This issue:
Hand-cut udon noodles in LA (see Wandering Traveler)
Top Tastes – My Food Articles, January 1-15: 12 of my current Zagat articles on the year in dining & drink, including new restaurants, under-the-radar spots and Wine Country travel.
Wandering Traveler – Los Angeles: The best in restaurants, cheap eats and coffee from latest travels in LA.
Imbiber – Tequila Time: Talking anjeo (aged) tequila with 1 new anejo and 2 new extra anejo releases.
As your personal concierge who tells it like a good friend would, I also create personalized itineraries: trips, meals, explorations (under “Services“).
Virginia
Editor, Distiller Magazine
SF Bay Guardian Critic (Weekly Column: 2009-2013)
Spoonwiz
Freelance: The Times London, Eater, PureWow, Drink Me Magazine, Citysearch, NBC’s The Feast, Blackboard Eats, Tasting Table, Grubstreet, Where Magazine
**Unless otherwise noted, all photos by Virginia Miller**