“I suppose the test of one’s decency is how much of a fight one can put up after one has stopped caring, and after one has found out that one can never please the people they wanted to please.” — The Selected Letters of Willa Cather
Retreating in Texas Hill Country
Another year nears an end. I am sad to say goodbye to 2015 even as I hope and yearn for new beginnings. Here’s to a beautiful season for each of you…
I am delighted to announce the first phase of what I’ve been working on all year as VP Content/Sr. Managing Editor at Table8 (with the hard-working small team I oversee). We just announced our restaurant recommendations, awards and ratings this week, with my short lists launched in 7 cities now — SF, NYC, LA, DC, Chicago, Atlanta, Miami (plus Seattle and Las Vegas by the end of the year) — plus more cities and many more restaurants to come next year. You can download our app here.
This issue:
Top Tastes – Top 3 Dishes & New Openings of the Month: From Italian dishes to Spanish paella, what’s new and delicious in SF now.
Bibliophile – Top 10 Food & Drink Books of 2015: In time for holiday gifts, some of the best cookbooks and cocktail/spirits books released this year.
Wandering Traveler – 5 Things to Love About Texas Hill Country: Retreating in the Texas countryside with bourbon, wineries, BBQ and German history.
As your personal concierge who tells it like a good friend would, I also create personalized itineraries: trips, meals, explorations (under “Services“).
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CLICKABLE LINKS to Social Media & Articles:
Food Republic
Zagat SF Editor (2014-2015)
Liquor.com
Editor, Distiller Magazine
SF Bay Guardian Critic (Weekly Column: 2009-2013)
Where Magazine
Freelance: Whisky Magazine UK, The Times London, Eater, PureWow, Spoonwiz, Drink Me Magazine, Citysearch, NBC’s The Feast, Blackboard Eats, Tasting Table, Grubstreet