“The real mystic is as wide awake in this world as in the other. A mystic is not someone who dreams. He is wide-awake; yet he is capable of dreaming when others are not, and of keeping awake when the rest cannot do so. ” — The Inner Life by Hazrat Inayat Khan
Romantic Charleston (here: the famed Husk restaurant)
I am savoring these invigorating, 70+ degrees, spring-like SF days as I prepare to spend the first half of March researching and working in Boston and Philadelphia, which hopefully will be gentle on me weather-wise. Looking forward to finally returning to both cities (in the meantime, here is my latest at Food Republic on Charleston).
This issue:
South Carolina stone crab at 167 Raw
Imbiber — My Top 8 Cocktails of the Month: From a New Orleans welcome in Los Gatos to Foreign Cinema’s standout new cocktails, here are the top drinks I’ve tasted around the Bay Area this month.
Wandering Traveler — An Artful Charleston Experience: My latest at Food Republic on where to sleep, eat and drink in one of the most romantic cities in the country.
Imbiber — 9 Winter Whiskies Worth Drinking: Whether ancestral corn whiskey from Oaxaca (yes, Mexican whiskey!) or Minnesota rye, here are 9 new whisk(e)y releases worth seeking out.
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