Published in the January-February 2020 issue of Haute Living Magazine, my feature on where to eat, drink, shop and view art on Polk Street. MY HAUTE LIVING ARTICLES— Wine Country Inns with Exceptional Dining (& Growing Their Own Produce) here.— A visionary San Francisco bar manager combining spirits and wine… in the same glass here.— Dining & drink in Toronto and the… Read more →
Published by Where Traveler (my Where column here) in their annual Where Guestbook in thousands of hotel rooms across NorCal, my article on Napa chefs creatively combining East and West cuisines: The Charter Oak, The Prisoner Wine Company, Ad Hoc, SolBar at Solage Resort, Chris Cosentino’s Acacia House at Las Alcobas hotel. The Prisoner Wine Napa’s agnolotti Read more →
THIS ISSUE:
— Fresh Feasts & OG Offerings: January’s best new Bay Area restaurants & old-school classics, from SF to Napa and Marin.
— Iconic Drink Moments in Classic Film: My first feature for London’s Cocktail Lovers’ magazine on classic cocktail scenes you do and don’t know about.
— An Ode To Obscure Eats: Unsung dining in San Francisco, my new Bob Cut dining column.
— Bar Spotlight on Karri Kiyuna of Wildhawk: Why this SF bar is an example in team spirit, service and exceptional cocktails.
My new dining column at the beautiful print and online magazine, Bob Cut — column details and my philosophy here — begins with my top new openings of the month alongside best longtimers of similar style or category:
My first article for London/the UK’s lovely The Cocktail Lovers print magazine (more coming!) in Fall 2019, Issue 33 (my article on pages 50-53). Those who know me know my lifelong passion for film and classic film (the latter of which my mother weaned me on to a deep degree). So it was a thrill to write this article for… Read more →
Enter my new dining column at the beautiful print and online magazine, Bob Cut. This week, I get into my philosophy on SF Bay Area dining and food and the places worth supporting. Next week, my top new openings of the month alongside longtimers of similar style or category (a “new-old, both-and” approach explained in this article): www.bobcutmag.com/stories/2020/1/5/an-ode-to-obscure-eats-our-newest-food-writers-take-on-unsung-dining-in-san-francisco At Oma… Read more →
The latest in my NEFT Vodka column, which spotlights California’s best bartenders and bars — including a special cocktail recipe from each bartender featuring this Austrian alpine-distilled vodka. Why Karri Kiyuna and the team she leads at Wildhawk in San Francisco set an example in team spirit, service and exceptional cocktails here. Other NEFT Spotlights:— Nicolas (Nic) Torres of True Laurel, San… Read more →
As with the past decade plus, here are my top 14 new Bay Area restaurant openings of 2019: Read more →
This Issue:
— The 12 Top New Bay Area Restaurants of 2019
— Charmed by Santa Maria Valley: Talking the original 1800s barbecue style of the west: Santa Maria barbecue, as well as wineries, bars, coffee, bakeries, cider producers and restaurants/food around California’s Santa Maria Valley.
— The Rise of Vermouth: The ongoing rise of vermouth/vermut, from its Italian, Spanish, French roots to its US producers and pioneers.
As with the past decade plus, here are my top 5 new Bay Area bar openings of 2019. My top 12 restaurant openings are here.