“… how brief the time is on a summer afternoon
when the sun is warm on your neck and the world
might as well be a dog sleeping on a porch, or a child
for whom an afternoon is endless, endless. Time:
thick honey, and no one is saying good-bye.”
– July Notebook: The Birds, poem by Robert Hass
Picking pisco grapes in the vineyards of Peru
Entering fall, my favorite season, here in San Francisco means our endlessly warm, sunny, Indian summer days, sailing on the Bay, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival in Golden Gate Park, apple picking in Sebastopol.
As a food/drink critic for newly launched Spoonwiz, I will be out of the country during their first public event at the gorgeous villa at Montalvo Arts Center on October 18. Though I am sad to miss being on the panel, please join for an evening of food and drink and a rousing panel with my fellow writers and editors on eating local, thinking global, and the future of food and wine writing.
Read my latest reviews and articles at Spoonwiz and Liquor.com Drinkwire, and see my slideshow on Sacramento at PureWow this week. “Like” Perfect Spot Facebook page for updates on restaurant openings, notable dishes & drink, industry news, food/drink recommendations in the Bay Area and around the world.
This issue:
Under the white lights on Enotria’s patio, Sacramento
Top Tastes – Russian Home Cooking: One of the best Russian restaurants in San Francisco.
Imbiber – Peruvian Cocktails: The best bars in Lima; boundless possibilities for pisco cocktails found in Peru.
Wandering Traveler – Making Pisco in Peru: An unforgettable trip in Ica, blending pisco and hands-on vineyard work.
Around the Bay – Edible Sacramento: The latest in food in California’s capitol.
Imbiber – Drinking in Sac Town: What’s hot in Sacramento beer, wine, cocktails and bars.
I’d love your feedback on any spots visited from my site. As your personal concierge who tells it 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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