Author: Virginia Miller

10 Best Restaurants in Palo Alto

In my latest Time Out column, Palo Alto has long been centered around the great Stanford University and world-changing companies like Apple, Google, Facebook, Pinterest and PayPal. With its suburban, college town vibe and heavy dose of chains and mediocre eats lining University Avenue, it’s not exactly been a food destination. But Palo Alto has its gems… if you know where… Read more →

10 Best Restaurants in San Jose

In my latest Time Out column, I talk San Jose. With a population of just over a million, San Jose is our largest NorCal city, anchoring Silicon Valley with a diverse community of more than 30% (each) Hispanic and Asian populations. This means stellar cheap eats, family-run restaurants and eateries in wide-ranging cuisine categories, even as upscale or cutting-edge restaurants are… Read more →

July 15, 2018

This issue:
— Top New Openings of the Month: Inspired Indian food from a talented female chef to a “real deal” matcha Japanese cafe, here are this month’s best newcomers.
— 11 Top National Cocktails of the Month: Nashville to Louisville, SF to Vancouver, here is what is standing out on drink menus now.
— 7 Legit SF Indian Restaurants That are Cheaper Than a Flight to India
— 10 Top Bay Area Breweries: Whether game-changing legends or top-notch newcomers, here are 10 of the Bay Area’s best breweries.

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11 Top Cocktails Around the US Now — July 2018

Covering the 11 hottest cocktails of the month around the US at Liquor.com, you’ll find my top national drinks now at these bars/restaurants (click on each for the featured cocktail): Johnny Cash and Loretta Lynn movie-themed menus in Nashville. Pisco-centric menus in SF.  A lemon icebox pie-inspired cocktail in Houston. Bourbon Tiki cocktails in Louisville. These 11 national bars and… Read more →

June 15, 2018

This issue:
— Top New Openings of the Month: My top 5 new restaurants include Palestinian-Syrian comfort, creative American-Italian pastas, Pacific Northwest fine dining and Neapolitan pizzas along the Bay.
— 9 Top Tasting Menus Under $100: Many of fine dining quality.
— 11 Top National Vodka Cocktails On Menus Now: Miami to Nashville, SF to Santa Barbara, Vancouver to LA, bars/restaurants doing cool things with vodka.
— Top 10 Berlin Bars
— 10 Iconic San Francisco Bars: From beer to cocktail bars, 10 truly essential SF bars.

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