Author: Virginia Miller

May 15, 2018

by Virginia Miller on May 15, 2018 in Intro Letter

This issue:
— Top Restaurant Openings of the Month: Whether fermented pineapple chili pizza, excellent cannoli, 70s fondue or caviar “bumps,” it call be found at these exciting restaurant newcomers.
— 11 Top Cocktails Around the Country: LA to Santa Barbara, Nashville to New Orleans, SF to Berkeley, who is making innovative and delicious drinks now.
— The New New Orleans: My first article for Montecristo Magazine on some of the most notable restaurants in New Orleans in recent years.
— Gin Bars in SF: My first article for Gin Magazine (from Whisky Magazine) on bars doing right by gin in San Francisco.

Gin Magazine UK — Playing With Gin in San Francisco Bars

by Virginia Miller on May 11, 2018 in Imbiber

My first print feature for the new Gin Magazine UK (from the publishers of Whisky Magazine UK, which I have also written for here) is on San Francisco bars that do right by gin. The magazine is widely accessible in Europe and available by subscription here. Online link to my SF bars article here. (Bars written about below: P.C.H./Pacific Cocktail… Read more →

11 Top Cocktails Around the US Now — May 2018

by Virginia Miller on May 9, 2018 in Imbiber

—Pacific Seas at Cliftons, Los Angeles
—Public House, Nashville
—Pagan Idol, San Francisco
—The Dawson, Chicago
—Finch & Fork, Santa Barbara
—Makeready Libations & Liberation, Nashville
—Lost Property, Los Angeles
—Botanist at Fairmont Pacific Rim, Vancouver
—Gio’s Pizza & Bocce, Berkeley
—Saffron NOLA, New Orleans
—The Douglas Room, San Francisco

The Top New Openings of the Month: April 2018

by Virginia Miller on May 9, 2018 in The Latest

In my latest Time Out column, my top openings of the month join other recent standout newcomers for a top 10 on where to eat now (article here): Che Fico 838 Divisadero St., SF, 415-416-6959; chefico.com. Tuesday-Thursday 5:30–11:00pm, Friday–Saturday 5:30pm–1:00am. Che Fico is the new “it” spot (and one of the toughest reservations) in town, garnering national press and celebrity… Read more →

Top 10 Places to Eat in Downtown Napa

by Virginia Miller on May 3, 2018 in Around the Bay

In my latest Time Out column, two new rooftop bars that just hit Napa and SF this week (article here). La Taberna, Miminashi, Clemente’s at Val’s, Oxbow Public Market, Compline, Charlie Palmer Steak, Kenzo, La Toque, Torc, Angèle Read more →

The New New Orleans

by Virginia Miller on May 2, 2018 in Wandering Traveler

In my first feature at Montecristo Magazine, I cover my beloved New Orleans. I write about restaurants adding to its layers with cuisines previously rarely seen in the city as well as restaurants/chefs pushing the boundaries with modern Southern, Cajun or Creole, beautifully co-existing alongside the traditional. — Sac-a-Lait, Seaworthy, Angeline, Meauxbar, Saffron NOLA, Root, Shaya, Red’s Chinese, Marjie’s, Tito’s… Read more →

May 1, 2018

by Virginia Miller on May 1, 2018 in Intro Letter

— Time Out Print Magazine: My latest restaurant and bar reviews, mezcal bars and coffee interview features in the April-June print issue.
Top Tastes — Chinatown’s Eight Tables: Chinese fine dining like nowhere in the country.
— Top 11 Gin Cocktails Nationally: Exploring creativity and deliciousness with gin across the country now.
— Two Brand New Rooftop Bars in SF & Napa
— 6 Top Bay Area Brewery & Distillery Tours from Sonoma to Alameda.

Time Out Magazine: April-June 2018

by Virginia Miller on April 27, 2018 in The Latest

Our fourth print edition of Time Out Magazine San Francisco is here. The Eating and Drinking sections are written by yours truly. More Time Out SF online here. You can pick copies up around Bay Area — digital editions here. Past Issues where I wrote the food & drink sections:— January-March 2018— October-December 2017 — July-September 2017 ____________________________________________________Online links to… Read more →

6 of the Best Brewery & Distillery Tours in the Bay Area

by Virginia Miller on April 26, 2018 in Imbiber

In my latest feature at Blackboard Eats where I cover dining and drink, here is my latest feature on 6 of the top brewery and distillery tours in the Bay Area: Going back to the great Anchor Brewing in SF in the 1960s and distilling groundbreakers, St. George Spirits, Germain-Robin and Charbay in the early 1980s, the Bay Area has… Read more →

Two New Rooftop Bars Just Opened in SF & Napa

by Virginia Miller on April 20, 2018 in Imbiber

In my latest Time Out column, two new rooftop bars that just hit Napa and SF this week (article here): www.timeout.com/san-francisco/news/two-new-rooftop-bars-just-opened-in-the-bay-area-042018 Read more →