Author: Virginia Miller

August 1, 2017

by Virginia Miller on July 31, 2017 in Intro Letter

This Issue:
— Top 3 Openings of the Month: Modern Eastern European, pre-concert rotisserie and an all-day, New American restaurant even better than its original location.
— Top 7 Dishes of the Month: Whether Russian food in Portland or Taiwanese food in Louisville, Indian to Low Country-influenced cuisine in SF, here are the dishes that wowed.
— 11 Top National Cocktails of the Month: Creative cocktail standouts at top bars/restaurants from SF to Tulsa, Vancouver to Baltimore.
— Where to Eat & Drink on Magical Prince Edward Island, Canada

Top SF Openings — June 2017

by Virginia Miller on July 31, 2017 in The Latest

June’s notable restaurant openings were RT Rotisserie, Duna, Alta from Daniel Patterson Group in late May, seafood gem Hook Fish, poké and Asian fusion (Korean-influenced burritos, tacos, bowls, etc.) Saucy Asian, another locale from the Big Night Restaurant Group, Petit Marlowe and Mockingbird in Oakland. It’s been a short but mighty list of openings this month, whether opened by a restaurant… Read more →

11 Top Cocktails Around the US Now — August Edition

by Virginia Miller on July 28, 2017 in Imbiber

Covering the 11 hottest cocktails of the month around the US at Liquor.com, you’ll find my bar and drink recommends this month at these bars/restaurants (click on each for the featured cocktail): Coin-Op Game Room, San Francisco Hodges Bend, Tulsa Fox Bar, Chicago The Roosevelt Room, Austin Foreign Cinema, San Francisco Kissa Tanto, Vancouver, B.C. Aviary, Portland, OR Rich Table,… Read more →

Where to Eat and Drink on Magical Prince Edward Island

by Virginia Miller on July 26, 2017 in Wandering Traveler

My July 25 Paste Magazine — Travel — feature article on Canada’s enchanting, remote, magical Prince Edward Island, famed for Anne of Green Gables and the abundance of shellfish around its shores. Read more →

Top 7 Dishes of June 2017 — SF, Louisville & PDX

by Virginia Miller on July 19, 2017 in Top Tastes

Well over 100 dishes tried in June alone, from San Francisco to Louisville, KY, Portland to Oregon’s Willamette Valley — here are the seven standout dishes of the month. 1. August 1 Five’s Green Crepe (Pesarattu), SF One of my top new restaurants of 2016 — and my favorite of the flush of Modern Indian restaurants to hit SF in… Read more →

July 15, 2017

by Virginia Miller on July 13, 2017 in Intro Letter

This Issue
— Top 11 National Cocktails of the Month: From Denver to Houston, Tulsa to San Francisco, here are 11 top drinks on menus now.
— Top 10 Baltimore Bars: Plus an interview with two local greats, a Maryland distiller and Baltimore bar manager.
— Tulsa Time: 5 Top Places to Eat
— Top 7 Places to Drink Cocktails, Beer & Coffee in Tulsa

Baltimore Distiller Magazine Interviews with Lane Harlan of WC Harlan & Clavel + Jamie Windon of Lyon Distilling

by Virginia Miller on July 11, 2017 in Wandering Traveler

My interview with Jamie Windon of Lyon Distilling

My interview with Lane Harlan of WC Harlan and Clavel, among my top Baltimore bars Read more →

10 Top Baltimore Bars 2017

by Virginia Miller on July 11, 2017 in Imbiber

In the Spring 2017 of Distiller Magazine on Baltimore, below is the print layout for the 10 bars article — print layout of my Baltimore interviews are linked to here: Read more →

Tulsa Time: 5 Top Places to Eat

by Virginia Miller on July 1, 2017 in Wandering Traveler

While my birthtown of Oklahoma City is where my parents returned and dozens of my relatives live, my parents briefly lived in Tulsa in their younger years — and we returned for a nostalgic road trip this spring. Driving a portion of Route 66 on the short hour and a half drive between the cities, we passed industrial plants, farms,… Read more →

Top 7 Places to Drink Cocktails, Beer & Coffee in Tulsa

by Virginia Miller on July 1, 2017 in Wandering Traveler

While my birthtown of Oklahoma City (specifically Edmond) is where my parents returned and dozens of my relatives live, my parents briefly lived in Tulsa in their younger years. We returned for a nostalgic road trip this spring (more on what’s great now in OKC here). Driving a portion of Route 66 on the short hour and a half drive… Read more →