Category: Intro Letter

This issue:
— My cover story on Daniel Patterson and the international team of chefs he’s brought on plus new restaurant and bar reviews, chef and bar manager interviews and more in the latest print issue of Time Out.
— Top New Restaurant Openings of the Month: Talking about a gourmet comfort diner and bakery, nikkei (aka Peruvian Japanese food) and two new escapes to Italy.
— 11 Top National Cocktails On Menus Now: Exploring creative menus in Austin, NYC, Chicago, San Francisco, Louisville, Miami, Portland/PDX, DC and Houston.
— 7 Exceptional Neighborhood Markets in San Francisco & Oakland: Some of our best gourmet markets/grocers for thoughtful selections of everything from wine to ice cream.

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This Issue:
— Top New Openings of the Month: My top 4 newcomers include a German food and beer hall with Bay views, a boba and jianbing (Chinese crepe) shop, and a fast-casual Portuguese chicken stop.
— 10 Top Cheap Eats in SF: Many are newcomers in range of cuisines, from Nepalese to Scandinavian.
— 11 Top National Cocktails On Menus Now: Exploring creative drinks on menus in San Antonio, NYC, Chicago, San Francisco, Louisville, Miami, Portland/PDX and Maplewood, MO.
— Napa & Sonoma’s Love Affair With Japan: My Where Guestbook feature on Japanese influence in food, farm, inn, bars and wineries across NorCal Wine Country.

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This Issue:
— Noma 2.0: My review of the all vegetarian menu at the new Noma location in Copenhagen the week it launched.
— Top New Openings of the Month: Handmade, non-traditional pastas, neighborhood destinations, Cal-French freshness and irresistible bar food in my 3 best new restaurants of the month.
— Top 10 Restaurants in Santa Fe, New Mexico: My latest at Time Out National.
— 11 Best New Bars in San Francisco: From SF to Oakland, the 11 newcomers you should visit if you haven’t.

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This issue:
— Top New Openings of the Month: Handmade, non-traditional pastas, neighborhood destinations, Cal-French freshness and irresistible bar food in my 3 best new restaurants of the month.
— 10 Top Ramen Shops: While the Bay Area is packed with dozens of excellent ramen stops, here are 10 of SF’s best.
— 11 Top National Cocktails On Menus Now: Exploring SF, Louisville, LA, Chicago, New Orleans, DC, Nashville & Portland for the country’s top drink menus now.
— Top 10 Restaurants in Albuquerque, New Mexico: My latest at Time Out National.
— 9 Top National Rum Cocktails On Menus Now: Exploring SF, NYC, Louisville, Vancouver, Oakland, Chicago & St. Louis area for restaurants/bars serving the country’s top rum drinks now.

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This issue:

— 10 Top Restaurants in Palo Alto
— 10 Top Restaurants in San Jose
— 10 Top Vancouver Bars: Plus interviews with R. Dave Brimacombe of Wayward Distillation House and Jay Jones of the great Vij’s.
— Top 6 Frozen Cocktails in National Bars Now: Notable slushie cocktails in San Francisco, Chicago, Louisville and Houston.

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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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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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This issue:
— 10 Iconic San Francisco Dishes: How San Francisco/Bay Area changed the country and food world when it comes to iconic dishes and cuisines like bread, pastries, ice cream, Crab Louie, Cioppino, Burmese and Filipino food.
— 11 Top Cocktails Around the Country: SF, Nashville, LA, New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Somerville, Chicago, Vancouver and other cities making innovative and delicious drinks now.
— Top 10 Places to Eat in Downtown Napa
— Top National Tequila/Mezcal Cocktails: Nashville to LA, Vancouver to Santa Barbara, SF to Portland… where to drink great agave cocktails now.
— 23 Essential Bay Area Bars

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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.

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— 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.

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