In the Spring 2024 print issue of Distiller Magazine, my article on 10 of Oklahoma City’s best bars Read more →
Category: Wandering Traveler
Whisky Magazine Bar Guide: Palm Springs
Published September 2023 at Whisky Magazine, exploring 10 of the best spots for cocktails in Palm Springs, California.
Bars reviewed: Seymour’s at Mr. Lyons, Bootlegger Tiki, Bar Cecil, Truss & Twine, Tailor Shop, Pink Cabana, Little Bar, The Reef, 4 Saints atop the Rowan Kimpton Hotel, Billy Reed’s Read more →
Chefs & Restaurants Transforming Fine Dining Across the U.S. Now
My VOICES Magazine interview (London publication) with Junghyun and Ellia Park of 2 Michelin-starred, #8 in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Atomix in NYC and with chef Peter Hemsley of 1 Michelin starred and Green Michelin-starred Aphotic in San Francisco… talking about the state of fine dining in the U.S. now, where it’s going and how they’re visioning it differently.
In addition, talking examples across the U.S. in San Francisco (Merchant Roots, Osito, Noodle in a Haystack), Chicago (El Ideas, Parachute), New Orleans’ (Mosquito Supper Club, Lengua Madre) and my birthplace of Oklahoma City (Nonesuch, Grey Sweater). Read more →
10 Top Charleston Bars
My Distiller Magazine feature on 10 of Charleston’s best bars: Read more →
Las Vegas Dining Guide: 15 Places to Eat Now from Upscale to Casual + Where to Stay
While many seek the bustle, party, slots and commercial lights of Vegas, I’ve never been such a person. The nearly-gone Rat Pack, old school, kitschy-glitz Vegas is much more my scene, growing up a jazz and old movie lover as a kid in the 1980s and 1990s. I don’t find much of that anymore (see Golden Steer below), even as I saw glimpses of it during my first visit to Vegas in the 1990s before the Flamingo and other great pieces of history changed their look dramatically.
Despite the exhaustion I feel even after one day of Vegas’ heat, crowds and partying, even since my 20s, there are gems worth seeking out. Here are 15 places to eat, from high to low, upscale to fast casual — and three hotels with different strengths. Read more →
London Bar Guide at Gin Magazine
One of two of my city bar guides in Gin Magazine, Summer 2023 edition. My Bar Guide to 8 top bars in London now:
Bars featured: Soma Soho, Seed Library, Duke’s, The Mezcaleria at KOL, Rovi, Punch Room at the London Edition, 8 at the Londoner, Tayer + Elementary Read more →
Lisbon: Whisky Magazine Bar Guide
10 of Lisbon’s best cocktail & spirits bars now, my Whisky Magazine guide reviewing: Quattro Teste, Liquid Love, Ulysses, Uni, Onda Cocktail Room, Red Frog Speakeasy, Monkey Mash, Toca da Raposa, 18.68 Cocktail Bar at Bairro Alto Hotel, JNcQUOI Asia Read more →
10 Top Las Vegas Bars Now
In the Summer 2023 print issue (Vol. 19, Issue 1) of Distiller Magazine: My Distiller Magazine features since 2013 (10 bars, distiller, bar manager interviews in each city/ region): Read more →
Portugal’s Dining & Lodging Scene Now + Chef José Avillez’ New Casa Nossa Retreat
My interview with Portugal’s most celebrated chef, José Avillez; on Lisbon and Porto’s dining scene now; standout hotels in city and countryside across Portugal; and visiting Avillez’ and wife Sofia Ulrich’s truly unique, private new Casa Nossa retreat house in the region of Alentejo southeast of Lisbon. Read more →
Interview with Lost Spirits’ Founders Bryan Davis & Joanne Haruta + Distiller Mary Dempsey & the Jammyland Bar Team in Las Vegas
An amusement park and one-of-a-kind show-inspired distillery — that also houses an innovative fine dining restaurant… Lost Spirits shows us a new kind of distillery experience. Read more →