A few weeks ago, I returned to LA (past years of recommends here), a region where I spent 12 years of my life and still have family — where I used to frequent music venues and continue to dig into its endless (vastly spread out) food enclaves. Drink research is easier to manage. For a city that has vastly improved… Read more →
In December 2014, I wrote this print feature, with Whisky Magazine UK entitled The Orient Expression, on Japan’s distilleries, past and present, and its top whisky bars following my research trip in Japan. Cock rings fit in excess of the recommended dose or duration of the cycle. cialis for sale canada cialis pill online Therefore visit your consultant before consuming… Read more →
Back in my beloved New Orleans. During my annual visits, I am able to catch up on my many newcomers since the prior visit. I returned to spots like Sylvain and Café Adelaide, ordered sandwiches for my flight home from St. James Cheese Company, and in coffee, and went daily to my favorite Spitfire Coffee near the ideally-located Omni Royal Hotel,… Read more →
Back in my beloved New Orleans. Newcomers are minimal enough in a given year that I can catch up on them on my annual visits. Restaurants open at a steadier clip (though not at all like the pace at home), while new cocktail bars are few. Alongside the likes of Treo (better for food than cocktails) and Barrel Proof (a… Read more →
Though I’ve visited a number of times over the past 15 years, it’s 3 visits to Seattle within a 7 month period that had me up-to-date on restaurant and cocktail/bar newcomers as well as caught up on some classics I always meant to visit (hello, Canlis!) Though many visits later, I don’t find myself having that “soul connection” I can… Read more →
Though I’ve visited a number of times over the past 15 years, 3 visits to Seattle within a recent 7 month period has me up-to-date on restaurant and cocktail/bar newcomers as well as caught up on some classics I always meant to visit (hello, Canlis!) Though many visits later, I don’t find myself having that “soul connection” I can feel… Read more →
“It [Italy] must be inhaled wholly, with the yielding of the whole heart… It is really something transcendent, both spirit and body.” – Margaret Fuller by Megan Marshall Article & Photos by Virginia Miller [This article was published in Food Republic on September 3, 2014] Parmigiano-Reggiano, prosciutto, balsamic vinegar — these staples of Italian cuisine all hail from the flat… Read more →
Photos and article by Virginia Miller Working on a video project this Spring for Tastemade, I was asked to hand-select food and drink destinations to include in a Top 100 round-up of NY spots. This meant I was able to return to a number of my older favorites, like Amor y Amargo (my favorite amaro bar where, this time around,… Read more →
My Summer 2014 feature for Distiller Magazine on New Orleans, with an 11-page print spread, my photos and four articles: My article on 10 of Nola’s great bars here & here My interview with Chris Hannah at Arnaud’s French 75 Bar My interview with Atelier Vie‘s founder/distiller, Jedd Haas, here My interview with Darek Bell of Corsair Distillery in Nashville… Read more →
Working on a video project this Spring for Tastemade, I returned to my old stomping grounds, a city I’ve long and intimately known, to dig in again, this time staying in the Flatiron district. I kept fueled on coffee at the delightful Happy Bones in Little Italy/Nolita, shakeratos from Zibetto Espresso Bar, and faced perpetual coffee lines at the Stumptown… Read more →