“If your project has real substance, ultimately the money will follow you… There is a German proverb: ‘Der Teufel scheisst immer auf den grössten Haufen’ [‘The Devil always sh–s on the biggest heap’]. So start heaping and have faith. Every time you make a film you should be prepared to descend into Hell and wrestle it from the claws of… Read more →
Top Tastes: Where to Eat Near BART Stations, Best Burgers, Los Gatos Eats, 4 New Bay Area Openings & More
From my many articles a week as Zagat Editor, I summarize and link to just some coverage highlights here – you can follow along on Twitter @ZagatSF, where I post daily, or on my own @ThePerfectSpot via Twitter or Facebook. Essay/Opinion Piece Changing Tastes: You Can Learn to Eat (Even Like) Everything with Commentary from Harold McGee New Bay Area… Read more →
Top 5 Beer Cocktails Now, Cocktails at Oakland’s Ramen Shop & SF’s The Commissary, Sonoma Cider
From my numerous articles a week as Zagat Editor, I summarize and link to just some of this coverage here – you can follow along on Twitter @ZagatSF, where I post daily, or on my own @ThePerfectSpot via Twitter or Facebook. Cocktails/Spirits The TOP 5 BEER COCKTAILS to Drink Now, from SF to Oakland and Napa The NEW COCKTAIL MENU… Read more →
My 8 Top NY Cocktails of 2014
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 →
10 Top New Orleans Bars + Interviews with Bartender Chris Hannah + Jedd Haas of Atelier Vie + Darek Bell of Corsair Distillery
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 →
5 New Under-the-Radar Spirits to Try, from Honey Gin to Special Edition Scotch
Many spirits cross my desk or are tasted at countless bars or distilleries I visit in any given month… here are 5 international spirits — from gin to mezcal, Scotch to rye whiskey — that have stood out in recent months. CALEDONIA SPIRITS’ BARR HILL GIN ($35) Thomas Hardie (a distiller I was privileged to meet recently on his trek… Read more →
August 15, 2014
“Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.” – Louisa May Alcott Another full round of recommends from the continual stream of new openings (I hit them all), forgotten (or never discovered) classics and… Read more →
7 NorCal Road Trips; 4 New SF Restaurants; Underrated Italian, Chinese & Peruvian Spots
From my 15 articles/posts a week as Zagat Editor, I summarize and link to just some coverage highlights here – you can sign up for Zagat’s weekly newsletter for highlights here and follow along on Twitter @ZagatSF, where I post daily. As I have been for over a decade, I’m on the ground daily looking for early standouts at each… Read more →
3 Killer Wines on Menus Now, Barrel Head Brewhouse, French Spirits Bar Programs, Urchin Bistrot & Best Drinks of Eat Drink SF
From my 15 articles/posts a week as Zagat Editor, I summarize and link to just some of this coverage here – you can sign up for Zagat’s weekly newsletter for the Bay Area here and follow along on Twitter @ZagatSF, where I post daily. Cocktails/Spirits – First Look: What to Drink at the new URCHIN BISTROT in the Mission –… Read more →
My 10 Best NYC Meals of 2014
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 →