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October 15, 2022

THIS ISSUE:
— House Pasta & Caviar to A5 Charcuterie Decadence: SoMa’s new AFICI.
— Honing Palate & How to Make a Tequila with Spirits Whisperer Virginia Miller: My interview at Edible LA Magazine.
— One Year In: Creative NorCal Japanese shines at restaurant Nisei.
— NYC Guide: 12 top places to dine now.
— September Eats Checklist: 6 standouts of the month, from Brittany-style French crêpes to NY slice pizza.
— Distiller Bottle Column: I review tequila, Scotch, gin, vodka, sake, mezcal, American whiskeys, RTDs. Read more →

October 15, 2019

THIS ISSUE:
— Top 7 SF Brunches Now: Breakfast tacos to champagne flights with upscale Indian food.
— Will Sh?ch? Be the Bay’s Next It Spirit? Move over, sake, there’s a new Japanese spirit in town (my first feature for The Bold Italic).
— One Block Valencia Street: Where to eat, drink, shop and take in art in the Mission District.
— 5 Hours in Heathrow Airport: Where to eat, drink and buy spirits… my first Travelux Magazine Feature.

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October 1, 2019

THIS ISSUE:
— The Only Bar of It’s Kind: A unique Dublin newcomer shows off Ireland’s homegrown spirit, poitin.
— The Best of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail: My Liquor.com distillery guide.
— The World’s Most Expensive Coffee: Exploring Panama’s Geisha coffee plantations.

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September 15, 2019

THIS ISSUE:
— Top 6 New Bay Area Restaurants: From gourmet Thai and hip Korean to South Bay retro supperclub.
— Prague on the Rise: Dining in Prauge, my print articles in Haute Living magazine.
— 10 Bars Serving Standout Rum Cocktails Across the US: Hello, Boulder, Denver, SF, Nola, NYC and beyond.
— Top 10 Tokyo Bars: My Gin Magazine print feature.

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November 15, 2018

This issue:
— 8 Historic SF Restaurants Where the Food Is Still Good: From souffle master to 1970s-era red sauce Italian, 8 of SF’s classics I hope live forever.
— The Top New Restaurants of the Month: Seafood and meat glories from a 3 Michelin-starred chef, check box menus of “new school Italian” food and burgers made by robots.
— 8 Top Scotch Cocktails Around the US: From Albuquerque to Portland, 8 crushable whisky cocktails on menus now.
— Top 5 Whiskies at WhiskyFest 2018: American and Irish whiskey… and plenty of Scotch.

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Why Oxford, Mississippi, is a Food & Literature Lover’s Small Town

With its idyllic town square and romantic, Southern architecture and small town welcome, Oxford, Mississippi, is a worthy road trip stop for food and literature lovers like myself. Offerings are few but vibrant, even if for those of us who care little about sports the town is too dominated by the University of Mississippi and Ole Miss Rebels games. Despite… Read more →

October 1, 2016

This issue:

— 4 “Best Kept Secret” SF Restaurants: Innovative, 2 Michelin-starred Cal-Indian cuisine that recalls London? Scandinavian crayfish glories in a cozy, revamped space? Here are four standout San Francisco restaurants that somehow stay blessedly under-the-radar.
— Top 11 National October Cocktails & 7 Notable New Bars
— Top 5 Whiskies at Whiskyfest 2016: My five top picks for new whisk(e)y releases — from Scotland to India, Washington to Kentucky — tasted at this year’s Whiskyfest.

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9 New Winter Whiskies Worth Drinking

This Winter saw the release of numerous new whisk(e)y releases, ranging from American whiskies (bourbon, rye, wheat, etc.) to Scotch and a Mexican whiskey (yes, you heard right, Mexican whiskey). Here are 9 whisk(e)y stand-outs and why they make an impression. ST. GEORGE Lot 15 SINGLE MALT WHISKEY St. George’s newest, Lot 15 Single Malt Whiskey may be my favorite… Read more →