— Top 10 Dublin Bars
— Napa Chefs Playing with Global Flavors: My article on Napa Valley chefs creatively combining East and West cuisines.
— Rediscover Polk Street: Where to eat, drink, shop and view art.
Gin Magazine: Dublin’s Top 10 Bars
My latest print feature in Gin Magazine , issue 9/Nov-Dec 2019 (from the publishers of Whisky Magazine, which I have also written for here). This issue I cover 10 top Dublin bars: Bar 1661, Bonobo, Gin Palace, The Liquor Rooms, The Cauldron, VVC, Chelsea Drugstore, The Blind Pig, Opium, Peruke & Periwig Past issues of Gin Magazine:— My San Francisco… Read more →
Rediscover Polk Street: Eat, Drink, Shop & The Arts
Published in the January-February 2020 issue of Haute Living Magazine, my feature on where to eat, drink, shop and view art on Polk Street. MY HAUTE LIVING ARTICLES— Wine Country Inns with Exceptional Dining (& Growing Their Own Produce) here.— A visionary San Francisco bar manager combining spirits and wine… in the same glass here.— Dining & drink in Toronto and the… Read more →
Napa Chefs Playing with Global Flavors
Published by Where Traveler (my Where column here) in their annual Where Guestbook in thousands of hotel rooms across NorCal, my article on Napa chefs creatively combining East and West cuisines: The Charter Oak, The Prisoner Wine Company, Ad Hoc, SolBar at Solage Resort, Chris Cosentino’s Acacia House at Las Alcobas hotel. The Prisoner Wine Napa’s agnolotti Read more →
January 15, 2020
THIS ISSUE:
— Fresh Feasts & OG Offerings: January’s best new Bay Area restaurants & old-school classics, from SF to Napa and Marin.
— Iconic Drink Moments in Classic Film: My first feature for London’s Cocktail Lovers’ magazine on classic cocktail scenes you do and don’t know about.
— An Ode To Obscure Eats: Unsung dining in San Francisco, my new Bob Cut dining column.
— Bar Spotlight on Karri Kiyuna of Wildhawk: Why this SF bar is an example in team spirit, service and exceptional cocktails.
Fresh Feasts & OG Offerings: January’s Best New Bay Area Restaurants & Old-School Greats
My new dining column at the beautiful print and online magazine, Bob Cut — column details and my philosophy here — begins with my top new openings of the month alongside best longtimers of similar style or category:
Iconic Drink Moments in Classic Film
My first article for London/the UK’s lovely The Cocktail Lovers print magazine (more coming!) in Fall 2019, Issue 33 (my article on pages 50-53). Those who know me know my lifelong passion for film and classic film (the latter of which my mother weaned me on to a deep degree). So it was a thrill to write this article for… Read more →
An Ode To Obscure Eats: A Take On Unsung Dining in San Francisco (My new Bob Cut Food Column)
Enter my new dining column at the beautiful print and online magazine, Bob Cut. This week, I get into my philosophy on SF Bay Area dining and food and the places worth supporting. Next week, my top new openings of the month alongside longtimers of similar style or category (a “new-old, both-and” approach explained in this article): www.bobcutmag.com/stories/2020/1/5/an-ode-to-obscure-eats-our-newest-food-writers-take-on-unsung-dining-in-san-francisco Read more →
Bar Spotlight on Karri Kiyuna of Wildhawk
The latest in my NEFT Vodka column, which spotlights California’s best bartenders and bars — including a special cocktail recipe from each bartender featuring this Austrian alpine-distilled vodka. Why Karri Kiyuna and the team she leads at Wildhawk in San Francisco set an example in team spirit, service and exceptional cocktails here. Other NEFT Spotlights:— Nicolas (Nic) Torres of True Laurel, San… Read more →
The 14 Top New Bay Area Restaurants of 2019
As with the past decade plus, here are my top 14 new Bay Area restaurant openings of 2019: Read more →