Published by Where Traveler (my other Where articles here) in November 2019 here — my feature article on 6 notable new San Francisco restaurants, from modern French fine dining to Japanese curry. — Modern French Fine Dining: O’ by Claude Le Thoic— Red Sauce Italian-American Goodness: Great Gold— Chic Burmese… with Cocktails— Heartwarming Japanese Curry: Konomama— Halal Fried Chicken: Chicken N Waffle Place—… Read more →
Published at Haute Living Magazine, the November-December 2019 issue includes my feature on Wine Country Inns — from Mendocino to Sonoma Counties — that offer exceptional, world class dining and grow their own produce in their gardens or farms: SingleThread in Healdsburg, Harbor House Inn in Elk, Boonville Hotel in Boonville. Online here. MY HAUTE LIVING ARTICLES— A visionary San… Read more →
Nari’s miang appetizer My feature article on 10 San Francisco restaurants serving rare international cuisines, from Nigerian to Sri Lankan. Online here and print article below: — Thailand: Nari— Morocco: Mourad— Nigeria: Eko Kitchen— India: Indian Paradox— Iraq: Jannah— Scandinavia: Plaj— Singapore: Local Kitchen— Sri Lanka: 1601 Bar & Kitchen— Germany: Suppenkuche— China (Szechuan): Chile House Read more →
Covering 10 standout Scotch cocktails around N. America at Liquor.com, you’ll find my top national drinks on menus at these bars/restaurants:
—Backbar, Somerville, MA (Boston area)
— B&GC, Denver
— Mourad, San Francisco
— Julep, Houston
— Adrift Tiki Bar, Denver
— Living Room at the Dewberry, Charleston
… and more
Mandarin Oriental Bangkok My latest print feature in Gin Magazine , issue 8 (from the publishers of Whisky Magazine, which I have also written for here), is on 10 top Bangkok bars: The Bamboo Bar at the Mandarin Oriental, #FindtheLockerRoom, Asia Today, Teens of Thailand, Tropic City, Tep Bar, Iron Balls Distillery & Bar, Just a Drink (Maybe), Smalls Bar, Liberation. Past… Read more →
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.
Covering 9 standout American whiskey (bourbon, rye, etc.) cocktails around the US at Liquor.com, you’ll find my top national drinks on menus at these bars/restaurants: — Chef’s Special Cocktail Bar, Chicago— Existing Conditions, New York City— CDP Bar (at Commis), Oakland, CA— Julep, Houston— The Bindery, Denver— Proof on Main (at 21C), Louisville— Bar Beau, Brooklyn (NYC)— Bird & the Bottle, Santa… Read more →
Visionary businesswomen can be found all over Wine Country. But one place has a high concentration. Healdsburg’s peaceful town square is home to shops, boutique hotels, wine tasting rooms and restaurants. Though miles of vineyards, rolling hills, farms and redwood groves surround Healdsburg, it’s easily Sonoma’s most chichi, high-end town. But that belies this small town’s vibrant spirit, especially when… Read more →
Brunch is near religion in San Francisco and there are literally a few hundred places where you can have an exceptional breakfast. From breakfast tacos to champagne and caviar service, high to low, here are 7 of our favorite brunch spots now: Read more →
My first print feature for Europe’s new Travelux magazine on luxury wine, spirits and travel (from Paragraph, the publishers of Whisky Magazine and Gin Magazine, which I write for every issue). This feature, it’s my guide in where to eat, drink and buy spirits in London’s Heathrow airport: http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pnum=62&edid=a5630aa3-9483-4033-acb4-c066436c8e44&isshared=true – Read more →