El Cielo I helped write a number of guides for Google Area 120’s new Touringbird guides with insider tips on cities around the world (more on Touringbird here). Of course, my tips are heavy on dining, food, bars, drink, starting with my Bogota food & dining recommends. I write about Leo, El Chato, Salvo Patria, Harry Sasson, El Cielo, Black Bear,… Read more →
Orchard City Kitchen At Liquor.com, you’ll find my 9 top whisk(e)y cocktails on menus around the country at these bars/restaurants: The Limbo, Louisville Cold Drinks at China Live, San Francisco Proof on Main at 21c Hotel, Louisville Bar Arbolada, Oklahoma City Orchard City Kitchen, Campbell, CA (Silicon Valley) Gunther & Co., Baltimore Bon Voyage!, San Francisco Butchertown Grocery & Lola, Louisville Pinewood Social, Nashville While much of the US is gripped… Read more →
My first experience at the 5th annual 2019 Lexus Culinary Classic at gorgeous Cavallo Point Lodge And Spa was a special weekend, April 26-28, with the dinner at George Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch being the highlight in a weekend full of national guest chefs, winemakers, cycling and racecar figures, wine blending. Highlights in photos — and stay tuned for info on next… Read more →
— Your SF Dining Checklist: Six new restaurants worth visiting now from a modern Mediterranean/Middle Eastern spot with high tech ordering system to a (FUN) temple to A5 wagyu beef.
— 11 Gin Cocktails on National Menus Now: Standout drinks and menus at these bars/restaurants from Nashville to Huntington Beach, New Orleans to Louisville, San Francisco to NYC.
Covering the 11 top gin cocktails around the US at Liquor.com, you’ll find my top national drinks on menus at these bars/restaurants: Longway, New Orleans Rosa Rosa, Portland, OR Moongate Lounge, San Francisco 67 Orange Street, New York City Watertable at Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach, Huntington Beach, CA Naive, Louisville Beacon Tavern, Chicago The Alex Craft Cocktail Cellar & Speakeasy, Washington D.C. Supper, San Antonio The Douglas Room, San Francisco (Now Closed) Here’s… Read more →
Published by Where Traveler (my other Where articles here) in April 2019, my article on six new restaurants in San Francisco — from an A5 wagyu temple to forward-thinking casual Mediterranean dining. Places, dishes & drinks standing out now at Niku Steakhouse, The Butcher Shop by Niku Steakhouse, Verjus, Noosh, Commons Club at Virgin Hotels SF, Udon Time. Article here: www.wheretraveler.com/san-francisco/eat/your-san-francisco-dining-checklist Read more →
This Issue:
— Carmel Three Ways: Weekending in the Carmel region, from a coastal retreat amid sand dunes to a luxurious Carmel Valley escape, complete with food and drink recommends.
— Two of Bangkok’s Best Bars Seat Less Than 20 People: My interview with Niks Anuman-Rajadhon of two of Bangkok’s most notable cocktail bars.
Published by Where Traveler in March 2019, my article on 3 weekends (hotels, spa, food, drink, even motorcycles) from Marina to Carmel and the Carmel Valley. Article here: www.wheretraveler.com/san-francisco/eat/carmel-weekend-three-ways Read more →
My latest feature article published March 21, 2019, at Liquor.com on two of the coolest, most creative bars in Bangkok, from my recent travels in Thailand, Teens of Thailand (ToT) and Asia Today. Article here: www.liquor.com/articles/niks-anuman-rajadhon/ Asia Today’s Cocoa, Do You Love Me? cocktail served in a cacao bean cup mixing chocolate bourbon liqueur, Green Chartreuse, ginger beer, dried coconut… Read more →
This Issue:
— Unusual Fine Dining: From the back of an SF cafe/wine shop to a single seating communal table for upscale Korean food in Palo Alto, these are 6 unique special occasion meals you don’t know about.
— 22 of The World’s Best Bars: Plus interviews with Denver’s Spirit Hound Distillers and Chad Michael George of The Way Back.
— Toronto’s Top Bars: My latest for Gin Magazine on 10 of the East Coast Canadian city’s best watering holes.