September 1, 2018

This Issue:
— Noma 2.0: My review of the all vegetarian menu at the new Noma location in Copenhagen the week it launched.
— Top New Openings of the Month: Handmade, non-traditional pastas, neighborhood destinations, Cal-French freshness and irresistible bar food in my 3 best new restaurants of the month.
— Top 10 Restaurants in Santa Fe, New Mexico: My latest at Time Out National.
— 11 Best New Bars in San Francisco: From SF to Oakland, the 11 newcomers you should visit if you haven’t.

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August 15, 2018

This issue:
— Top New Openings of the Month: Handmade, non-traditional pastas, neighborhood destinations, Cal-French freshness and irresistible bar food in my 3 best new restaurants of the month.
— 10 Top Ramen Shops: While the Bay Area is packed with dozens of excellent ramen stops, here are 10 of SF’s best.
— 11 Top National Cocktails On Menus Now: Exploring SF, Louisville, LA, Chicago, New Orleans, DC, Nashville & Portland for the country’s top drink menus now.
— Top 10 Restaurants in Albuquerque, New Mexico: My latest at Time Out National.
— 9 Top National Rum Cocktails On Menus Now: Exploring SF, NYC, Louisville, Vancouver, Oakland, Chicago & St. Louis area for restaurants/bars serving the country’s top rum drinks now.

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Top 9 Rum Cocktails in National Bars Now

Covering the 9 top rum cocktails of the month around the country at Liquor.com, you’ll find my top national drinks now at these bars/restaurants: Hell or High Water, Louisville, KY Curio at The Chapel, San Francisco The Patterson House, Nashville Sen Sakana, NYC Hello Stranger, Oakland, CA The Diamond, Vancouver, B.C. Three Dots & A Dash, Chicago The Snug, San… Read more →

Top 10 Ramen Shops in San Francisco

In my latest Time Out column: Ramen has trended just about everywhere by this point but with our longstanding Japanese population and roots, it has been a local staple for years. While many of our top ramen shops are all over the Bay Area, here are 10 of the best in SF proper. Orenchi Beyond, MissionIzakaya Sozai, Inner SunsetIza Ramen —… Read more →

10 Top Cocktails Around the US Now — August 2018

Covering the 10 hottest cocktails of the month around the US at Liquor.com, you’ll find my top national drinks now at these bars/restaurants: La Mar Cebicheria, San Francisco Mr. Lee’s, Louisville, KY Connie & Ted’s, Los Angeles Golden Teardrops, Chicago Sylvain, New Orleans Blue Duck Tavern, Washington D.C. Nico, San Francisco Lola, Louisville, KY The 404 Kitchen/Gertie’s, Nashville Bible Club,… Read more →

The Top New Openings of the Month: July 2018

In my latest Time Out column, my top openings of the month join other standout newcomers for a top 10 on where to eat now (article here): Pearl, Outer Richmond 6101 California St., SF; 415-592-9777; pearl-sf.com. Daily 5-10pm; Monday-Friday 7:30am-2pm; Saturday-Sunday 10am-2pm. When a Richmond classic since 1999, Pizzetta 211, finally opens a sister restaurant around the corner, it’s no surprise… Read more →