In my latest Time Out column, two new rooftop bars that just hit Napa and SF this week (article here). La Taberna, Miminashi, Clemente’s at Val’s, Oxbow Public Market, Compline, Charlie Palmer Steak, Kenzo, La Toque, Torc, Angèle Read more →
The New New Orleans
In my first feature at Montecristo Magazine, I cover my beloved New Orleans. I write about restaurants adding to its layers with cuisines previously rarely seen in the city as well as restaurants/chefs pushing the boundaries with modern Southern, Cajun or Creole, beautifully co-existing alongside the traditional. — Sac-a-Lait, Seaworthy, Angeline, Meauxbar, Saffron NOLA, Root, Shaya, Red’s Chinese, Marjie’s, Tito’s… Read more →
May 1, 2018
— Time Out Print Magazine: My latest restaurant and bar reviews, mezcal bars and coffee interview features in the April-June print issue.
Top Tastes — Chinatown’s Eight Tables: Chinese fine dining like nowhere in the country.
— Top 11 Gin Cocktails Nationally: Exploring creativity and deliciousness with gin across the country now.
— Two Brand New Rooftop Bars in SF & Napa
— 6 Top Bay Area Brewery & Distillery Tours from Sonoma to Alameda.
Time Out Magazine: April-June 2018
Our fourth print edition of Time Out Magazine San Francisco is here. The Eating and Drinking sections are written by yours truly. More Time Out SF online here. You can pick copies up around Bay Area — digital editions here. Past Issues where I wrote the food & drink sections:— January-March 2018— October-December 2017 — July-September 2017 ____________________________________________________Online links to… Read more →
6 of the Best Brewery & Distillery Tours in the Bay Area
In my latest feature at Blackboard Eats where I cover dining and drink, here is my latest feature on 6 of the top brewery and distillery tours in the Bay Area: Going back to the great Anchor Brewing in SF in the 1960s and distilling groundbreakers, St. George Spirits, Germain-Robin and Charbay in the early 1980s, the Bay Area has… Read more →
Two New Rooftop Bars Just Opened in SF & Napa
In my latest Time Out column, two new rooftop bars that just hit Napa and SF this week (article here): www.timeout.com/san-francisco/news/two-new-rooftop-bars-just-opened-in-the-bay-area-042018 Read more →
Chinatown’s Eight Tables — Chinese Fine Dining Like Nowhere In the Country
With more 3 Michelin-starred restaurants than New York City (a city with 10 times the population and nearly 7 times the size), San Francisco has been a giant and a pioneer in food and drink for decades, excelling in every sub-category beyond cities many times their size and jumpstarting farm-to-table, wine, craft beer and spirits movements literally decades ago. The… Read more →
Top 11 Gin Cocktails in US Bars Now
Covering the 11 top gin cocktails of the month around the country at Liquor.com, you’ll find my top national drinks now at these bars/restaurants (click on each for the featured cocktail): As one of the greatest, far-reaching spirits in history, gin is worth drinking any day of the year. But spring seems particularly suited to its green herbaceousness, its citrus-driven… Read more →
April 15, 2018
This issue:
— Top New Restaurant Openings of the Month: Best new SF restaurants include spots serving Nepalese/Indian, Italian, Cal-Med and Turkish food.
— 5 Top New American Bars: Destination-worthy newcomers in San Francisco, Austin, Nashville, Las Vegas and Santa Barbara.
— Top 11 Cocktails Around the Country Now: At bars/restaurants from SF to Vancouver, Nashville to New Orleans, the people and places making standout drinks.
— 11 Best New SF/Bay Area Bars, Spring Edition
The 11 Best New Bars in San Francisco: Spring 2018
Published at Liquor.com this Spring 2018, my regular update on San Francisco/the Bay Area’s top 11 new bars: The 11 Best New Bars in San Francisco: Spring 2018 China Live’s Cold Drinks, Chinatown Charmaine’s (rooftop bar at the Proper Hotel), Tenderloin The Douglas Room, Union Square/Downtown Gibson, Tenderloin/Union Square Junior, Mission The Kon-Tiki, Oakland The Riddler, Hayes Valley Rusted Mule,… Read more →