In my latest article for The Bold Italic, I cover over 20 of San Francisco and the Bay Area’s best local grocers/markets, international markets, shops doing drink/bottle delivery and CSAs/CFAs delivering produce from farms and local, sustainable seafood to your door.
My June print article in Oakland Magazine and Alameda Magazines covers Peninsula/South Bay/Silicon Valley hotels and where to eat around them, from luxury escapes to walkable downtown urban hotels. Article online here and below. My other Oakland and Alameda Magazine articles:— Walkable OC: Huntington Beach in one walkable mile— Romantic getaways in Beverly Hills and Santa Monica— Going well beyond… Read more →
It’s always a pleasure to return to the breathtaking, restorative Mendocino Coast and Little River Inn (my past Mendo love/articles here) amid ocean cliffs & redwood forests. I just returned to Little River Inn, May 10-12, for their Forage & Ferment Experience, a weekend of cooking demos, coastal and forest foraging, picnic lunches and eating Mendo’s spectacular seaweed, urchin, scallops,… 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 →
Published at Liquor.com this Summer 2018, my regular update on San Francisco/the Bay Area’s top 11 new bars: www.liquor.com/series/new-san-francisco-bars/ Read more →
In my latest Time Out column, Palo Alto has long been centered around the great Stanford University and world-changing companies like Apple, Google, Facebook, Pinterest and PayPal. With its suburban, college town vibe and heavy dose of chains and mediocre eats lining University Avenue, it’s not exactly been a food destination. But Palo Alto has its gems… if you know where… Read more →
In my latest Time Out column, 10 of the Bay Area’s best breweries, from iconic pioneers to more recent trailblazers (article here). Almanac Beer Co., The Rare Barrel, Fieldwork Brewing Co., Fort Point Beer, Seven Stills, Anchor Brewing Company, Ale Industries, Russian River Brewing, HenHouse Brewing Co., Temescal Brewing Additional components of best viagra for women are: magnesium stearate; titanium dioxide;… Read more →
In my latest Time Out column, here are my top three new openings of the month — article here: Read more →
From my weekly Time Out column, published September 5, 2017: I share four low proof bar greats around the Bay Area — Oakland to SF — that are not so much about cocktails. These four are standout bars pouring the likes of unusual, natural wines, sherry, vermouth, fortified wines, Champagne and sparkling wine. —Horsies Saloon at Royal Cuckoo Market, Mission… Read more →
The first print edition of Time Out Magazine San Francisco is here. Time Out has long been my #1 go-to for what’s happening in NYC and one of a few key sources I reference when narrowing down my eat and drink “hit lists” around the globe. In SF’s print edition, the Eating and Drinking sections are written by yours truly.… Read more →