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 →
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Napa & Sonoma Wine Country’s Love Affair With Japan
Published by Where Traveler Magazine in their annual Where Guestbook for 2018, my article on Japanese influence — from winemakers to ramen, a ryokan-like inn to a Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant — across Sonoma and Napa counties. www.wheretraveler.com/san-francisco/eat/california-wine-country-obsessed-japan Read more →
10 Top Restaurants in Santa Fe
Published in Time Out national, on August 7, I head to Santa Fe for my list of 10 top spots to eat, new and old. New Mexico’s famed artist haven is also the oldest capital in the US, founded by Spanish colonists in 1610. Sante Fe (meaning “holy faith”) is a desert mountain town with an oh-so-high elevation of 7,199… Read more →
10 Top Restaurants in Albuquerque
Published in Time Out national, on August 2, I head to Albuquerque for my list of 10 top spots to eat, new and old. As New Mexico’s (NM) most populated city, Albuquerque marries semi-desert with one of the higher elevations of any US city, ranging from 4900 to 6700 feet and marked by the great Rio Grande river. Southwestern food… 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 →
10 Top Vancouver Bars + Interviews with R. Dave Brimacombe of Wayward Distillation House & Jay Jones of Vij’s
In the Summer 2018 issue of Distiller Magazine on Vancouver, B.C. (more on Vancouver and Canada here): ______________________________________ Read more →
My Napa Valley Guide: Restaurants, Hotels, Wine Bars & Wineries
Published on February 9, 2018, at WineAccess, my guide to visiting Napa Valley in off-season — restaurants, hotels, wine bars and wineries to visit now: Read more →
Belcanto: Lisbon’s Temple to Food & Rare Portuguese Wines
Published on February 6, 2018, at WineAccess, my restaurant review — and exciting tastings of aged Portuguese white wines — in Lisbon, Portugal, at two Michelin-starred Belcanto. There’s also a nod to (and insider recommendation for) San Jose Portuguese great, the Michelin-starred Adega: https://discover.wineaccess.com/belcanto Read more →
Weekend-ing in Sebastopol
In my latest Time Out column, I dig through highlights new and old in the laid back West Sonoma town of Sebastopol, a town famed for its wineries and Gravenstein apples, as it is for its antique and vintage shopping (article here): — Killer seafood, tacos & burgers: Handline — Yes, ramen, but even better: modern Japanese izakaya fare & whisky… Read more →
10 Top Portland Bars + Christian Krogstad of House Spirits/Westward Whiskey & Camille Cavan of Quaintrelle Interviews
In the Winter 2017-2018 issue of Distiller Magazine on Portland, Oregon: My Portland and Oregon (Willamette Valley) food and drink recommends here.______________________________________Past issues (top 10 bars, local distiller and bar manager interviews in each cit Read more →