As a third-generation San Franciscan, I’ve been spoiled by having access to great restaurants of every possible cuisine. Of course, there are thousands of potential restaurants to choose from across the San Francisco Bay Area. But the Top 100 as chosen by SF Chronicle Food Critic Michael Bauer was just published. I’ve dined in over…
I just read what Dan Barber, Executive Chef, Blue Hill at Stone Barns, is planning and it sounds like great fun: The Five Senses Dinner Series Chef Barber is offering an exciting series of dinners, down at the farm, to benefit Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, featuring renowned artists, thinkers, movers and shakers….
From California Home & Design Magazine: Kumo means “cloud” in Japanese. Kumo is also a new restaurant and bar on the popular Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood where it’s permissible to wear white after Labor Day because the entire restaurant has a white theme. Former talent agent Michael Ovitz spawned the high-tech joint. It offers…
We left the spa, feeling contentedly like spaghetti noodles cooked way past al dente, and headed back to Occidental for dinner. If you haven’t been to Occidental for a while, Negri’s and The Union restaurants are still battling it out for who serves the biggest family platters of old-style Italian food. But if you’d rather…
Let the Eating begin. If this season is anything like the previous ones, I’m sure there are tons of fans out their glued to their TV’s rooting for their faves..and if you wanna do it over dinner with other groupies here are a couple of special dinner offers on either coast. San Francisco: Chef Erik…
After living in San Francisco for a decade, I have to admit, there are still a few supposedly excellent restaurants I haven’t been to, like The Dining Room. I know it’s supposed to be totally fantastic and I’m definitely a fan of Chef Ron Siegel’s cooking…it’s just that dining-in-a-hotel thing that I still find hard…
‘Tis the season and decade for green — even for festivals. The Palm Springs Food and Wine Festival, April 12-14 in downtown Palm Springs, is showing its cool colors. The event will be powered by Akeena Solar’s Mobile Solar Power Station and tastings will be served with eco-friendly plates, cups and napkins. All are made…
Having some time to kill often leads me to great new discoveries, and the hours between a recent afternoon doctor’s appointment and meeting friends for dinner was no exception. My doctor’s office had moved to Denver’s far southern suburbs where a food, shopping and nightlife boom has been underway for a couple years. With not…
BKWine is offering three wine and gastronomy tours this autumn to France and Portugal. The tours, organized by Britt Karlsson of BKWine based in Paris, specialize in wine, food and gastronomic travel. The new tours on the program are: September 8-12: Bordeaux Focuses on ambitious and dynamic wine makers of this region. October 22-26: The…
Luxury chocolate, Gourmet chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate? Does it make you feel happy? Sentimental? Sexy? However much you enjoy your chocolate, it’s one of only a few items that’s pleasurable to give to receive, to look at and to eat. So why not take a look at Hotel Chocolat, unfortunately they haven’t got a…
Don’t say I didn’t warn you that these Chocolate Dipped Pretzels rolled in English Toffee Chips are totally addictive. Maybe it’s because they hit your palate on all cylinders– sweet, smooth, salty, and crunchy, perfect for the gourmand, yet kids will love them, too. This Northern California family venture started two years ago with CJ’s…
I have always loved “The Del’s” fairytale castle exterior and they have done an incredible job with their extensive (read $$$$) renovations. However, I was not really looking forward to dining at their new restaurant, 1500 Ocean, for two reasons: 1. I usually do not like to eat in hotel dining rooms finding most of…