I’m not saying this is the best way to drink and eat Sonoma in a week, but it’s a very fun, very delicious, very off-the-beaten-path way to see the area. It’s even relatively healthy. Here’s how I planned my trip: I contacted three sommelier friends who specialize in natural … [Read more...] about Sonoma Wine Tasting and Restaurants: An Organic Itinerary
Archives for July 2016
Booze-tacular Turbot, and Other Fish Tales
When you brew a giant batch of saké with a master Kombucha scientist, you end up with a lot of saké. I'm not talking awesome saké, but table saké – the kind of saké that I'm happy to make friends taste, but won't crave after a long day. So what do I do with approximately 10 … [Read more...] about Booze-tacular Turbot, and Other Fish Tales
La Mar Restaurant: A Peruvian Expat in San Francisco
La Mar is the bay outpost of Gaston Acurio's cevicheria in Lima, Peru. I fell in love with the open-air restaurant in a quiet area of Miraflores when I was there two years ago. The corvhina traditional ceviche with braised sweet potato and pale, large corn and a simple, perfectly … [Read more...] about La Mar Restaurant: A Peruvian Expat in San Francisco
L’Étagère Gourmande: Tunisian and Classical Flavours From The Montreal Jam Fairy
Mouna Joulali is the jam fairy. Every month, she concocts wild flavours – strawberries and orange blossoms; orange, walnuts and saffron; and pear cardamom – posts them on her Facebook page, and the orders come flying in. Customers pick up either from her house, from La … [Read more...] about L’Étagère Gourmande: Tunisian and Classical Flavours From The Montreal Jam Fairy
Fine Dining in San Francisco: Sushi at Maruya
San Francisco doesn't lack for great restaurants, but what I lacked was enough days to eat everything! So after a lot of research (thanks, Tiberiù, Caterina, Cai and Google algorithm developers), I settled on one meal of Japanese oseki fine dining at Maruya, one happy hour and … [Read more...] about Fine Dining in San Francisco: Sushi at Maruya