Cioppino, po boys, bananas foster…it doesn’t get much better than dining in San Francisco or New Orleans. O.k., it’s easy to eat decently in both cities with a little research. It’s also very easy to have a tourist trap meal you’ll remember for all the wrong reasons. These bites are the ones that prove SanContinue reading “The Bites of Bliss: Taste Sensations to Remember From End of May in San Francisco and New Orleans”
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Quick Weekend Wrap- From New Orleans Espresso to San Francisco Cicchetti
Next week we’ll finish our visit to New Orleans, including a look at the greatest oysters and slice of cake to be found. Yes, po boys, Commander’s Palace, and a 1 am visit to Café du Monde will be on the agenda. We’ll also be back to the more normal programming schedule with each week’sContinue reading “Quick Weekend Wrap- From New Orleans Espresso to San Francisco Cicchetti”
Restaurants: Emeril’s, New Orleans
“Bam!” “Kick it up a notch!” With those famed catchphrases, even passive television viewers who never cook and put no thought into where they dine out know who is being referred to. Julia Child made cooking shows on television watchable. Emeril Lagasse, forgive the expression, kicked the subject of cooking shows on television up aContinue reading “Restaurants: Emeril’s, New Orleans”
Cocktails of the Week: The Bandito and The Arrow in the Gale from Cure, New Orleans
The first two nights of cocktails in New Orleans was rough. Not rough in a sick, too many hurricanes on Bourbon Street way. Rough because destination classic cocktail bar after destination classic cocktail bar that we purposely seeked out crafted some of the most lackluster cocktails I have encountered from supposedly reputable bars. We neededContinue reading “Cocktails of the Week: The Bandito and The Arrow in the Gale from Cure, New Orleans”
Wine of the Week: 2009 Sfuso Verdicchio from Scarpetta Wine
Scarpetta is the combined winemaking project in Fruili, the terrific wine growing region of Northeast Italy near Venice that is the domain of Pinot grigio, of master sommelier Bobby Stuckey and chef Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson, the co-owners of the sensation Boulder, Colorado gastronomic restaurant Frasca Food and Wine, and its sibling pizzeria offshoot Pizzeria Locale. TheContinue reading “Wine of the Week: 2009 Sfuso Verdicchio from Scarpetta Wine”
Beer of the Week: Hopitoulas IPA from NOLA Brewing, New Orleans
As challenging as finding a worthwhile cocktail was in New Orleans at a bar not named Cure of affiliated with Cure, finding a beer close to enjoyable was even more daunting. Every choice from Abita, the beloved Louisiana craft brewer, was an embarrassment except for the at least drinkable Restoration Pale Ale when on draft.Continue reading “Beer of the Week: Hopitoulas IPA from NOLA Brewing, New Orleans”
Restaurants: St. Jack, Portland, Oregon
Portland doesn’t exactly strike you initially as a petite corner of France in the Pacific Northwest. Then again, like France’s two largest cities, Paris and Lyon, Portland is divided by a central river, splitting the city into west and east, as opposed to the Left Bank and the Right Bank. Yes, Ken’s Artisan Bakery bakesContinue reading “Restaurants: St. Jack, Portland, Oregon”
Cocktail of the Week: Heaven’s Kickback, Kask, Portland Oregon
Let’s talk about celery for a second. That probably lost hundreds of readers instantly.We all know about it’s bitter, funky, watery taste, along with the crunch when you bite into it, often accompanied by some shreds that get stuck between your teeth. It takes more calories to eat celery than you’ll actually consume in theContinue reading “Cocktail of the Week: Heaven’s Kickback, Kask, Portland Oregon”
The Cocktails of Portland– On Kask or in a Beaker and Flask
The commonly referred to trinity in drinking circles is the so called French trinity of spirits: calvados, cognac, and armagnac. Then there is the much more vague trinity that encompasses essentially the entire range of options at a bar: the cocktails, the wine, and the beer. Most cities have a real strength in one ofContinue reading “The Cocktails of Portland– On Kask or in a Beaker and Flask”
Beer of the Week: Adam Old World Ale from Hair of the Dog, Portland, Oregon
Let’s not mess around. Adam is a serious beer. As luxurious as a truffle shaving, as powerful as a stampeding rhinoceros, as refined as the court at Versailles. The hops are intense, yet not disturbing or obtrusive. The malts shine through glancing off the palate, then making room for a touch of floral and honey.Continue reading “Beer of the Week: Adam Old World Ale from Hair of the Dog, Portland, Oregon”
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