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Wine of the Week: 2011 “Cuvée Rouge aux Lèvres,” Bainbridge and Cathcart, Loire Valley

When we consider lighter, more refreshing red wines, more often than not Pinot Noir seems like the logical solution. It’s the white wine of red wines, right? Enter the exceedingly obscure Grolleau Noir grape. It even sounds like the aggressive, confrontational cousin to the clean-cut Pinot Noir. The grape is only found in one endContinue reading “Wine of the Week: 2011 “Cuvée Rouge aux Lèvres,” Bainbridge and Cathcart, Loire Valley”

Plat du Jour Tuesday May 7, 2013: 2013 James Beard Foundation Awards

It’s been 24 hours now since the 2013 James Beard Foundation Awards ceremony in New York, the “Oscars” of the food world. Hearing about the extensive after-parties across New York last night and this morning, it seems like now the winners can finally pause post-hangover and reflect on last night’s ceremony. If you can getContinue reading “Plat du Jour Tuesday May 7, 2013: 2013 James Beard Foundation Awards”

Monday’s Neighborhood: North Park, San Diego, CA

Sunny San Diego’s beach communities, from tony La Jolla to Sea World’s Mission Bay,  and Downtown’s Gaslamp Quarter core receive most of the national press as the city’s main destinations. Mission Bay isn’t exactly a whole mot more than the place to spend quality time with Shamu, but the other neighborhoods do have their worthwhileContinue reading “Monday’s Neighborhood: North Park, San Diego, CA”

Beer of the Week: AleSmith IPA, Alesmith Brewing Co., San Diego, CA

The all-important hops might come from far up the coast in the great Pacific Northwest, but there is something truly enviable about the hop-forward, but slightly restrained IPAs produced in San Diego. Up in Washington and Oregon where the hops hail from most often, the IPAs veer towards the explosion of hop- driven bitterness endContinue reading “Beer of the Week: AleSmith IPA, Alesmith Brewing Co., San Diego, CA”

Plat du Jour Friday May 3, 2013: 5 Menus for Cinco de Mayo

What a first weekend of May ahead for everyone. It seems like just yesterday I was living in France and spent this first weekend of May dancing around a maypole in Eching, Germany, just outside Munich (this was too many years ago now to count). Millions across the U.S. and Europe will be dancing aroundContinue reading “Plat du Jour Friday May 3, 2013: 5 Menus for Cinco de Mayo”

Cocktail of the Week: Pantone 7621 at Trick Dog, San Francisco

With Derby Day tomorrow and Cinco de Mayo right after that, let’s get you a drink already to begin this cocktail- fueled weekend. You would be forgiven for finding the “Cocktail of the Week” section to be more like the “Beet Cocktail of the Week” recently. After all it was only a few days agoContinue reading “Cocktail of the Week: Pantone 7621 at Trick Dog, San Francisco”

A Slide Show To Help You Prepare for Cinco de Mayo

Here is a terrific look at eight regional Mexican cuisines in a Zagat Blog slideshow from Linnea Covington. We’ll be quizzing you on where tortas ahorgadas originated. Tomorrow Trev’s Bistro will present five different menus for the big holiday on Sunday. One of them surely will be the right fit for you. And yes, you’reContinue reading “A Slide Show To Help You Prepare for Cinco de Mayo”

Plat du Jour Monday April 29, 2013: The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Announced

And the winner is…El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Spain. After three years atop the world, Noma in Copenhagen flip-flopped today with last year’s runner-up, after the San Pellegrino and Restaurant Magazine World’s 50 Best Restaurants were revealed in London. The world’s new best restaurant lived in the shadow of fellow Basque region stalwartContinue reading “Plat du Jour Monday April 29, 2013: The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Announced”

Here are the World’s 50 Best Restaurants

Just announced in London this evening: Ladies and gentlemen, presenting the 2013 World’s 50 Best Restaurants from Restaurant Magazine and San Pellegrino. Included are the next 50 “best” as well. Obviously, the big news is that there is a new name at the top of the list, replacing Noma in Copenhagen after three years runningContinue reading “Here are the World’s 50 Best Restaurants”