Your Curated Guide to the Best of SF Beer Week
My latest at Time Out is my guide to standout, unique events during SF Beer Week, including sour beer and Norwegian kveik and Maltøl beer throwdowns at Old Devil Moon, “Beer is Agriculture” tours and...
View ArticleLexus Culinary Classic at Cavallo Point, Sausalito
My first experience at the 5th annual 2019 Lexus Culinary Classic at gorgeous Cavallo Point Lodge And Spa was a special weekend, April 26-28, with the dinner at George Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch being...
View ArticleMendocino Coast Ferment & Forage with Little River Inn
It’s always a pleasure to return to the breathtaking, restorative Mendocino Coast and Little River Inn (my past Mendo love/articles here) amid ocean cliffs & redwood forests. I just returned to...
View ArticleEurope’s Biggest Cocktail Convention in NYC: Bar Convent Brooklyn in its...
Published at Distilling.com on June 25, 2019, my rundown of major bar/cocktail/spirits industry event, Bar Convent Brooklyn — a spin-off off a the hugely popular Bar Convent Berlin in Europe — in its...
View ArticleRecapping American Distilling Institute’s 2019 Conference & Expo in Denver
Receiving the Bubble Cap Award, Stephen Gould and his crew at Golden Moon Distillery celebrate their win as 2019 Distillery of the Year. In the Summer 2019 print issue of Distiller Magazine, my...
View ArticleThe Hunters Point Supper Club That Helped Transform a Community Needs Your...
My dining column at print and online magazine, Bob Cut — column details and philosophy here for my top new openings column. My latest article below on a treasure of a restaurant/bar/jazz club that...
View ArticleWe Are Losing So Much More Than Business: What Makes America Great?
***I wrote this in March and April in early weeks of lockdown. Three months have felt like a year. Much has and continues to change. I’ve updated facts and links accordingly. I fully acknowledge we...
View ArticleSupport Chinatown Restaurants During New Walkway Weekends
My latest article for The Bold Italic, published September 4, 2020 (my regular Bold Italic articles here):...
View ArticleNow that Indoor Dining is Back, Here’s How To Break Bread Inside… Safely
My dining column at print and online magazine, Bob Cut — my column details and philosophy here — covers standout restaurants each month in every cuisine category and price range. This month’s top 10...
View ArticleGin (Me) Talking Gin & RTDs at ADI’s 17th Annual Craft Spirits Conference
Screenshot of panel discussion on Ready-to-Drink cocktails In the Fall 2020 print issue of Distiller Magazine: A recap of our first virtual week of ADI (American Distilling Institute)’s 17th annual...
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