I stumbled upon Sushi Rock in San Francisco with an empty stomach and little time before we had to catch a play at a local theater. To be exact, I had about 30 minutes for dinner before we ...

Arriving early for a show at Thick Box Theatre in the Potrero Hill district of San Francisco, I decided to slip into Live Sushi for some fresh fish. I hoped that the name Live Sushi was in reference ...

With the winter season upon us in the San Francisco Bay Area, yours truly, a west coast weather wimp is starting to shiver in the evenings when it gets a little chilly. Such was the case as we ...

While in Chicago a couple of weeks ago, I stopped by OYSY (OH-EE-SHE means delicious) for sushi. Their modern clean decor of light woods and serene lines was a nice change from the ...

The Secret Society of Sherry is the brain child of the Sherry Council of America which has amongst its missions: the promotion of Sherry, from the Jerez region of Spain, in the U.S. market. I was invited to ...

Domaine Chandon is one of the only wineries which has an upscale restaurant selected as one of ForbesTraveler.com’s Top Ten Romantic Restaurants in the USA (Feb. 3, 2009). étoile Restaurant located in the heart of a winery with ...

The Blackhawk Plaza is being renovated and with the change, three new restaurants are coming into being. Stomp is the first to open. It features a small plate (tapas like) sharing menu and an excellent wine ...

I had the pleasure a couple of days ago to spend some time with Jane and Sharon in their hometown of Oakland, California.

Last year, I spent some time with them in Loreto, BCS on a whirlwind tour ...

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It’s been ages since I have had Deem Sum (Dim Sum). I went as a child almost every weekend with my parents out to deem sum in Toronto, Canada until I was ...

Spent a wonderful Friday evening with Jay and Judy at Billy Berk’s. I had dined there several weeks ago and enjoyed their prix fixe menu that was part of the Dine Downtown San Jose event. This time around, ...

I had passed the distinctive red barn-like building on many occasions on my way to visiting wineries in the Carneros region of Napa Valley wine country. Something about the welcoming primary palette and simple modern lines of the ...

Yesterday’s day trip out to Portland and Salem Oregon landed me at Wild Pear Restaurant for a light lunch.

After consuming, in retrospect, too many large and delicious chocolate chip cookies at Harvard Kennedy ...

After a long day of dealing with the primary reason we were in Loreto — to check on our Casa del Lagarto Azul which had been issued a Certificate of Substantial Performance — we met up with Baja Barry, Pat ...