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The French Laundry

Thomas Keller is world-renowned for The French Laundry as well as his other Michelin three-star flagship restaurant in New York City, Per Se. It had been a while since I...

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Charleston

Cindy Wolf’s cuisine was as spot on as it always is – light, intensely flavorful and beautifully presented. Moreover, she seems to magically give you just enough food to be...

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Arzak

Probably the finest meal I have had so far this year was the extraordinary dinner of Juan Mari Arzak and his daughter, Elena, who does most of the cooking. This...

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A 16

This casual restaurant, located in the Marina neighborhood of San Francisco, features the cuisine of Campania and the pizzas of Naples. I had heard the staff could be difficult, but...

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La Tupina

This bistro is located in the old sector of Bordeaux. On each visit, I generally order the same thing, although I was lucky enough on this visit to catch the...

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Charleston

Another excellent meal from Chef Cindy Wolf, who sent out some complimentary hors d’oeuvres that included wonderfully sweet, fleshy mussels encased in smoky bacon as well as one of her...

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Little Saigon

We ended up a little short on white wine due to the corked bottle of Vatan 2007 Sancerre Clos de Neore. However, the brilliant Zind Humbrecht 1990 Clos St. Urbain Tokay Pinot...

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Vito's Cafe

Another wonderful meal at this casual Italian bistro included excellent food. The wine of the night was the fully mature 1978 Villa Mt. Eden Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, which was in great...

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Charleston

I took a friend and his wife to dinner at the Charleston restaurant accompanied by some favorite wines from my wine cellar. We started with the restaurant’s non-vintage Dom Ruinart Rosé...

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