My wife and I had a quiet celebration of our 38th wedding anniversary (I robbed the cradle for sure, and did it in style) at our favorite local haunt, the...

I provided the wines from my cellar, and the great Daniel Boulud provided his restaurant as well as himself and his superb kitchen staff to cook the meal - all...

Two of my favorite television shows are HBO’s The Wire and The Sopranos. From a script writing perspective, I don’t think I have ever seen a tighter script than David Simon’s and Edward...

To celebrate a good friend’s 60th birthday, we went to Chef Cindy Wolf’s superb restaurant, Charleston, situated in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, a few blocks from the National Aquarium. Four days...

This was my first visit to Mark’s Duck House since Mr. and Mrs. Mark sold the restaurant. Thankfully, we did not see any changes, with the kitchen staff and the...

Although it was a night for a brilliant showing of older California Cabernets, the opening salvos included a crisp, seemingly fully mature 1995 Dom Pérignon and still young, beginning to tighten up...

Two extraordinarily gracious donors spent more than $100,000 to have wines from my cellar served with a meal cooked by Daniel Boulud in their home. This was a memorable evening...

With my wife having a long week-end in Paris while I was tied to my desk editing and proof-reading the next issue of The Wine Advocate, I decided to take a...

Essentially, this is my go-to place when I am working in northern California. After working until seven or eight o’clock every night, I am not in the mood for a...