At a dinner with friends, I decided to pull some older California Cabernet Sauvignons from my cellar to see how they were holding up. One of the guests brought two...

Think of this tunnel that resembles a wine cellar as a huge sushi bar, but instead of sushi, the diner is confronted with a gorgeous selection of terrines, patés, and...

As always, the food, wine service, and attention to detail at Charleston are all impeccable. It truly is the equivalent of a Michelin two or three-star restaurant in terms of...

This was an over-the-top, festive day spent grazing at the Dim Sum of Mark’s Duck House (which, for whatever reason, didn’t seem quite as spectacular as it was on my...

As I have stated many times over the last three decades, L’Ami Louis is unquestionably my favorite restaurant in the world. Every time I visit, it’s like pure paradise. It...

This is always a pilgrimage as I have never found a better lobster salad or sole Meunière than Le Dôme’s. While great oysters can be found at a number of...

Another one of my favorite Paris bistros, the tall, young chef, Randolph Paquin, runs this tiny venue with exceptional attention to the quality of the food. Moreover, for its size,...

My favorite restaurant in Bordeaux (and one of my two or three favorite bistros in the world), La Tupina’s cruncy, deep-fried tripe may not be for everybody, but I adore...

Very good food and an intriguing group of wines enjoyed with good friends resulted in an enjoyable evening. Perhaps the most shocking wine (an inexpensive Bordeaux I have consistently recommended...