This was an annual charity event held at Press restaurant in St. Helena. I love the food here as it is based on the French bistro concept of the finest...

These fabulous wines were the centerpiece of an incredible day of food and wine at the home of Bob and Pat Parker. For lunch Pat prepared a fabulous tomato and...

My favorite venue in New York City for casual, but superb dining is Daniel Boulud’s DB Bistro. His chef (from Alsace), the young, but very talented Olivier Muller, only served...

In the suburbs of Las Vegas (a 20-30 minute ride from the Strip) is this authentic, quaint French bistro that overlooks an artificial lake and offers wonderful ambiance. Apparently a...

This is the tapas bar and casual restaurant of José Gomez, the owner of Spain’s Joselito, the country’s most famous farmer/proprietor of the Iberico Bellota hams. Sula has over 500...

It is encouraging to see this splendid restaurant in downtown Baltimore continue to do well in what is undoubtedly the worst recession since the Great Depression of 1929. I chose...

Brasserie Daniel was packed with people when we visited, which is certainly encouraging given the fact that the fine wine and food business is estimated to be off by 30%-40%...

Chef Julian Serrano is still one of the purist of all the great chefs working in America. Resisting the temptation to expand or to brand his cooking throughout the country,...

A carry-in Chinese dinner with friends at home in Beaver Creek, Colorado was so-so, but the wines were brilliant. The star of the whites was the 2004 Guigal Condrieu Dorine. I...