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Lunch at the Masters
The Masters of Food & Wine, which has brought the most celebrated chefs and winemakers in the country together each February for a week of lunches, dinners, tastings and demos— is folding its designer tents after 21 years. At least it will no longer be held in the...
Oswald: The Last Supper
Hopefully there will be more, once co-owners Keet Beck-Brattin and Damani Thomas, settle on a new location. The old brick bistro was the place of many memories, so Jack and I made the most of our "farewell Oswald" dinner last week. A gorgeous Cabernet Sauvignon from...
Portion Control!
Prince Charles wants to get rid of all the McDonald's franchises in England. Why? Because of the obesity epidemic in the Old Country. Finally, somebody's getting the hint. If you insist on super-sizing fast food portions, you end up super-sizing fast food patrons....
Le Bernardin: Is it the best restaurant in America?
In a word, "yes." But I already knew that, having been lucky enough to dine in the original Paris version of Le Bernardin, as well as the Manhattan one twice before. Perhaps only Jules Verne has done more for seafood than Le Bernardin chef Eric Ripert. But then the...
New York for Foodies
Manhattan - where the national color is black and the diversity is abundant. You can tell the tourists immediately - they are not wearing black, and they aren't wearing one of those big, cashmere mufflers that are required in the City. In an effort to stretch my...
New York: Tales of the City
Yes, it was snowy in Manhattan last week! Beautiful, crisp and COLD. But that didn't stop me from devouring all the food and art the law would allow. Central Park, as you can see (that's the Dakota, where John Lennon lived, in the background) looked gorgeous. I drove...
To Eat or Not to Eat . . .
Quickies: Sitar, at 1133 Pacific Avenue in downtown Santa Cruz, is flashy and it's open. Malabar ditto, fresh and sparkling in its new Front Street location. I'll let you know what I think in a week or two. . . Hula's is still a good place for high-performance theme...
Restaurateur Sounds Off!
Time for a little grousing about rude restaurant behavior — from the management's point of view. Ted Burke has been running a mighty successful establishment — Shadowbrook Restaurant — for decades. He's seen it all in the rude patron department. But here's...
Hearts & Amuse Bouches
Immodest Proposals: Where to go for romantic V-Day dining? Here's my answer. Gabriella Cafe chef Rebecca King and her sous-chef, Ben Howard (both veterans of Chez Panisse) offer lovers a four-course Valentine’s odyssey, accompanied by two glasses of Italian bubbly,...
Sampling Sestri
Dining with two friends last week, I sampled the inviting Early Bird Prix Fixe menu at Sestri. On Tuesdays the $19.95, three-course special runs all evening, (usually it's a Mon-Fri deal, from 5-7pm). Also - head's up - there's no corkage fee at Sestri, which means...