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,...
Babes in the Arts: 5
Martha Mayer Erlebacher is a leading Philadelphia-based babe in the arts. Currently showing at New York's Forum Gallery, Erlebacher specializes in ultra-realistic nudes and still-life paintings. Monumental and mythic in mood, these are works by an astonishing artist,...
Wine of the Week: Hallcrest Pinot Noir
I remember over-hearing my uncles trying to outdo each other with the rallying cry: "I've got a bottle of Hallcrest in the closet." Uncle Harold always made points when he played the Hallcrest card. That was the first time I heard the name, which was the family code...
Museum Cafes: La Jolla
I’ve never met a museum cafe I didn’t like, and the Art Museum Cafe, run by Giuseppe Restaurants at La Jolla’s lustrous Museum of Contemporary Art, is no exception. Housed in a corner wing of the Robert Venturi-revamped, seaside mansion, the Cafe offers...
Inside the Flame
A book of sensory adventure: The rituals, passions and discoveries of an engaged life.