“One piece, or one order?” This is the question you will continually have to answer at Good Luck Dim Sum in San Francisco, at least until you begin to address this query preemptively. The stoic lady behind the counter is all business, and once you finally become more specific with your ordering, the next question you will continually have to field is, “What else?” Perhaps there is something subliminal at work here, but that second question is the tricky one. For me, it somehow implied that maybe I should be ordering something else, and so I happened [... read more ...]
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I've been rediscovering Berkeley lately, and will report on lots of great local restaurants. Do stay tuned.
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I went on a bit of a Cabernet bender today, my first in a while. Typically, I get a pretty decent dose of Cabernet Sauvignon just by working at a Napa Valley winery. Cabernet is the currency here, and the juice is ubiquitous. Since this varietal dominates my nine-to-five schedule, I’m usually motivated to seek out other types of wine on my days off. I go to the Dry Creek Valley on Zinfandel missions, hit up the Russian River for Pinot Noir, or simply head up-valley to Calistoga for Petite Sirahs. But today, Cabernet was the focus, [... read more ...] Although it’s located on the southwestern corner of the Jefferson-Pueblo intersection, Garcia’s Restaurant is easy to overlook. The small eatery is tucked away into the corner lot of Napa strip mall, which is the home of many Hispanic-related shops and stores. I sought out Garcia’s on the advice of a former co-worker at Auberge du Soleil, who mentioned it was one of his favorite spots for tacos. Since my favorite spot, Tacos La Playita (see May 30), was mysteriously closed for the time being, I decided it was time to finally follow up on this recommendation.
These days, most of the folks who are familiar with Charbono tend to be the old timers. These are the people who remember when Inglenook was one of the Napa Valley’s most reputable wine producers, long before corporate ownership ran the brand completely into the ground (as corporations tend to do). Inglenook, for a good number of years, actually used to bottle quite a bit of Charbono. Throughout the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, the varietal was one of the winery’s more popular offerings, with a devoted customer base. During its heyday, Inglenook was responsible for [... read more ...]
"The Billionaire's Vinegar" For collectors of wine, books, coins, trading cards or anything else, the lines between an interest and a passion — or a passion and an obsession — may become blurred over time. “The Billionaire’s Vinegar,” written by Benjamin Wallace, explores the often fanatical world of the rare wine market, offering a behind-the-scenes glimpse into some of the personalities who have purchased more wine than they could ever hope to drink. These are the collectors with tens of thousands of bottles in their cellars, who engage in bidding wars for past vintages of [... read more ...] |
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