A Sommelier's Guide to Wine+Food
Sommeliers the world over have turned their backs on stocking their cellars with that same old swill from Bordeaux. Forget Burgundy, no one can afford it anyways. Collectors are stocking their cellars with the hottest collectible wine in 2012 — Zinfandel. Zinfandel, known for its aging potential is taking over America’s hearts and minds. This [...]
Jane Portalupi and her winemaker husband, Tim Borges met as kids in northern California over thirty years ago. As grown ups they married and started Portalupi Winery in Healdsburg, California. Tim and Jane set out to craft wines worthy of their Italian heritage yet stay true to their location in Sonoma. I love working with [...]
The ultimate guide to eating and drinking in the bay area from guest writer, Annie Vranizan.
. . Dungeness Crab is in season during the winter months here in San Francisco. Here’s a classic seafood stew recipe featuring locally caught seafood. Prep time to chow time is about an hour. INGREDIENTS 1 whole cooked Dungeness crab 3-6 fat, succulent scallops 12 mussels, scrubbed clean 10 oz. black cod 1/2 LB uncooked [...]
. . Ever walk into a trendy restaurant where all the furniture looks futuristic and the decor is hipster, and notice how beautiful everyone is? You just feel like you’re hanging with the “it” crowd and that’s the place to be. Maybe it’s on the 26th floor of a new skyscraper in Manhattan or in [...]
Image via Wikipedia When you drive over the Golden Gate bridge leaving San Francisco, you immediately go from city scape to Marin county. Marin was home to Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead as well as some of the bay area’s wealthy residents. Marin is the great outdoors with mansions and high end car dealerships. [...]