July 2010
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coffee in SF
To be perfectly honest, I haven’t explored San Francisco as much as I would have liked this summer. But I have found one thing to be true. Blue Bottle Coffee is every bit as good as people tell you it is. I’m having a cup right now with just a splash of milk (and feeling sacrilegious for even adding that), and it’s absolute heaven. This is how every cup of coffee should taste.
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the dish
So, as you may know, I’m not a runner. But I do occasionally try to get some exercise. This weekend I was walk/jogging around campus, and I stumbled on “The Dish.” I had heard that Stanford owned some land in the foothills, and that it was a good place to go exercise. Well…people weren’t kidding.
So it’s a huge wilderness area. I went around 7pm, just as...
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ad hoc
My evening at Ad Hoc ranks pretty high on the list of Best July 4th Celebrations that I’ve ever experienced. For those who are unfamiliar, ad hoc is owned by Chef Thomas Keller, generally considered to be the best chef in the country. He is also the owner of The French Laundry, Bouchon, Bouchon Bakery, and Per Se. Ad Hoc is an entirely different style of restaurant from his other spaces....
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Redd
Dining at Redd was the most opulent, over-the-top fine dining experience I’ve had in a while. Set in the heart of Napa Valley, in the uber-charming Yountville, Redd shares a home with other culinary stars like The French Laundry, ad hoc, Bistro Jeanty, etc. I visited Chef Richard Reddington’s restaurant on a recent July evening. The restaurant was my mother’s dream- elegant...
vino
Over the past holiday weekend, I spent four days up in wine country with my mother. We attempted to hit about 6 wineries each day. (Don’t worry, we split the tastings). We also had some great food while we were up there, but I’ll get to that in separate posts. I think the easiest way to do this is to list the wineries we visited, bold my favorites, and if you have more in depth...