Hot & Spicy
Q San Francisco January 2001 Pages 56-57 Hot & Spicy In the town that I grew up in there were two Chinese restaurants. Both served what I’ve since come to regard as watered down Cantonese-American… Hot & Spicy
The Perfect Cocktail Party
Q San Francisco November 2000 Pages 60-61 The Perfect Cocktail Party Ever since seeing Mame for the first time, I’ve wanted to through lavish, unconventional cocktail parties. What could be more fun than having your… The Perfect Cocktail Party
A Roll of the Deiss
Another one of our wine themed dinners – here, with all but the sparkling to launch the evening, from Marcel Deiss, one of my favorite Alsace producers. A Roll of the Deiss Sunday, 8 October,… A Roll of the Deiss
All Tarted Up & Nowhere To Go
All I remember is that I’d picked up some bottles of different vintages of “Clos de Tart”, and invited a bunch of wine geek friends to sample them over dinner. The names of the dishes… All Tarted Up & Nowhere To Go
A Taste of New England
Q San Francisco July 2000 Pages 54-55 A Taste of New England There’s something very romantic about New England. It may be that taciturn Yankee stoicism, much reminiscent of a couple of past boyfriends. It… A Taste of New England
A Taste of Hawaii
Q San Francisco May 2000 Pages 54-55 A Taste of Hawaii There are many things about Hawaii that captures our imagination including: beaches, volcanoes, palm trees and ocean waves, but until recently food was just… A Taste of Hawaii
Beaujolais: Gamay at its Best
Santé The Magazine for Restaurant Professionals May-June 2000 Pages 80-82 Beaujolais: Gamay at its Best Twice while I worked for Santé, I was asked to do all the tasting and write-ups of tasting notes, for… Beaujolais: Gamay at its Best
Oscar hors d’oeuvres
Q San Francisco March 2000 Pages 54-55 Oscar hors d’oeuvres and the QSF Award for best wines of the year The idea of the importance of wine to film seems a stretch. But my view… Oscar hors d’oeuvres