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To get the two clunkers out of the way first, we had two very oxidized, undrinkable bottles, the Beaucastel 1999 Roussanne Vieilles Vignes and the Michel Niellon 1995 Chassagne Montrachet Champs Canet. The...

Another terrific meal at Chef Cindy Wolf’s Charleston restaurant offered impeccable service, only the finest, and for the most part local ingredients, and flavorful cuisine. I like what they are...

One of my favorite local dishes is the Oysters Avery served at the Oregon Grille, a barely poached New England oyster with copious quantities of nicely spiced jumbo Maryland crab...

Our new favorite local hangout, Vito’s Café is a wonderful old style Italian bistro making classic veal dishes, homemade pasta and tomato sauces, and brick oven, thin-crusted, delicious pizzas. I...

This is an exquisite gem of a restaurant in, of all places, Frederick, Maryland, where my wife attended Hood College. On an old street that probably hasn’t changed much since...

Oregon’s Willamette Valley has desperately needed a luxury spa, hotel, and restaurant complex, and now they have it in the beautiful Allison and their open kitchen, top-flight restaurant, Jory, named...

Veritas is becoming world-renowned for what may be the greatest wine list in not only the United States, but on Planet Earth. Moreover, the food here is as good as...

This was an annual charity event held at Press restaurant in St. Helena. I love the food here as it is based on the French bistro concept of the finest...

These fabulous wines were the centerpiece of an incredible day of food and wine at the home of Bob and Pat Parker. For lunch Pat prepared a fabulous tomato and...