Restaurants
Gourmet

Ristorante Il Pirata – Praiano (Salerno, Campania), Amalfi Coast

Lost between land and sea, this little waterfront fish restaurant offers the Amalfi Coast as its dining room backdrop....

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Magdalena Restaurant – The Ivy Hotel (July 2016)

I have eaten at least a half-dozen meals at this small, boutique restaurant inside the exquisite and relatively modest Ivy Hotel in midtown Baltimore. Chef Mark Levy, in less than...

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Kushi Uemon – Tokyo

The intrepid "gaijin" Neal Martin ventures into the deepest Tokyo to check out one of its finest yakitori restaurants along with a bevy of superb wines......

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Vito’s Ristorante Italiano in Maryland

This was a terrific meal with friends at our local Italian bistro. I asked Chef Luca to make his homemade ravioli, which are clearly Michelin three-star in quality....

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Casa Cámara - San Juan de Pasajes (Spain)

Neal Martin explores one of the culinary institutions of Northern Spain with a novel way of delivering food to your plate....

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Trattoria Il Leccio – Sant’Angelo in Colle (Montalcino), Tuscany

Two Bs: Brunello and Bistecca alla Fiorentina are the perfect formula for warming up on a chilly winter evening. Montalcino's Trattoria Il Leccio offers both in generous supply....

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Wit & Wisdom

I have been supporting the T. J. Martell Foundation, which is the music industry’s effort to provide generous aid for research involving leukemia, cancer and AIDS, since its inception. This...

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Vito’s Ristorante Italiano in Maryland (With My Informal Wine Group)

This was a wonderful get-together with my informal wine group at Vito’s Ristorante Italiano in Cockeysville, Maryland....

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Café Le Suisse - Saint-Jean-de-Luz

Neal Martin checks out Café Le Suisse in Saint-Jean-de-Luz—a tourist magnet that punches above expectations, both in food and wine....

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