Corison winery: making wine sustainably by the best female winemaker in America
Cathy Corison is widely viewed as the best female winemaker in America. She parades an elegant stride of Napa Cab as nobody else in the valley. Her wines are always ...
CLOSED – SHED: connecting the land and table sustainably in Healdsburg, California
It tears my heart, when a superb, forward-looking restaurant shuts down. Ahead of its time in its particular location, SHED CLOSED just before the global mayhem of 2020. In my ...
Marou chocolate: paying tribute to terroir through sensitively crafted Vietnamese cocoa
Vietnam’s first artisan bean-to-bar chocolate makers Marou Faiseurs De Chocolat are paying tribute to the jungle farmed Vietnamese cocoa. Two Frenchmen Vincent Mourou and Samuel Maruta are making the vegan, mostly ...
Farmshop: families and locavores indulge casually California farm produce in Santa Monica
Like a city barn filled with edibles Farmshop is a casual eatery and food market inside the Brentwood Country Mart. Set in the concurring triangle of Brentwood, Santa Monica and ...
Rustic Canyon by Jeremy Fox
Jeremy Fox is one of the leading LA chefs who embraced local sourcing for his flagship restaurant Rustic Canyon. On the menu in Santa Monica and in his well-received recent ...
n/naka: modern kaiseki by Niki Nakayama in Los Angeles
N/naka serves modern kaiseki handcrafted by American born, Japanese female chefs duet in Los Angeles. To the Chef’s Table Netflix series audience, chef Niki Nakayama is a celebrity, yet her ...
Atelier Crenn: weighing the cost of being voted the world's best female chef
Dominique Crenn tells the story of herself through her food at San Francisco's Atelier Crenn. The backdrop is her childhood in Britanny, France, and travel memories as diverse as visiting ...
L'Oustau de Baumanière: woing the peaceful heart of Provence with outstanding dining
Baumanière has hosted heads of states, the European royalty, artists and celebrities in its tranquil sanctuary in the heart of the slow life Provence. The appeal of the two Michelin ...
Michel Guérard at Les Prés d’Eugénie: the milestone for fine millennial tastes
With his three Michelin restaurant Les Prés d’Eugénie, the octogenarian chef Michel Guérard stands as one of the last iconic personas of the French nouvelle cuisine. Set in a remote Relais ...
