CocktailsPlease The Palate April 2025 Newsletter
Spring is here and I am coming up for air after having just completed the 2nd annual Festival of Forgotten Grapes. I spent most of...
03 April, 2025
Please The Palate January 2025 Newsletter
Happy New Year! Happy 2025! Looking back at 2024, there was a lot of travel. I traveled a total of 135 days, which was 1/3 of...
07 January, 2025
Please The Palate Fall 2024 Newsletter
Fall is officially here. And with the arrival of October, some people may call the month "Sober October" as they anticipate "Dry January". While I...
01 October, 2024
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Santa Teresa 1796 Rum Dinner at Verse Restaurant in North Hollywood
I hurried back to LA after a few days in the Central Coast so that I could make it to a dinner at Verse in...
24 August, 2024
Please The Palate Summer 2024 Newsletter
For some, the number 13 is an unlucky number, for others, it is a lucky number. I would like to believe it is a lucky...
09 July, 2024
Tequila RG Legado: Additive-Free Taste Without Borders
For the June 2024 Issue of BIN Magazine, I had the pleasure to write the story feature story: Tequila RG Legado: Additive-Free Taste Without Borders Tequila...
27 June, 2024
Please The Palate Spring 2024 Newsletter
It seems like just yesterday that we were celebrating the new year and yet here we are, already in April. Alas, Spring is here! With...
02 April, 2024
Desire Richness with Elije Más Riqueza Tequila
For the February 2024 Issue of BIN Magazine, I had the pleasure to write the story Desire Richness with Elije Más Riqueza Tequila. Riqueza signifies “aiming...
19 February, 2024
Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond Whiskey Honors the Tradition of Heaven Hill Distillery
For the February 2024 Issue of BIN Magazine, I had the pleasure to write the feature story: Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond Whiskey Honors the Tradition of Heaven...
12 February, 2024
Please The Palate January 2024 Newsletter
Happy New Year! Hoping you had a wonderful holiday season and are ready for another year! As you get ready, enjoy the Please The Palate...
02 January, 2024