Please The Palate

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

Wine and food on their own are delightful, but when paired together, they can elevate each other in unexpected ways. A sip of wine can...

27 March, 2025

Food and wine pairing is an art that transforms a meal into an experience, elevating both the dish and the wine to something greater than...

12 March, 2025

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

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

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

If you think bread, carbs, and gluten, are your enemy, you will not want to read any further. But if you are a bread lover,...

10 August, 2024

Some people say sparkling wine is a wine that can be paired throughout a meal, to which I agree. But do you know what else...

13 July, 2024

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

Food is something that connects us. It connects us to each other, to our own cultures and memories, and to the world around us. And...

25 May, 2024