Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Dinner at Bell’s in Los Alamos In the tiny two-block town of Los Alamos in the Santa Ynez Valley, there is a charming, casual, delicious restaurant that is also a 1-star... 16 March, 2024
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: A Taste of Rhode Island in Los Angeles This past week, I got a little taste of Rhode Island in Los Angeles and it has peaked my interest. Representatives from Rhode Island, the... 24 February, 2024
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: A Girls’ Weekend in Sedona When four friends, who met through wine writing, decide to plan a trip, one would assume it would be to a wine region. And, for... 17 February, 2024
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Canopy Wine Lounge in Palm Springs Canopy Wine Lounge is touted as the first high-end wine lounge in the Coachella Valley. So when I found myself in Palm Springs for the... 03 February, 2024
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Food Tours with Eat Mexico If you follow my travels, you know that I love food tours. I think they are the ideal way to get to know a city,... 20 January, 2024
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Dining at SOMM’s Kitchen in Paso Robles Every time I visit Paso Robles, I walk by a corner off of the main square with a window full of empty wine bottles that... 16 December, 2023
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: A Curated 5-Course Pairing Menu with LXV Wines in Paso Robles I immediately said yes when I received a personal invitation to have lunch with Neeta and Kunal Mittal at LXV Wines in Paso Robles. Not... 09 December, 2023
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Pumpkin Pie Paired With Broadbent Madeira Reserve 5 Years Old The one thing I look forward to at the Thanksgiving table is the pumpkin pie. My mom makes a crust from scratch and the filling... 25 November, 2023
The Labels Caught My Eye, And The Wines Were Perfect with Pizza When my friends invited me over for dinner, I offered to bring the wine. They told me it would be a casual night and we... 20 November, 2023
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Breakfast at La Cocina de Doña Esthela in Valle de Guadalupe, Baja Mexico Breakfast is not my preferred meal of the day. But, this past week I had a breakfast that may change that. La Cocina de Doña... 18 November, 2023