FoodPlease The Palate Pick of the Week: Knife Flight, a Prepaid Mail-In Knife Sharpening Service
As we approach a new year, I typically have a list of things to do around my house, such as the ever exciting changing of...
18 December, 2021
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: The Common Good Restaurant Friendsgiving Meal
During the pandemic, many restaurants adapted, creating outdoor dining spaces or to-go menus. The creativity of many restaurants and chefs was inspiring. This includes two...
27 November, 2021
Mi Sueño Wines Pair Perfectly with Mexican-Inspired Cuisine
Food and wine pairing is fun. Sometimes you know exactly what wine to pair with a dish and sometimes you take a gamble. Recently Lucia...
16 November, 2021
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Semolina Artisanal Pasta ReGrained SuperGrain Upcycled Strozzapreti Pasta
Strozzapreti is an antique type of pasta that is made across Italy. Known as the "priest strangler" (strozza means "to choke or strangle" and preti...
13 November, 2021
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: The Omakase Berry from Oishii
In California, we eat strawberries year round, and the fresh strawberries that I can get at the farmers market during the summer months are some...
16 October, 2021
Please The Palate Fall 2021 Newsletter
Summer is officially over and Fall 2021 is here. The weather has been slowly changing and harvest is underway around the world. While we still...
07 October, 2021
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Battuta di Fassona, a typical appetizer in Piemonte, Italy made from Fassona beef
Over the past two weeks in Piemonte, there is one dish that was on every single menu at every restaurant in which I dined. It...
02 October, 2021
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: International Cheese Festival by Slow Food In Bra, Piemonte, Italy
After a weekend of relaxing and enjoying wine in the Langhe last weekend, my friend and I were about to drive back to Vercelli an...
25 September, 2021
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Dining with Italian Winemakers
This past week was spent traveling around the Langhe in Piemonte, visiting wineries in Novello, one of the communes of Barolo, as well as the...
18 September, 2021