FoodSafe Traveling In Paso Robles Wine Country
Itching to get out of the house? While your holiday travel plans may have been thwarted, you may still want to travel. But if you...
22 December, 2020
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Familie Allendorf 2018 “Save Water Drink Riesling” Dry, Rheingau with Hanukkah Latkes
Hanukkah just ended. For eight nights, we lit the candles, opened presents and ate latkes. I love latkes which are fried potato pancakes topped with...
19 December, 2020
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: To-Go Tasting Menu from Vespertine and Alinea via TockLA
If there is one thing that I have missed this past year during "shelter-in-place", it is splurging on a tasting menu. When restaurants were open,...
12 December, 2020
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: The Sip Shield Mask
I wear a mask when I go to the market. I wear a mask when I take a walk. I wear a mask when I...
05 December, 2020
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Raeburn 2019 Russian River Chardonnay and Dungeness Crab Cakes
A package arrived this week. When I opened it, I found fresh Dungeness crab, a stick of local Sonoma organic butter and two bottles of...
21 November, 2020
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Sherry Paired with Halloween Candy
If you have a sweet tooth like I do, then Halloween is your favorite holiday. All those little sized candies make me smile as much...
07 November, 2020
Caviar, Truffles, Wagyu beef, wine, cocktails and more at The Tavern at Zaca Creek in Buellton
Caviar, truffles, Wagyu beef, craft cocktails, and a solid wine list of Santa Barbara County Wines and international wines, The Tavern at Zaca Creek is...
29 October, 2020
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: German Wines from Home “Corks & Forks” pairing German Wine with Food Favorites
Everyone loves comfort food. And when a chicken tinga fajita bowl with a side of street corn is delivered to your door to pair with...
24 October, 2020
Please The Palate Fall 2020 Newsletter
2020 continues to be a challenging year. We are now more than half way through a year that has brought us a pandemic (and everything...
06 October, 2020
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Francs n’ Franks with Buttonwood Winery
With the long Labor Day weekend, many a grill was heated up. I heated up my grill and threw some classic all beef hotdogs on...
12 September, 2020