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Please The Palate January 2023 Newsletter

Happy New Year! Wow! How is is possible that 2022 has passed already!?!?! Each year seems to fly by faster and faster. As I look...

03 January, 2023

Top of the Pops with La Fête du Champagne

With the holidays here, lots of bottles of Champagne will be opened. But the Champagne has been flowing since November when La Fête du Champagne...

27 December, 2022

Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Holiday Shopping with Barclay Butera and Festive Cheer at Shutters on the Beach in Santa Monica

Holidays are here which means lots of shopping for holiday gifts. But, living in Southern California, sometimes it is hard to feel the holiday spirit...

24 December, 2022

Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Cara Cara Rooftop Restaurant at The Proper Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles

When friends told me they were coming to Los Angeles for the weekend and said they wanted to meet for lunch, I wanted to pick...

17 December, 2022

Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Deconstructing Spice Pairings at LXV Wines in Paso Robles

Visiting wineries, everyone is looking for an "experience." We rarely go to wineries, step up to the bar, and taste. Today many wineries are offering...

10 December, 2022

Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Michelin-Starred Taiwanese Restaurant Kato in Downtown LA

After years of wanting to dine at Kato, I finally made it. I used to live less than five minutes away from Kato when it...

03 December, 2022

Are You Traveling to Portugal? Be Sure to Add Setúbal to Your Portugal Itinerary

Named the World’s Leading Destination at the 2018 World Travel Awards, it seems like everyone is going to Portugal. From Lisbon, Porto, and Douro in...

29 November, 2022

Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Airplane Pockets for Air Travel

After three years of no travel due to the pandemic, I have been making up for it over the past few months. I have been...

19 November, 2022

Davis Estates – Where Wine, Technology, and Hospitality Align with a Little Luck

If you had a choice, would you pick luck or skill? As I was a passenger in the truck with Davis Estates' owner Mike Davis,...

15 November, 2022

Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Dinner at Two Michelin Starred Saison in San Francisco

When you run into an old friend who is the co-owner of a 2-star Michelin restaurant in San Francisco and he mentions that he will...

12 November, 2022