Please The Palate Pick of the Week: La Cima del Valle in Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico
I finally returned to Valle de Guadalupe this week for a girls' weekend. It has been five years since I was last here and it...
28 January, 2023
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
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 Fall 2022 Newsletter
As we head into the Fall months, it is fair to say that life is back to normal at a warp speed. After a summer...
11 October, 2022
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Bar Le Côte in Los Olivos
When you have a meal that you love so much that you cannot wait to go back, that is a very satisfying feeling. When you...
03 September, 2022
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Celebrating 25 Years at Doffo Winery in Temecula Valley
Despite the heat of 100 degrees, I spent the last weekend in Temecula with Doffo Winery. Celebrating their 25th anniversary, they hosted a White Party...
20 August, 2022
Picnicking In The Vineyards of Mosnel in Franciacorta, Italy
While on a recent trip to Italy, I traveled to Franciacorta to visit Mosnel. My visit to Mosnel was more than a traditional tasting. Instead,...
09 August, 2022
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Ramen Kotori in Solvang, CA
Last summer I wrote a story entitled From Kitschy to Cool, Solvang, California in which I noted that Solvang is transitioning from a kitschy town...
06 August, 2022