Category: dining

young talent…

1st Course: Avocado Ball Originally uploaded by ulteriorepicure. I’ve had the tremendous fortune of meeting a lot of really great people through this blog and on eGullet. While most of my “friendships” operate at a distance, I’ve also had the great opportunity of meeting a few in person. Joe West is one of them. (Visit his […]

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young talent…

1st Course: Avocado Ball Originally uploaded by ulteriorepicure. I’ve had the tremendous fortune of meeting a lot of really great people through this blog and on eGullet. While most of my “friendships” operate at a distance, I’ve also had the great opportunity of meeting a few in person. Joe West is one of them. (Visit his […]

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the west coast constellation…

The esteemed Michelin Guide Rouge has released it’s rankings for the San Francisco area restaurants.  Crowning the constellation, alone with three stars, is The French Laundry (Read about my experience here, and see photos from my visit here.  You can also read about my experience at it’s three-star twin in NYC, Per Se, here.).  It’s […]

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the west coast constellation…

The esteemed Michelin Guide Rouge has released it’s rankings for the San Francisco area restaurants.  Crowning the constellation, alone with three stars, is The French Laundry (Read about my experience here, and see photos from my visit here.  You can also read about my experience at it’s three-star twin in NYC, Per Se, here.).  It’s […]

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review: unapologetically unfussy…

Chez Panisse (one visit May, 2006) *Pictures can be seen on flickr* Out of the five spectacular restaurants that I visited on my eating tour of the San Francisco Bay area and Napa Valley last month, I have decided to review Chez Panisse, the Restaurant (not the Café), first. (The other four were Manresa, The […]

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review: unapologetically unfussy…

Chez Panisse (one visit May, 2006) *Pictures can be seen on flickr* Out of the five spectacular restaurants that I visited on my eating tour of the San Francisco Bay area and Napa Valley last month, I have decided to review Chez Panisse, the Restaurant (not the Café), first. (The other four were Manresa, The […]

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review: a leavening experience…

The first thing that comes to mind about the Twin Cities may be its notoriously frigid winters, the Twins, the Vikings, the Mary Tyler Moore Show, or, sadly, the Mall of America – but not haute cuisine.  Au contraire. While perhaps not haute, I found very fine food in Minneapolis. Thus, this review debuts my […]

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review: a leavening experience…

The first thing that comes to mind about the Twin Cities may be its notoriously frigid winters, the Twins, the Vikings, the Mary Tyler Moore Show, or, sadly, the Mall of America – but not haute cuisine.  Au contraire. While perhaps not haute, I found very fine food in Minneapolis. Thus, this review debuts my […]

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the silence has been broken…

This morning, NY Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni delivered four stars to Le Bernardin and its star chef, Eric Ripert. This comes as one of the most anticipated reviews as the restaurant has mysteriously escaped review for more than a decade (last time was in 1995, a year after owner Gilbert LeCoze’s death) prompting many […]

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the silence has been broken…

This morning, NY Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni delivered four stars to Le Bernardin and its star chef, Eric Ripert. This comes as one of the most anticipated reviews as the restaurant has mysteriously escaped review for more than a decade (last time was in 1995, a year after owner Gilbert LeCoze’s death) prompting many […]

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review: what to do in michigan…

A comment was left on one of my previous posts… and it went something like this: “Anonymous said… if you’re a Michigan student, what do you do for food?” Well, if I indeed am a Michigan student, I would beg, because unless you like beer or pizza, there’s not much quality eats in the Ann […]

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review: what to do in michigan…

A comment was left on one of my previous posts… and it went something like this: “Anonymous said… if you’re a Michigan student, what do you do for food?” Well, if I indeed am a Michigan student, I would beg, because unless you like beer or pizza, there’s not much quality eats in the Ann […]

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