Travel: United States Archives

Best Travel Blog! Best Culinary Travel! Best Travel Photography! And this just in: Finalist, Food Photographer of the Year

Awards season is here, and it has been a very good year indeed for this blog. My sincerest thanks to all the judges around the world for taking the time to consider my work.

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Quick Look: Niner Wine Estates, Paso Robles

The Niner Wine Estates in Paso Robles is nestled into the dramatic lower slope of Heart Hill, a picturesque vineyard of cabernet sauvignon, malbec and petit verdot.

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Quick Look: Presqu’ile Winery, Santa Maria

Presqu'ile Winery is a must-stop on any serious tour of northern Santa Barbara wine country.

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Motel Review: Skyview Los Alamos

Skyview Los Alamos, a vintage roadside motel on California's Highway 101 outside the tiny town of Los Alamos, has finally become the beacon for weary travelers it was always meant to be.

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Blackbird, Chicago 1997 – 2020 (RIP)

Chicago’s Blackbird has closed. The restaurant announced this week that they were closing permanently, unable to survive the COVID-19 pandemic. This sucks. I don’t live in Chicago anymore, so I…

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Photo of the Week: Pier 7, San Francisco

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Photo Diary: Eating and Drinking During the 2020 Quarantine

If there's a silver lining to the coronavirus lockdown of 2020, it's that I got the chance to rediscover my kitchen. Or at least the kitchen table. I ate more takeout than anything else. Here's a look back at some of my favorite memories of eating and drinking at home during the quarantine.

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Travel: United States

Best Travel Blog! Best Culinary Travel! Best Travel Photography! And this just in: Finalist, Food Photographer of the Year

Quick Look: Niner Wine Estates, Paso Robles

Quick Look: Presqu’ile Winery, Santa Maria

Motel Review: Skyview Los Alamos

Blackbird, Chicago 1997 – 2020 (RIP)

Photo of the Week: Pier 7, San Francisco

Photo Diary: Eating and Drinking During the 2020 Quarantine

Telluride in Black and White

Review: Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel

Photo of the Week: Orange County Fair