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We lip-serve the idea that the moment of preconception is important. Dangerous from one perspective, necessary constancy from another. But from neither do we reject it outright. How could we? Our ability to navigate through life’s encounters is almost entirely …

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Look, I get it. The pressure to publish makes us all write dumb things. But still…oh, Jamie… [I] was jolted by the realization that tasting notes generally do a spectacularly bad job of communicating about the nature of wine Really? …

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Cowgirl Creamery Sidekick – Grilled cheese is nice. Perbacco – A restaurant that feels a lot more mass-market and corporate than the food it serves, Perbacco is located where few would think quality Italian food would be on offer. And to …

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A shame. Don’t forget SPQR and Quince. Alas, Acquerello appears to have... more
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Between La Ciccia, Perbacco (Claude Kolm has recommended it on several... more
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Saison – Some relationships go wrong from the start. Others fall apart over time. In either case, the reasons are usually clear to all involved parties. But there’s a third sort of devolvement: a collapse that comes out of the …

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I have no idea of his employment status, but that was the sommelier that did... more
Julie says:
I’d like to clarify, are you sure the Wine Guy is the GM/Partner? The... more

Nopa, no gain

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nopa – Operating this evening (and, one suspects, most evenings) as a high-pitched zoo, which is a testament to its popularity. A popularity not in the least unwarranted, given the quality of what I eat. The wine list is good, …

 

Camino royale

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Camino – It did not used to be the case that one left San Francisco for Oakland to dine, except in search of non-Western European cuisines that had been priced out of SF. There were a few good options, nice …

 

Tartine wolf

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Bar Tartine – When I lived in Boston, I often complained about the dining scene (or more precisely, the eating scene). “But…don’t,” confused interlocutors would object, “we have great ingredients and talented chefs?” Unquestionably yes to the first, especially piscatorial, …

 

The Cagliari of the wild

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La Ciccia – The relationship between hype and execution is frequently one marked indifference, seething resentment, and serial infidelity. And it’s thoroughly individualized; there exists no devotional object for which there is not proportional loathing. Still, it is very, very …

 

Commitment

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In-n-Out Burger – I know, I know. It goes against everything I believe about ingredient sourcing. Sometimes, I’m weak. And sometimes, I’m driving from Ballard to San Francisco on a tight schedule and the need for faster food enables my …

 

Cask & Tangent

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Wine Cask – Too much touristy wandering of Santa Barbara’s ultra-deluxe streets leads to missing most of the lunch hour, and thus it’s a sort of act of charity that they let me sit and eat anything at all…though I’m …