Many of you are familiar with Frida’s Contemporary Mexican Restaurant. If you’re not, you should be. Owner Ivan Marquez has a hit on his hands there, with cuisine that makes you smile with every bite. Not content to simply move the original restaurant to 119th St. from 149th St. in Stanley ( which has done […]
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First Taste: Barndiva in Healdsburg, CA
Barndiva is one of those places that we Midwesterners hope to find on a trip to the West Coast. As its website states, the restaurant is “a celebration of all things local,” which is California means some pretty awesome produce. And it’s in an old barn that has been remade to create a fabulous, casual, […]
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This was not my first rodeo. Shortly after Cellar Rat opened, a friend and I went to the wine store’s basic Wine Essentials class to learn about the five S’s of wine tasting–See, Swirl, Sniff, Sip and Savor. Having accomplished those feats, we decided it was time to take a more advanced course and, with […]
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Geranimo is a veritable institution in Santa Fe. It has changed chefs over the years, but has never lost its panache or its place as one of the premier restaurants in Santa Fe…if, that is, you are looking for an upscale, non-enchilada/burrito meal. Geranimo is in a lovely house on Canyon Road, about 2/3 of […]
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