drink. in San Francisco

For the best drinks in the Bay Area,  we suggest drink. drink is a cocktail catering company founded by my friend Melissa Gugni and her partner, mixologist and sommelier Jay Esopenko in 2004. When clients order drink., they bring their mahogany bar and customized menu of cocktails and set up shop at events with a fully staffed bar of seasoned professionals. If you join their Facebook... Read More

Five Borough Farm Project

The Five Borough Farm has launched the first phase in what will be the nation’s first citywide plan for urban agriculture. Building off of efforts of the Brooklyn-based non-profit Added Value, the Five Borough Farm combines resources with the city of New York to reach its projected goal. Nevin Cohen, an urban food policy expert, and Rupal Sanghvi, a public health evaluation... Read More

Chef Thomas Keller valets the BMW ActiveHybrid X6

Thomas Keller Thomas Keller’s newest restaurant, Bouchon in Beverly Hills, opened this week. BMW added die oompf to the Hollywood affair providing rides to Pierce Brosnan, Julia Louis Dreyfus, Ludacris, Gilles Marini and Sex and the City creator Darren Star in a BMW Active Hybrid X6.The vehicles reach dealership Dec. 5 In charge of the French cuisine are Chef de Cuisine... Read More

Get lost in good taste

All dressed up, but where to go? Our colleague and compatriot food and travel critic extraordinaire Salma Abdelnour has launched a Salmaland — the new where-to-go domain for all things fanciful, filling and fresh in New York City. Salma will reveal where you’ll really find the best NY burger, and she’ll share industry gems along the way, such as” too much... Read More

Euphoria in Greenville

Fine dining goes south, that’s South Carolina on Sept. 20 for Euphoria, a Higher State of Food, Wine and Music. The four-year old food and music festival takes place over four days and features a range of cuisines presented by chefs across the country. Guy and Frank Savoy of Restaurant Guy Savoy in Las Vegas, Tim Graham who is executive chef of Chicago’s Tru and Executive... Read More