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    Wines and Books to Gift Yourself and Others This Holiday Season

    Wines and Books to Gift Yourself and Others This Holiday Season

    By Leslie Sbrocco– With the holidays around the corner, I recommend two wines that complement meals from turkey to ham with all the trimmings. One is a splurge, the other…

    The Gay Gourmet and Chef Jeremiah Tower Reminisce About Legendary Stars Restaurant

    The Gay Gourmet and Chef Jeremiah Tower Reminisce About Legendary Stars Restaurant

    David Landis, The Gay Gourmet at the San Francisco Bay Times, met Chef Jeremiah Tower on November 9 for a one-night-only Stars dinner. Stars was Tower’s landmark San Francisco restaurant…

    Historic John’s Grill: 115 Years and Counting

    Historic John’s Grill: 115 Years and Counting

    By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet– It was only two years after San Francisco’s devastating earthquake, in 1908, that John’s Grill emerged from the ashes and opened its three-story steak…

    Winter Squash

    Winter Squash

    By Debra Morris– Winter squash is often thought of as just a decorative gourd used during the fall season. Most people are unfamiliar with the wonderful variety of hard-shell winter…

    Paso Robles and Los Olivos: The ‘Other’ Wine Country

    Paso Robles and Los Olivos: The ‘Other’ Wine Country

    By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet– For those of us living in San Francisco, “wine country” tends to conjure up thoughts of Napa and Sonoma. Rightfully so. They are internationally-known…

    San Francisco’s LGBTQ Restaurants of Yesteryear

    San Francisco’s LGBTQ Restaurants of Yesteryear

    By David Landis– I had the loveliest lunch recently at Fable when New York Times reporter Erik Piepenburg invited me to talk with him about some long-ago LGBTQ+ restaurants in…

    October 2023 Picks: One Ideal for Adult Halloween Revelers and the Other Offering Elegance at an Appealing Price

    October 2023 Picks: One Ideal for Adult Halloween Revelers and the Other Offering Elegance at an Appealing Price

    By Leslie Sbrocco– Fall is here and with it comes beautiful colors, cooler weather, and hearty fare. If you’re looking to enjoy red wine with those rich dishes, enjoy my…

    New York, New York: Food, Glamour, Theatre, And More

    New York, New York: Food, Glamour, Theatre, And More

    By David Landis– “New York, New York, it’s a helluva town.” —Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green; from On the Town Those famous lyrics describe one of the most…

    Oceano Zero: A New Non-Alcoholic Wine That Tastes Like High-End Pinot Noir

    By Leslie Sbrocco– 2022 Oceano Zero Alcohol Removed Pinot Noir, Spanish Springs Vineyard, California $55 https://tinyurl.com/yw7pdpwc I have been on the hunt for a while for non-alcoholic wines to recommend.…

    Ethnic Gold: Exploring San Francisco’s Multicultural Culinary Treasures

    Ethnic Gold: Exploring San Francisco’s Multicultural Culinary Treasures

    By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet– San Francisco is a goldmine of ethnic culinary discovery. Since the city was founded, we’ve been a polyglot of cultures, mixing up recipes from…