RN74's Chef Shawn Talks ... Summertime. It’s normally a time to put up your feet for a bit and enjoy the sunshine. But don’t tell that to Exec Chef Shawn Applin of RN74 in Seattle, who is doing double duty serving up lamb menguez sausage, combined with carmelized onion, Dijon and brioche bun at the [...]
Dessert Gal Promotes Washington Wines ... A triple chocolate cookie ice cream sandwich filled with butterscotch ice cream. While the web gal can’t wait to devour it, it was enough to make the Insider’s teeth hurt just reading the description, which brought a loud laugh from its creator, Kate Sigel, the Executive Pastry Chef at [...]
Twice is Not Enough... It’s always fun to renew tasting experiences you’ve enjoyed before. So it was a kick to drive down the 29 recently and have a Merlot tasting at Duckhorn Winery and a whole bunch of different wines at Castello di Amorosa. After turning off on to Lodi Lane we wound up the [...]
Get Your Kicks ... Every once in a while I love to get out of town and drive up the coast. No matter how many times you do it, you’re always going to find something new to love and explore. Getty Museum Van Gogh It was always on my bucket list to go to the [...]
Under the Stars to the Stars... The drive from Las Vegas to L.A. is pretty boring and definitely too long, especially if you just lost your ass in Sin City. To break it up, I highly recommend a stop at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa. Right off the main drive into town, [...]
Laughter Flows Like Wine... It’s too bad that there aren’t a lot of more laughs in the world of wine. Outside of the razor sharp wit of the Hosemaster, it’s a pretty dry bunch. Instead of the tired cliché of drink what you like when you begin to get into wine, I’d tell people to [...]
Fun, Food & Frolic ... If you can’t have fun at Uncork’d in Las Vegas, then you must be dead. Had a bunch of kicks at the recent Uncork’d event which started at its opening afternoon cocktail party on the Cosmopolitan’s pool deck, where the top chefs of the event gathered to cheer on chef [...]
Fun to Reconnect... Some times when you go to a classy event like the recent Yountville Live it pays to arrive in style. And I arrived in style in my good friend Amadu’s limo. If you want the best limo rates and professional service in Napa, give him a call at 707-812-5819. Once inside the [...]
Southern Sophistication ... I’ve always loved authentic southern cooking and cuisine. Give me a choice between some foo foo foam concoction and a perfectly grilled bbq rib, I’ll take the rib every time. That’s why it was such a kick for me after the SOBEWFF festival in Miami to take the train north and attend [...]
Gotta Have the Key Lime Pie Too .... It takes a lot to make the Insider pause when doing the NSI quiz. But when Brian Johnson, the GM of Miami's legendary restaurant, Joe's Stone Crab, remarked he had been with the restaurant for 39 years, I couldn't help looking up from my pad and give [...]
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