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“Matters of taste are not argued about, but discussed.”

Global Brooklyn: Designing Food Experiences in Global Cities,

All those ingredients figured heavily into the cuisines of France and the San Francisco Bay Area, two places where people are obsessed with what’s on their plate. The transition was natural for me. Another obsession shared by both San Francisco and Paris is real estate: it’s rare that you attend a party or gathering in either city and the subject d

Belong Anywhere,”

And now I finally had the chance to ask Brian Biel in person if there’s some secret formula behind Hillstone’s powerful allure—besides trying to avoid press, of course. Is it the napkins with buttonholes, just in case you need to affix one to your shirt like a spaghetti-eating character in  Goodfellas ? Is it the fact that every location has a

Fridges and kitchens are the low-hanging fruit of in-home research: they’re generally considered neutral for guests to wander into, and the hosts usually assume that there’s not too much that can be revealed.

Shout out to Bemelmans, an inarguable treasure. And shout out to the immensely & similarly charming Tosca , in San Francisco, where Erin & I had dinner the other night and which never disappoints.

BUT these places are not U.G.H.Z. because they are highly grammable and therefore susceptible to invasion by annoying hordes, screaming out to be