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Tag: California
Chef Christopher Kostow of The Restaurant at Meadowood, Napa Valley, California
Chef Christopher Kostow of The Restaurant at Meadowood On Keeping It Real by Geeta Bansal Christopher Kostow is in the swing of the new season at The Restaurant in Meadowood in Napa Valley, California as he ties up last minute details for the opening of his new restaurant Charter Oak. As Executive Chef of the three…
Chef Michael Tusk, Quince, Cotogna, San Francisco: A Seat At The Three Michelin-Starred Table
A few weeks ago I saw Chef Michael Tusk being celebrated at the Michelin Gala in New York for his restaurant Quince being awarded its third Michelin star. As I watched the photographers shuffle the three-starred chefs on the stage for a group photo, I realized that the handsome, blue eyed Tusk was one of…
Chef Jason Pringle, Navio, Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay, California
In between my several trips overseas over the past few months, I visited San Francisco to meet with some of the best chefs in the country and to enjoy good food and some much needed downtime. My visit to the Ritz-Carlton at Half Moon Bay, a short drive from downtown San Francisco, transported me to…
Martin Diedrich, Kéan Coffee, Costa Mesa, CA
Of all the places in the world I would see the entire process of harvesting, cleaning, drying, grading, and finally roasting coffee beans to brew in a cup, I never expected it to be in Costa Mesa, California. It was a lesson to see how much work and passion it takes to come up with…
Gastronome Geeta 