Coi, Cyrus, French Laundry, Manresa among best Bay Area restaurants
Other favorites making the list, each with three stars, include Michael Chiarello's relatively new Bottega in Napa, Nancy Oakes' Boulevard in San Francisco.
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Wine Pick: 2009 Ramian Estate “Parlay – The Bookmaker”
"We are what we repeatedly do"
Inside Oenotri, best new Italian restaurant in U.S. (video)
Oh, quick tip: ask for the Guanciale. Watch this SI TV segment to find out why.
In Photos: James Cameron’s solo deep dive
Temperature at the ocean floor was 36F and the pressure outside Deepsea Challenger was several thousand pounds per square inch.
FAA takes fresh look at 20-year ban on devices (Fly the iPad Friendly Skies)
One passenger recently asked me, "Hey! The pilots are using iPads! We can't we?!"
Girlfriend Getaway: For great southern food head to Louisville, KY
Even though it’s no where near an ocean, Louisville gets shipped some of the freshest seafood from all over the world, which translates to top…
Wine Events: Rutherford wineries to hold spring passport tasting
Participating wineries: Alpha Omega, Beaulieu, Conn Creek , Honig, J. Moss, Peju Province, Piña Napa Valley, Raymond, St. Supery, and more.
Baby Hummingbirds (video)
A mom and her two baby hummingbirds in a nest in Loreto Bay. Shot with a Canon EOS 60D DSLR camera and 18-200mm lens.
Crazy Baja Living: Installing house numbers (Photos)
Tradition says you put your lot number on your Loreto Bay casa yourself. Good karma follows good mortar.
Hummingbird Nest with Eggs (in Photos)
Sure enough, when I brought the 60D back inside, there was a layer of dirt all over the casing, on the lens. A momentary bit…