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Amador County: Imperial Hotel
There aren't too many times I have a chance of fine dining at a haunted hotel, but when it comes, I need to take it. We were directed to the Imperial Hotel in Amador City as one of the nicer locations close by. The Imperial…
Amador County: The Other…Other Wine Country
When my wife asked where I was taking her for her birthday, I wanted to do something special and romantic. We've done Miami, New York, San Francisco, so I was really pondering the next trip. Then it hit me: Let's go drinking! Yes, wine country…
Lisbon – San Francisco Sister City
I look out the plane window and I see this beautiful terra-cotta red roof landscape ordering the Mediterranean Ocean and I think, “Wow, Lisbon?” As the plane lands, I realize I know nothing about Lisbon. I’ve read nothing about Lisbon. And I have no idea…
Happy Hour – The Upper West
One of the rising stars of the LA cuisine scene, The Upper West opened in 2010 and quickly became a local favorite. A couple years later, Nick Shipp, the executive chef from Pete’s Café in downtown LA, came over and provided a menu that is…
