RAÓ: A PROFOUND DINING EXPERIENCE

Our first night in Barcelona, we dove right into the cuisine of Catalunya.

Food Porn, Red Wine, Wine Menu, Wine Pairing, Swank, TravelJAKE STANFORDJuly 2, 2019#MoodWine, #Spain Comment

THE PERFECT GUEST WINE

What kind of wine should you bring to a wine lover’s home when you get a dinner invite?

LEBANESE DELIGHT

Our favorite red wine? It's hard to do better than this.

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WHERE TO DINE OUT IN PALM SPRINGS

Want to know where LOCAL FOODIES and wine lovers eat in Palm Springs? You’ve come to the right place.

MANHATTAN STORE WINDOWS

Style and swank (and yes, naked unabashed capitalism)—these dueling window displays in Manhattan's Upper East side we found dazzling last December. Wish we could visit again this year to see what these amazing artists have done this year!

WHAT TO PICK?

See what an upscale Spanish-themed wine lsit looks like, and how to navigate it.

In our ongoing series on how to select wine from a wine menu in a restaurant, here’s the sumptuous wine list from El Five in Denver. I wrote about the ambiance, the Spanish-styled food menu, and my gin and tonic here.

Please realize, I’m less interested in evaluating the menu than I am in detailing how I pick what I pick.

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SPANISH DELIGHT

Check out this amazing Spanish-themed restaurant in Denver!

Swank, Food Porn, Travel, Wine PairingJAKE STANFORDOctober 13, 2018#MoodWine, #ElFive, #SpanishWine, #Spain, #FoodpornComment

9/11 REMEMBRANCE

In remembrance of the 9/11 terrorist attacks 17 years ago today, here is my architectural photography of Freedom Tower and Ground Zero last winter. The mood was quiet and somber.