

the_maestro
- Jun 21
- 4 min
Eeva – Philadelphia, PA
Eater has been doing a pretty cool "Best New Restaurants in America" list of late, and since I found myself with a car and no real...
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the_maestro
- Jun 18
- 5 min
The best lobster roll in Maine, Part 2
Once I'd dropped off my friend's new Bernedoodle puppy in Boston and enjoyed some culinary offerings in one of my favorite cities in the...
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the_maestro
- Jun 12
- 8 min
A day tasting wine in the Finger Lakes
I made the probably silly but still fun decision to help out some friends by picking up their freshly-adopted Bernedoodle puppy in...
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the_maestro
- May 19
- 20 min
A journey down Kentucky's Bourbon Trail
Planning to coop myself up at Mom's in Iowa for much of the summer while I plot my next move meant that I needed to drive myself and my...
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the_maestro
- May 17
- 3 min
Eat Like the Maestro in Asheville
I'm on the cusp of bidding "adieu" to Charlotte for good but have many fond memories of the Queen City, particularly its many green...
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the_maestro
- May 7
- 7 min
Sushi|Bar at Scratch – Los Angeles, CA
Y'all already know the Maestro's first item on his to-do list when visiting Los Angeles––eat sushi. Because of LA's proximity to the...
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the_maestro
- May 5
- 10 min
Sonoma County and an Exercise in Wine Adjectives
People rightfully make fun of the highfalutin nature of descriptors for wine that wineries, critics, tasting room staff, sommeliers,...
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the_maestro
- May 1
- 4 min
Pacific Cocktail Haven – San Francisco, CA
Just over a year ago a fire claimed the original location of Pacific Cocktail Haven, perhaps the most important cocktail bar to open in...
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the_maestro
- Apr 29
- 7 min
Immi at Turntable/Lord Stanley – San Francisco, CA
Many restaurants made dramatic changes to their operations as a consequence of the pandemic. Lord Stanley, a one-Michelin-starred...
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the_maestro
- Apr 20
- 5 min
Pizza on Two Coasts – L'Industrie and Cheese Board
A little curveball today celebrating Spring Break Round 2 visits to two spots producing some of the best pizza in the country––one from...
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