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    Eeva – Philadelphia, PA
    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 best lobster roll in Maine, Part 2
    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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    A day tasting wine in the Finger Lakes
    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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    A journey down Kentucky's Bourbon Trail
    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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    Eat Like the Maestro in Asheville
    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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    Sushi|Bar at Scratch – Los Angeles, CA
    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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    Sonoma County and an Exercise in Wine Adjectives
    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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    Pacific Cocktail Haven – San Francisco, CA
    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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    Immi at Turntable/Lord Stanley – San Francisco, CA
    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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    Pizza on Two Coasts – L'Industrie and Cheese Board
    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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    Los Angeles River Wine Company at Red Hook Winery – Brooklyn, NY
    the_maestro
    • Apr 18
    • 5 min

    Los Angeles River Wine Company at Red Hook Winery – Brooklyn, NY

    Deep in a vague suburb of London between Hackney and Islington on a chilly and dark fall evening, the Maestro approached a cozy...
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    Eat Like the Maestro in Boston
    the_maestro
    • Apr 9
    • 3 min

    Eat Like the Maestro in Boston

    Oooo kiddos––it's been a busy time in the Maestro's life, and I have a backlog of blogs that resembles a California freeway at 4pm. So...
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    Wine Tasting in Texas Hill Country
    the_maestro
    • Mar 18
    • 9 min

    Wine Tasting in Texas Hill Country

    The first time I was even aware that wine was made in Texas, I was in the Austin airport at Vino Volo searching for a flight of wine to...
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    Sushi Note – Los Angeles, CA
    the_maestro
    • Mar 4
    • 6 min

    Sushi Note – Los Angeles, CA

    If I'm in LA, I'm in the best sushi city in the United States. And that means I am almost certainly seeking out a new omakase to sample....
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    Usu-Zan by SingleThread at Blue Sky Ranch – Wanship, UT
    the_maestro
    • Feb 26
    • 11 min

    Usu-Zan by SingleThread at Blue Sky Ranch – Wanship, UT

    It was a frigid evening and I was about three cocktails deep when a well-agorithmed article found its way to my feed––"SingleThread...
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    Provisions + Dented Brick Distilling – Salt Lake City, UT
    the_maestro
    • Feb 3
    • 5 min

    Provisions + Dented Brick Distilling – Salt Lake City, UT

    Provisions reliably serves some of the best food in Salt Lake City. When Lugano, the previous occupant of the space, closed some ten or...
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    The Chef in Charlotte – Bolognese
    the_maestro
    • Jan 25
    • 5 min

    The Chef in Charlotte – Bolognese

    I am lucky to have family nearby––if I'm ever feeling lonesome in Charlotte or need a change of pace, it's an easy 90 minute drive up to...
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    The Chef in Charlotte – Soup Billi-Bi
    the_maestro
    • Jan 16
    • 8 min

    The Chef in Charlotte – Soup Billi-Bi

    I excitedly watched the weekend weather forecast for the Charlotte metro area develop over the past week––a massive winter storm was set...
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    The quiet perniciousness of cashless restaurants
    the_maestro
    • Jan 12
    • 8 min

    The quiet perniciousness of cashless restaurants

    The pandemic has upended much of our lives, and the hospitality industry is one of the primary victims. In the process, many restaurants,...
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    The 2021 Variant of the Big Drunk Gay Awards
    the_maestro
    • Dec 31, 2021
    • 9 min

    The 2021 Variant of the Big Drunk Gay Awards

    Perhaps it was the sense of impending doom resulting from waking up every day in this pandemic, now again in a terrible phase, that...
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