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Central – Lima, Peru
When I posted my first food photos from Lima to my Instagram story, a friend of mine who is a fellow lover of food and works in the...
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the_maestro
- Jul 31, 2021
- 6 min
Contra – New York, NY
Instagram has figured out that most of my life is food/wine, airplanes, music, and cute guys. The algorithms are precise, y'all! Though,...
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the_maestro
- Jul 24, 2021
- 6 min
Fulgurances Laundromat with Victoria Blamey – New York, NY
So I think I might have had COVID at the tail end of my trip to Peru. I am vaccinated. I tested negative. I had a nagging, mild cough and...
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the_maestro
- Jul 22, 2021
- 3 min
Fonta Flora Brewery and Singlewyde Pizza at Whippoorwill Farm – Nebo, NC
North Carolina is the land of beer. I have five breweries within a five minute walk of my apartment. Charlotte has dozens in its city...
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the_maestro
- Jul 17, 2021
- 9 min
Maido – Lima, Peru
Our weeklong visit to Lima was to culminate in two blockbuster meals at the two places seen as the very best restaurants in the city, two...
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the_maestro
- Jul 5, 2021
- 14 min
Our Culinary Adventure in Lima
Lima, Peru, a vibrant city of nearly ten million people, has earned a reputation as one of the culinary epicenters of the Americas, if...
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the_maestro
- Jun 29, 2021
- 3 min
Cote – Miami, FL
Miami, Miami, you've got style! And killer food! Deep in the Design District of the Magic City is an outpost of Michelin-starred Korean...
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the_maestro
- Jun 27, 2021
- 5 min
The Culinary Delights of Seattle
Seattle is one of the best food cities in the US, if not the world! The combination of the incredible local seafood and west coast...
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the_maestro
- Jun 9, 2021
- 4 min
Caucho – Cedar Rapids, IA
If I told you the best margarita I'd ever had was at a restaurant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, you would certainly accuse me of at least some...
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the_maestro
- Jun 7, 2021
- 12 min
Chef Jorge Vallejo in Residence at Stone Barns – Pocantico Hills, NY
"What do Americans eat when they eat out for dinner? That’s the question that inspired us as we designed Season Two of Chef in Residence....
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the_maestro
- Jun 2, 2021
- 4 min
Cobble Hill (2) – Cedar Rapids, IA
Cobble Hill was the restaurant that started my blogging journey. I'll never forget when I found Cobble Hill. Mom moved to Cedar Rapids...
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the_maestro
- May 22, 2021
- 14 min
Atelier Crenn – San Francisco, CA
When I was a budding foodie, I often turned to the Michelin Guide to figure out where to dine whenever I traveled hither or thither. It...
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the_maestro
- May 19, 2021
- 4 min
Takashi – Salt Lake City, UT
It's hard for me to believe I have been blogging for a couple years and have not written up the restaurant that is probably the one place...
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the_maestro
- May 16, 2021
- 16 min
Chef Victoria Blamey in Residence at Stone Barns – Pocantico Hills, NY
"Different cultures inspire me. Colors inspire me. Travel inspires me. That’s what really excited me when I left Chile the first time at...
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the_maestro
- May 9, 2021
- 5 min
Cotogna – San Francisco, CA
I was thrilled to be coming back to San Francisco for my first time in over two years as a little celebration after completing my first...
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the_maestro
- May 6, 2021
- 14 min
Johnny Ortiz in Residence at Stone Barns – Pocantico Hills, NY
“At the other places I worked, it was always about the outcome . . . The ingredients were less the focus than the idea. Here, the...
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the_maestro
- Apr 15, 2021
- 5 min
#TBT: Nami Nori – New York, NY
A post from my trip to New York in early February, the same trip where I got to visit Stone Barns for Chef Shola's residency! Craving...
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the_maestro
- Feb 18, 2021
- 11 min
#tbt: Oriole and Omakase Yume – Chicago, IL
I have been sitting on this blog from an evening in February 2020 for a while, mostly because it seemed kinda crass and tone-deaf to post...
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the_maestro
- Feb 8, 2021
- 17 min
Chef Shola Olunloyo in Residence at Stone Barns – Pocantico Hills, NY
"What we want to eat is, on the hierarchical scale, superior to what we want to do." - Yoruba Proverb I had no intention of being...
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the_maestro
- Jan 9, 2021
- 6 min
The Maestro's Big Drunk Gay Awards – 2020 Dumpster Fire Edition!
I really enjoyed issuing a series of absolutely meaningless "Big Drunk Gay" awards last year, highlighting the very best things I ate,...
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