Food & Dining
Slice: The Oceanaire Seafood Room
The bar inside the new incarnation of The Oceanaire Seafood Room is packed. The room swirls with neon blue reflecting off mirrored chandeliers. The room as described by the General Manager, Jake Uttich is going [...]
Sugar & Spice: Pink Chic
Pink-Chic: adj: 1. Stylish and attention grabbing while making an entrance; ex. “Her entrance pink- chic, guests lusted after her style, her glance…” And what an entrance it was. This fall, new restaurant Rosa Mexicano made [...]
Slice: Corner Table
There’s a near-mythical sweet spot that only some restaurants exist in. That perfect combination of exquisite food and seamless service that creates a wholly satiating experience. So seldom is the balance perfect that I can [...]
Making Sweet Love: St. Croix Chocolate Company
There should be some ancient historical bond that connects chocolate with lovers. But the old world was only introduced to chocolate through the voyages of Christopher Columbus and Hernando Cortez, who was granted his first [...]
Valentine Dining
Nothing makes the long, cold winter nights pass more quickly than when the heart-felt home fires are fully stoked. Valentine’s Day is a perfect evening to spend tucked into a quiet corner, stealing admiring gazes, [...]
Slice: Trends for 2012
While most people have been hanging up new calendars and sweeping up the end of the pine needles, I’ve been hounding our favorite chefs and mixologists to find out just what they have on tap [...]
Truffle Hunt with Bret Bannon: Stay at Julia Child’s Home in France
Program We are excited to be considering offering a Winter Truffle Hunt in 2012. Details are currently being finalized. The following are tentative details. For dates and availability, please e-mail bretbannon@bretstable.com (This e-mail address is being [...]
Off the Eaten Path – My Favorite Year
I traditionally focus on one restaurant in my column. However, my editor and I agreed that it might be appropriate for both the season and the times if I were to instead take a look [...]
Off the Eaten Path: The Amsterdam Bar & Hall
The Amsterdam Bar & Hall draws thematic inspiration from its namesake city, complete with Dutch spirits, traditional pub fare, and a triple X logo, which mimics the city’s flag. And, somewhat like the former colonial [...]
Skirting the Issues: My Achilles’ Heel
I walked up to the bar and caught the eye of the bartender, a fifty something man sporting a graying beard and receding hairline. “A Chardonnay, please,” I said, smiling. I was wearing an age-appropriate [...]
