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Hello Beautiful! I am a Jaguar inside
I love a fine automobile- and when Mr Vikram Singh, General Manager of Taj www.tajhotels.com told me that their ( www.tata.com ) corporation purchased Jaguar and Land Rover- I HAD to see more. We were invited to the launch of the all new XJ www.jaguar.com - Thursday Night at British Motor Cars on Van Ness San Francisco. w… Continue

Lissa Doumani and Hiro Sone, the dynamic couple behind Much Loved (and highly rated) Terra in St Helena Napa Valley - are celebrating the Fifth Spring of Ame in the St. Regis, San Francisco. New on their menu is non other than Orlando Pagan, one of the brighter stars on the San Francisco culinary scene. Don't let his bright smile and cal… Continue

Mr Vikram Singh, General Manager of Taj, the Campton Place www.tajhotels.com played host to a celebriatti including members of the press to showcase the newly refurbished "Quigley Suite" a three bedroom New York style apartment overlooking Union Square. In true Taj style, the guests were treated to cocktails from stylish Sky and Fever Tree, and sampled the hors d'oeuvre menu created for the most famous of guests. In conjunction with the party, Mr Singh host… Continue

I scream, you scream, we all scream
MAHALO
This week- I was invited by Jim Barraco to the always fresh Sub Zero Show
room in Burlingame. If you are in the mood to update your kitchen- this
is a great place to visit for ideas- and for demonstrations of the
products themselves.
** but make an appointment first!
www.subzero.com 1755 Rollins Road Burlingame, CA 94010 (650) 240-3000

This event included Celebrity Che

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Daniel Boulud once told us
"when I interview a chef for my kitchen, I ask him to cook a chicken".

I didn't quite understand this notion until two spectacular meals just a
week apart.  One, the most elegant and perfect; the other rustic and
satisfying - still perfect- but in it's own way.

Coi and Cane Rosso

Daniel Patterson, Exe

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