A culinary experience is oft not relegated solely to the ingredients and how their flavors blend together. How a meal lands on the palate can …
Imagine a blind wine tasting where you must decipher a Spanish blend of Xarel-lo and Macabeu, then determine that the next glass is a Garganel…
EDIBLE: Monterey County’s wine lounge rise continues briskly with the debut of Bakai.
A balding man in his late 50s sits down to a table set with perfectly polished Riedel Cristal glass that costs more than $40 (before any wine goes in it). Ceiling lights point down onto the center of the table. He takes off his cashmere blazer and hands it to the waiting host…