MISSION CHEESE

Yesterday for Ma Duke's Day, I took the old battle ax out to Mission Cheese for some wine, cheese, spirited convo and more. I absolutely love this little concrete walled spot in SF's Mission for it's stellar cheese pairing list but especially their "market plate". Simply tell the cheese monger what kind of funky goodness you like and he'll serve you up a plate of gooey surprise!
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THE HOPYARD

Going from an on staff editor job in NYC to contributing editor from California has been a fun change and one great thing that came from it was getting a job doing the interiors for a beer and wine bar in Sonoma County. Here are some roughs of The Hopyard, a craft beer bar in Santa Rosa. All the materials were either made on premises or sourced locally. The taps are in so go visit at 1305 Cleveland Ave.  More updates to come!