The bliss and burden of living above your restaurant. August 2014, San Francisco magazine.

John Laird and a supergroup of coffee buffs are launching a coffee empire in Berkeley. Handlebar mustaches need not apply. December 2014, San Francisco magazine.

Bucking the typical beer-buff profile, 29-year-old Nicole Erny is the first woman and youngest person ever to achieve the title of Master Cicerone, certified beer expert. May 2013, O Magazine.

We asked the city's ten top beer sellers to recommend their ten favorite brews of the summer. June 27, New York magazine.

Yup, that's a real human skull in the fridge. Plus eight other watering holes' most storied possessions. May 23, 2011, New York magazine.

With the new East River ferry service, the city's water-transit universe is complete. Here, a hop-on, hop-off guide to the most entertaining ports of call. June 27, 2011, New York magazine.