The Whet Palette Productions September 2026

by The Whet Palette Productions: Blog & Podcast

The Whet Palette Society: SUPPLEMENTS, Knife Edge & What’s Next

Kato Los Angeles: The Best Dinner I Had This Year

Some restaurants impress me. Some I admire. Some I leave thinking, yes, that was very, very good. And then there are the dangerous ones. The restaurants that follow me home, whose dishes randomly pop into my head weeks later. The ones that make me start plotting a return before I have even finished digesting the […]

What to Know About the South Florida Restaurants Featured on KNIFE EDGE: Chasing Michelin Stars Season 2

UPDATE: The South Florida cast celebrates 10.07.2026 UPDATE: Plot twist…I made the cut! There’s a familiar face among COTOA’s VIP guests. That would be me! After months of keeping this experience under wraps, it was surreal to finally watch the episode. And stay tuned. The South Florida story isn’t over yet. 09.25.2026 After being completely […]

S5 E79 The Spin, the Buzz & the Bullsh*t: BCPR’s Larry Carrino on Restaurant PR

Public relations is one of those jobs everyone thinks they understand. Send a press release. Invite some influencers. Get the restaurant into a magazine. Secure a few awards. Voilà, publicity. Yeah. No. For this episode, I sat down with Larry Carrino, president of Brustman Carrino Public Relations, whose career in hospitality PR spans more than […]

BECOMING THE WHET PALETTE: The life, detours, and dinners that got me here

A little reintroduction felt overdue. Some of you have been here since I started The Whet Palette in 2013. Some found me somewhere along the way, and some of you are brand new here. You may know the restaurants, the podcast, the wine, the travel, and my slightly obsessive relationship with MICHELIN, but you probably […]