Andrew Adelson Makes Fine Dining Fun at the French Laundry
After taking over the Grand Award–winning wine list during a tough time for restaurants, the head sommelier of the Napa destination is ready to show guests a good time The French Laundry s head sommelier, Andrew Adelson, believes that thoughtful and personal interactions with guests helps them enjoy the experience from the moment they sit down. (David Escalante, Michael Grimm) By Jul 21, 2021
On July 8, 2020, one of the world’s most elite restaurants, the French Laundry, was preparing to reopen its doors after 13 weeks of closure forced by the COVID crisis. So it was quite the day for Andrew Adelson to start his new position as head sommelier of the Grand Award winner in Yountville, Calif.
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San Diego is suing the Grand Del Mar luxury hotel complex in Carmel Valley for nearly $1.5 million in unpaid fees that are allegedly required by the project’s development agreement and a ballot measure that allowed its construction.
The lawsuit, filed April 21, says the city treasurer’s office tried unsuccessfully to collect the money before seeking a legal remedy.
The Newport Beach law firm listed as representing the hotel, the Sitzer Law Group, did not respond Tuesday to requests for comment.
The bulk of the allegedly unpaid fees, $1.1 million, came due Dec. 30 during a pandemic that has created significant financial challenges for nearly every business in San Diego’s tourism industry.
Grand Rose Bowl experience results in husky welcome to California’s most luxurious resort
Michael Patrick Shiels
Shawn Cox left the Wolverines licking their wounds when his undefeated University of Washington Huskie football team beat Michigan 34-14 in the 1992 Rose Bowl and won a share of the national championship. “Desmond Howard had won the Heisman Trophy and we scouted him for three weeks leading into that game. We shut him down,” said Cox who played defensive back. “We ran a very aggressive defense that put eight to nine guys up in the box.”
It was tee boxes Cox, a Seattle native whose mother played college golf, turned his attention to after graduation. When some late-night beers gone-wrong in the Torrey Pines Golf Course cart barn resulted in an immediate job opportunity, Cox found himself in America’s Finest City at the right time and was hired by the venue at which the PGA Tour competes annually and Tiger Woods won eight times - including a U.S. Open victory C