All Cities: Pure Fire


Red's House chef-owner Christopher Russell.

Part Four: No Happy Ending

It’s 1:13 a.m., and there is a half-empty glass of a Duckhorn Three Palms 2017 Merlot to my left. This…

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Red's House chef-owner Christopher Russell.

Part Three: The Moon & Stars

I maxed out my credit cards and ate through my savings on hotels, sublets, and Airbnbs, as I wondered if…

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Christopher Russell with his mother, Sharon.

Part Two: A Return to Authenticity

As my flight rocketed into the sky and I dug my fingernails into the armrests, I felt a shift as…

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Red's House chef-owner Christopher Russell.

San Francisco

Part One: The Three Percent

  This is Part One of “Pure Fire,” a four-part series by Christopher Russell, the chef-owner of Red’s House, a…

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