Let me continue with the eating adventures we had on my recent trip to California. I took you through the first 24 hours. Now let me tell you about some old favorites and some new discoveries. (By the way, the lovely creature featured at the top is from our favorite...
It's another snowy day in New England and I find myself wishing I was back in Southern California as I was a few weeks ago. In spite of our friends' apologies for the "bad" weather, those of us from the East Coast were loving the warm 60-degree temperatures and not...
Update 2021: Sadly both Ming's Chinese Restaurant and Raging Crab are no longer in business. I can't believe it's nearly the end of January and this is my first post of the year. I got back from my holiday vacations at home in Hawaii and got thrown into the thick of...
I love wandering through markets. While in London on this last trip, my friends read about the Columbia Road Flower Market, a market only open on Sundays and an easy walk from our hotel. Having a morning open before we caught our afternoon flights, this was the...
I recently returned from a short trip to London. I lived there on a study abroad in college, many, many moons ago, and have felt a close connection to that city ever since. I like to go back when I can and have a running list of places to visit, surprisingly (or not...
After long winters of snow and cold followed by a barely-there spring, summer is a welcome sight. In New England that means bring on the sun, the warmth, and the summer clam shacks and dairy barns. Several years ago a friend introduced me to Woodman's in Essex. It's...
Exploring the city's fabulous food trucks Boston, New York, LA, Honolulu, Fort Worth - I've visited food trucks in all these cities and had some amazing meals. But I haven't experienced a food truck culture like the one in Austin. Last year before we left for SXSW I...
Austin is a great food town. I've been there a few times and I never feel that I have enough time. I was in Austin last month for SXSW Interactive. It's one of the times when I can mix business with pleasure. La Condesa Let's start with one of our favorite places - La...
Update 2022: Sadly, my favorite restaurant 3660 on the Rise closed. Update 2021: Sadly, Li'l Soul Cafe is no longer in business. I'm back in Hawaii, my one and only true home. After recent events it's great to be in a place where I can hug the ones I love whenever I...
Visiting the Fort Worth Food Park Last weekend I flew down to Fort Worth to attend the wedding of my foodie soul mate (whom I talked about in an earlier post) and his lovely bride. Not surprisingly, my visit included some delicious things to eat. On the first day I...
In some earlier posts I talked about our trip to the UK this past spring and I thought I'd go back and share one of the highlights of the trip. It was the first time to Scotland for a couple of us and we found a fantastic way to explore the city, a walking tour...
The time to not visit Boston is on or around September 1st. It's when all the yearly apartment leases turn over and when the more than 250,000 students flood back into the city for a new school year. Around that time, if I can possibly arrange it, I'm far,...
Last Christmas a friend gave me Yotam Ottolenghi's cookbook, Plenty. I'd never heard of the chef or his restaurants but I couldn't wait to try the recipes, especially the one on the cover - Eggplant with buttermilk sauce. In researching for our UK trip I looked...
There are many reasons why I travel. First and foremost to be with friends and family that I love. Secondly to see or do new things, have adventures. But after that I'm there for the food - high brow, street food, local fast food, I want it all. Earlier this year I...