Aug 2018
The Tasting Counter: Cambridge fine dining.
With one night in the Boston area on our agenda, we reached out to fellow DINKs Lexi and Matt to see if a) they wanted to meet up and b) what their recommendations were. After a…
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Aug 2018
Tresind Revisited.
When I first started this blog back in 2016, Tresind was one of the first 'big' fine dining experiences I had in Dubai ( read my original review, here ). I was struck by the…
Aug 2018
Parkside District: Local food done right.
As you might have come to realize, Atlanta is a relatively big city. My parents live in the same house where I grew up which is 'OTP,' that is, Outside the Perimeter, a local…
Aug 2018
Empire State South, a filling breakfast.
Empire State South is an institution that has long been on my list of places to visit in Atlanta. Chef Hugh Atcheson is involved with an old Athens favorite (Five & Ten), but…
Aug 2018
Brunswick Eatery, Bar & Terrace: When refurbs work.
I visited Brunswick (I will use this shortened version of the name, as not to confuse between the new and old ones, also, I'm just lazy) nearish to when it originally opened, and…
Aug 2018
The Optimist, the sad case of ordering incorrectly.
While we were home, Hubs and I spent a day with our niece and nephew at TopGolf , which, for the record, is an entirely excellent way to spend a morning (and if I could franchise…
Aug 2018
Weekend links.
It's been a spell, hasn't it? We've been home, come back, and I've hit the ground running. We also had to say goodbye to our cat of nearly twenty years , Nubbins (read more about…
Aug 2018
The Ledbury** London: A lovely long lunch.
When planning our recent vacation, realizing we would have a few hours in London, I knew I had to get my priorities straight, starting with where to eat. As I polled various…
Aug 2018
Eventide Oyster Co.: Worth waiting for.
After a very disappointing visit to next door Hugo's (who have the same owners), we stopped the following evening at Eventide Oyster Co. , one of the premiere and most well-known…
Jul 2018
My Top Dishes of July 2018.
Admittedly, July has more or less blown away any other month in 2018. I can't eat like this every month, but it's certainly been fun. Many difficult decisions, but here's what…