“Distinctive. Contemporary. Ingredients from around the world blended with the finest produce from local farmers. Executive Chef Sidney Schutte will take you on a vibrant culinary journey.” While I’ve been super fortunate to tick off some of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list in […]
On average, I travel to about five countries a year (some I’ve visited previously, and others are new). In most of these cases, I will be in one city for multiple nights. With so many options and categories of places to stay, how do I […]
Sydney is a city ubiquitous with a range of hotels, from well-recognized brands to smaller properties, and just about everything in between. For the start of our trip, we booked into the Langham Sydney, a boutique property with under 100 keys. With the street closures […]
To finish our trip in Australia, I had been looking forward to our stay at The Old Clare Hotel in Sydney. Located near the central train station (less than 5 minutes walking distance) and just at the top of stylish Kensington Street, not to mention […]
Wow — it’s been an exhausting month! In the midst of trying to get caught up from June, showing my sister around town, finishing a book, traveling to Amsterdam, and finalizing the details of updating this website, I did manage to eat a few things. […]
It should come as no surprise that this venue has come highly recommended to me for ages. Almost every person who’s visited Abu Dhabi has asked me, “But have you been to Catch?” Well, now, I am delighted to say I have finally joined the […]
Bagatelle has been on my ‘really need to dine there’ list for well over a year. Photos of the interior have looked amazing, and it always seems to be a venue that ‘vibes’ (and I really need to make some attempt to define what this concept means to […]
Hey there and thanks for bearing with me while I get my website fully migrated to its new platform! Sorry if a few posts have gone missing, but hopefully they’ll turn up soon (and have not been permanently misplaced). Technology! (*shakes fists like an old […]
Towards the end of a nearly 3-week trip, I’m not going to lie, I was feeling lazy about my food selection process. While I had a lengthy list of restaurants to explore in Sydney, in the end, our last night in Australia was spent literally […]
