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Vii: Monday Sushi Night in Dubai (Or, the story of locating the correct elevator).

Vii: Monday Sushi Night in Dubai (Or, the story of locating the correct elevator).

Although I was not entirely recovered from the week of Bangkok feasting, I had previously booked a visit to the Conrad’s Vii terrace and lounge prior to my trip and decided to honor the reservation, because honestly, when am I ever going to pass up sushi? Honestly, I […]

My Top Dishes of February 2017.

Wow wow wow! What a month. I’m not even sure really where to get started, but I’ll try my best (especially since I am epically behind on posting coverage of my trip to Thailand). In a month full of insane competition, but in no particular […]

Issaya Siamese Club, #21 Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants.

Issaya Siamese Club, #21 Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants.

It took until day four during my trip to Thailand to actually enjoy Thai food. I was supposed to go to #5 ranked Nahm, but a wretched food poisoning attack sidelined me from going (and I never get sick like that). Therefore, coming off of a […]

Issaya Siamese Club, #21 Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants.

Issaya Siamese Club, #21 Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants.

It took until day four during my trip to Thailand to actually enjoy Thai food.  I was supposed to go to #5 ranked Nahm, but a wretched food poisoning attack sidelined me from going (and I never get sick like that).  Therefore, coming off of a […]

W Bangkok: Most comfortable beds in the world.

W Bangkok: Most comfortable beds in the world.

The W brand has a special place in my heart.  On a cool night in January at the W Doha, the idea for Room 702 came to me (of course, that was because I couldn’t sleep because we were placed over a DJ spinning nothing […]

Weekend links.

Greetings from the gorgeous Siam hotel in sunny Bangkok. I’ll be posting about this fabulous location soon! Two of my loves, book pairings for every flavor of Ben & Jerry’s. (Reminds me of a certain protagonist I know). Ever wanted to know where your favorite […]

Not quite Fergalicious, but Meatlicious.

Not quite Fergalicious, but Meatlicious.

Winding through the busy streets of Bangkok, our Uber driver turned down a quiet road and dropped us off at what he thought was a grocery store.  Fortunately for us, it was one of Gaggan‘s restaurants, Meatlicious (led by Chef Jorge, who spent a good […]

La Normandie, Mandarin Oriental Bangkok: Four Hands Lunch.

La Normandie, Mandarin Oriental Bangkok: Four Hands Lunch.

In my perpetual ‘cool by association’ friendship with Zoe, while she was attending meetings with the World’s 50 Best team, I decided to seek out a nice lunch for my first meal in Bangkok. Fortunately, I didn’t have to look far. The Fine Dining Lovers association […]

Weekend links.

A steady week catching up on everything and I managed to finally (!) finish the first draft of a novel I’ve been hard at work at since December (if YA steampunk is your thing, feel free to contact me for a copy for you to […]