So, I thought it might be fun to make a ‘hype’ video of sorts for my little blog.  Let me know what you think!  (Its permanent home will be on the ‘Work With Me’ tab.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYzZoFT7ZSo  

A very busy second week of the year.  I’m holding (mostly) to my resolutions.  How about you? 8 U.S. Hotels With Mind-Blowing Room Service Menus (via AFAR) Dress Code for power lunching at the Four Seasons, New York how to dress for lunch (via NYT) National […]

It is no secret I have always wanted to stay at the Chedi Muscat.  However, because I am fortunate enough to have a friend work (and share great rates) at the Al Bustan Palace, in this trip to Muscat, it was only for dinner that […]

More to share. Say what? McDonald’s is getting Michelin chefs to sign off on burgers.  I like Mackers on limited occasions (hangover breakfast, anyone?), but this is an interesting move. (via Mashable) The Most Overpriced Items on the Menu, According to Chefs (via Thrillist) Your […]

Given we were in Reykjavik for a week, Hubs and I treated ourselves to not one, but two nice meals (to be fair there are a number of other great restaurants we didn’t even get to).  While both were wonderful and represented all that Iceland […]

Full disclosure, I have a lot of fond memories of this place.  It is where Hubs was a bartender for a year or two and where we had our wedding reception many years ago (bonus – the owner let us ‘rent’ the property for nothing!).  While […]

For another one of our dinners in Amsterdam this summer, I took the advice of a fellow food blogger and searched for one of the Indonesian restaurants in the city.  Kantjil & de Tijger came up in a search (and was well reviewed).  And as […]

To end our recent time in Amsterdam on a high note, I debated a few restaurants (including a return trip to Bridges, which I’ll cover in a later post), but ultimately decided on Vinkeles (and yes, I’m also dying to stay at the hotel it […]

When sending off a colleague earlier this week, we asked her where she wanted to go and she only had two requests: Hakkasan or Zuma.  Either is a fine choice, but I think Zuma was ultimately the better selection for a group (for reasons I’ll […]