It’s taken a few weeks to get this blog post together but it’s finally here – my annual best of 2012. The first two were unique and fantastic in every way. The next three are the best of Puerto Rico followed by the three best in Las Vegas and finally, the two best casual eats, …
On my last day in New York, I met up with good friend, Brooklyn native and fellow foodie C, who said I couldn’t leave the cit without stopping by Chelsea Market – which houses an enclosed food court with specialized food purveyors including a large Anthroplogie boutique, a Posman Books and a Bowery Kitchens, restaurant supply …
On our second evening in New York, we met up with Chef Z, an friend from the nineties who is the current executive chef at the Conde Nast Cafeteria (where we had breakfast a few days later but that’s another story). She knows her way around the NY culinary scene and chose the restaurant – ABC …
Every year I visit Las Vegas, a new tiny off-the-strip Japanese restaurant opens in the same nondescript Chinatown mall. First was Raku – robatayaki (grilled skewers) and classic Japanese cuisine, then came Monta – classic ramen (noodles) and now, Kabuto – omakase (Japanese for “I’ll leave it to you”) which basically means it’s a surprise meal created by the …
On our last Saturday evening in Miami, I had scheduled for us to have dinner at Pubbelly, one of the Miami beach’s foodie musts. Opened by three friends, two of them Puerto Ricans and one Spanish, this “gastropub” has been the go-to place for both Miami beach residents and visiting foodies. I had heard about the …
The first part of our summer holiday was a weekend in Miami at the Ritz-Carlton South Beach for some more sun, sand and sea. The location is super with direct access to the beach and to Miami’s pedestrian-only Lincoln road with it’s strip of shops, some cheesy and some really cool, and restaurants, some tourist-traps and …
It’s seldom that I stumble on a place that is just perfect in every way and instead of keeping it a secret, I just want to tell everyone about it. I didn’t expect to find a favorite in Anguilla but I was pleasantly surprised with Blanchards Beach Shack – the concept was quaint but well-thought …
Travels with a Gourmet 