Moscow’s restaurant scene is still growing and the other group responsible for this is Ginza Project. Hot on the heels of the Novikov restaurant group, Ginza project currently manages forty restaurants including the franchise for Paul. Williams (or as the Russians call it – Uilliams) is located in Patriarshiy Prudy (Patriarch’s Pond), which was made …
Cafe Pushkin is housed in a newly built mansion just off Pushkin square which has successfully recreated a Russian aristocrat’s home from the 1800’s from the wood panelling to the heavy furniture, the chandeliers and the candlelit tables, the plaster moldings on the ceilings and even the waiters dressed in period outfits making it feel …
I’m playing catch up as I’ve abandoned my blog for months now since we moved to Singapore and have just had several hours straight to sit down at my desk to blog. Although we went back to Bali in January of this year for a long weekend (haven’t been since we left in March 2012), …
One of the first weekend brunches we tried in Singapore was at The Knolls in the Capella hotel. Located right beside the terraced pools of the hotel, The Knolls is open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner and brunch on Sundays. Brunch is a gastronomic affair with a large seafood buffet (fresh oysters, king …
Our last trip in 2013 before our move to Singapore was to Buenos Aires to visit family. It was the tail end of winter in the Southern hemisphere and although the sun was shining on most days, it was still chilly so we lucked out on a nearby cafe which was two blocks away from …
On our second day in Washington DC, we did a short tour with my friend Lyra who drove us around the Capitol and showed us the monuments on the Mall. We started out at Arlington then to the Lincoln Memorial before heading off to brunch right by the IMF. Brunch was at the packed Founding …
Sometime in May, my 11-year old and I spent a long weekend in New York, just the two of us on a rare mother and son trip. The last time he was there was when he was four years old so I promised him some touristy things like a visit to the the Top of …
Travels with a Gourmet 