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 …
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 …
DEAN & DELUCA On our first morning, we headed off to Fifth Avenue for some much-needed retail therapy and to take advantage of the end-of-summer sales. We headed straight for a quick breakfast at the centrally-located Dean and De Luca in Rockefeller Center. This is a classic NY deli/cafe where one can be assured of …
I did a girl’s holiday with my friend T in New York a few weeks back and on our first evening we booked an early table at the newly-opened Hakkasan. Although they got slammed by the NY Times, we decided to give it a go as we had fond memories of our last girl’s holiday …
Brunch is the one of the highlights of the expat weekend. In every place I’ve lived, there has always been one particular place that we end up spending almost every Saturday and/or Sunday morning in. These places are all unique and as far as I know, none of them are franchises. Lots of different places …
Travels with a Gourmet 