On our last morning in Laguna beach we stopped by for a quick breakfast at Cafe Zinc, the other breakfast place on Ocean Avenue, right before the more than four-hour drive back to Las Vegas. With three locations in Orange County, this place is loved by the locals and is usually always packed for breakfast. …
I had heard about Antonio’s from many friends and read about the many foodies and blogger’s memorable meals here plus my mom hasn’t stopped raving about Antonio’s ever since they opened in Tagaytay several years ago. Last year when I was home for a week, she really wanted to take me there for lunch but …
Our first morning in Sydney and we were up very early from the jet lag as usual. We had asked about the nearest bills the night before and were told that there was one not far from the hotel in Darlinghurst. bills is an Australian institution as with the popularity of his cookbooks, Bill Granger, …
On one of those clear, sunny days Bali is known for, a friend and I drove up to Ubud for the day to see a few of my favorite shops – a tiny roadside spot in Batubulan where handmade quilted bed covers and pillow covers are displayed, Marcello and Michi at Gaya Ceramics for beautiful, …
Our last dinner in Paris was at a restaurant in the quiet 14th arrondissement that has been getting good reviews ever since it opened a few years ago. We tried to go on our last trip to Paris in January but ended up canceling because we were too cold and lazy to travel all the way to …
Thursday was supposed to be our shopping day and initially, all we had scheduled was lunch with Tonger at his favorite foie gras place in Paris. Plans were changed at the last minute on Wednesday though since my son called to let us know that he had his last football game of the season (and …
A friend invited my mom and I to spend Wednesday afternoon in her quartier (area) for some serious retail therapy. Rosemary Rodriguez who is the creative director of Thierry Mugler, had several vente-privée invites to the fashion boutiques nearby. It was a pity then that we had to cancel our afternoon rendez-vous to allow my mom to take a …
Travels with a Gourmet 