On our last evening in Tokyo, we ventured out to Shirokane in the southern end of Minato for an early dinner at Yakiniku Jumbo. This yakiniku (grilled meat) restaurant only serves A5 Black Wagyu which is the highest quality of Japanese beef. The place is simply decorated with wooden booths and tables with a built-in grill in the …
After a year in Singapore, we now have a few favorites – Luke’s, for when we’re feeling flush and then there’s the “cheap and cheerful” version of Luke’s – The Market Grill – part of the Unlisted Collection of seven boutique hotels and fourteen restaurants mostly in Singapore but also in London, Shanghai and Sydney. …
I’m on a roll and yesterday and todays’ post are my favorite Singapore restaurants so far (in the almost ten months we’ve been here). Luke’s has been around for some time with its’ original location near hip and happening Club street well-loved by many for the food, the drinks, the ambience and the fact that …
Craving a bit of the city, we left quiet Dorado where we live, for bustling San Juan. A and I took J, our 10-year old along, for dinner at BLT Steak. Originally created in 2004 by French chef Laurent Tourondel (hence the name, Bistro Laurent Tourondel) with his then business partner Jimmy Haber, the BLT …
Scenes from Fervor, clockwise from top left: cutlery chandelier, the bar, signage, red menu. Being back in Buenos Aires is like being back home (my second home, that is) and is always a pleasure to visit even for just a week. On this trip, we had our first Sunday lunch at our all-time favorite parrilla …
After three days of mind-boggling jet lag and a half-day trip to nearby Lee Canyon for our eight year old’s first ski lesson, we decided to check-in at the Wynn for an evening a deux at one of the hotel’s Tower Suites . We were pleasantly surprised to be given a room on the 60th floor …
Here’s another post to continue my summer grill theme. After a weekend of Argentine meat, we went to Marbella’s Mercado Central to buy some seafood and meat. For lunch, we had a typical Andalusian grill of while squid along with a large piece of red tuna from Almadraba. Both were delicious and light enough to …
Travels with a Gourmet 