In a country that has recently become a popular wine producer, there seem to be lots of wine boutiques in Buenos Aires but only a few wine bars. One of them is the recently opened Aldo’s off a nondescript street in the old-style neighborhood of San Telmo. (We went there for dinner on a Saturday …
When a new restaurant opens in Bali, we make it a point to try it right away and see what it’s like. SIP Sunset Grill is the new concept from fun and friendly French sommelier/restaurateur Christian Vanneque of SIP Wine Bar in Seminyak. This time, he has opened a larger restaurant with the usual reasonably-priced …
Tippling Club – menu and details Every time I go to Singapore, even if it’s just for a few days, I make it a point to try a new restaurant. Sometimes it’s fine dining like when I had lunch with a friend at Iggys in April or just fun dining when we splurged on a Japanese …
Another year zoomed by and now it’s the start of a new decade. 2010 was a year of travel for us, not just for holidays (Las Vegas, Singapore, Manila, Miami, BuenosAires, Jogjakarta) but a big move too from Marbella to Bali. Since there were so many places visited, choosing the best of 2010 wasn’t easy …
In every place we’ve lived, we try many new restaurants right away to get to know the local cuisine and usually after about six months, we would have a list of our favorites. Aside from the usual, we also seek out a French bistro for those days when only a proper steak au poivre or …
On Saturday afternoon, we decided to drive around just to get familiar with the area. As we are still living in the hotel while looking for a house, we wanted to see what the local delicatessen had to offer. In nearby Jimbaran, the Gourmet Garage hides behind the busy bypass off a small road, and caters …
After hearing so much about the newly refurbished Mercado San Miguel off Plaza Mayor, I knew that I couldn’t avoid going there and seeing what the fuss was all about. Since its’ construction in 1916, this Beaux Arts iron and glass was always a working market until then over the years, the structure was left …
Travels with a Gourmet 