For the most part, when I want an out-of the box dining experience, I end up with a spectacle of flame eaters or samurai cooks, resulting in a high-stress meal. While they do have their own charm, sometimes we all seek a little relaxation. Enter: the Napa Valley Wine Tours … Read more
Can you ever really say “that’s the best steak I’ve ever had”? After sampling Chef Dave Jones’ Grilled Filet of New York with grilled onions, a sherry-green peppercorn sauce and marrow butter you most certainly can! Offered at Log Haven, Margo Provost’s idyllic dining destination in Salt Lake City, you’ll … Read more
*With contributions by Lucille Sitra The Westin Diplomat’s expansive Hollywood, Florida resort and spa isn’t just a destination for luxury and business travelers. It’s also one of Southern Florida’s most impressive dining locations. With no less than seven unique restaurants, you won’t even have to leave the resort to satisfy … Read more
You’re in New York or Chicago. You want to take advantage of the famed nightlife, go out for a couple of drinks and pass out on the bed of your gorgeous hotel. You’re staying at the James, ideally located in downtown Chicago or NYC’S Soho. How about skipping the going … Read more
“The first and greatest of necessities is food, which is the condition of life and existence.” ~ Plato Plato’s, located in the Aspen Meadow’s Resort, immediately transports guests to a relaxed and calmer state of mind, perfectly appropriate in this hotel for ‘higher thinking.’ Exactly what does that mean? Well, … Read more
Gleaming cafe lamps anchor the white table-clothed tables at Cafe des Amis and an alto sax and tinkling piano in the background signal the jazz age feel of the place. Is it another night in Paris? No, just trendy Union Street in San Francisco. Such is the nature of our … Read more
The Hotel Jerome has been a mainstay in Aspen for over 100 years. By the 1890s, thanks to the invention of the Pullman Sleeping Car, Aspen had developed into a burgeoning destination for touring socialites, stage performers and politicians. Founded in 1889, the Hotel Jerome was one of the first … Read more
If you’re a beer lover, you’ll love Fort Collins. Every day is Oktoberfest. The northern Colorado city’s on the cutting edge of the hand-crafted beer industry. According to David Edgar, former director of the Boulder based Brewers Association, it’s been there almost since the beginning. In Colorado, that was the … Read more
Have you ever thought about owning your own brand of wine? Michael Evans has and believe me he’s not alone. Michael, an American entrepreneur and former political consultant, is founder and president of The Vines of Mendoza, situated in the heart of Argentina’s wine region. Michael was so moved by … Read more
I landed in Saigon a few minutes past midnight exhausted and wired but excited to be in Vietnam, a country that had occupied my imagination for decades. I’d had just enough time at Narita airport to pick up a liter of Yamazaki Single Malt 12 year old Japanese whiskey, my … Read more
Opening the Blade The famous Blade Sushi is back at the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach. The restaurant closed about a year ago, but it’s back in full swing. It now shares the large dining room with Vida, a classy American restaurant with a “modern brasserie menu,” but it definitely asserts … Read more
A popular image that comes to mind when one imagines the Greeks Isles is one of white- washed houses with bright sea-blue shutters, white sand beaches peppered with tiny fishing boats and caressed by the waves of the turquoise waters that envelope them. In the case of the Greek … Read more
Everything about Brazil is sexy from the music to the beach scene to Carnaval. In this lively country even the food is sensuous especially if the food is Brazilian comfort food with a twist. That is the first surprise at the trend setting Rio restaurant Miam Miam. Here, classic dishes … Read more
On the island of Puerto Rico where most restaurants serve up tasty local dishes of Mofongo, Arroz con Pollo and Tostones, its nice when something new arrives to tantalize the taste buds of the locals (and tourists). Such is the case of Marmalade in Old San Juan. Located in the … Read more
There’s something wonderfully peculiar about Jsix restaurant in Downtown San Diego. It borders two distinct areas, the trendy East Village and the historic Gaslamp Quarter. Its décor includes a backlit bar, flower castings on the ceiling and fezzes on the dining room wall. The menu spotlights coastal California cuisine … Read more