Category Food
NYC – Saturday in Manhattan
I had a few hours this morning before my train back to DC, so I set out to make the most of a Saturday morning in Manhattan. After a quick breakfast at Dean & Deluca (consisting of orange juice, a banana, and a chocolate chip scone), I headed down to the Union Square farmers market […]
NYC – Danji
After Sleep No More I headed up to Hell’s Kitchen and got on the waiting list for dinner at Danji. This is a tiny Korean restaurant that I’d discovered in the Michelin guide – it’s got one star, the first Korean restaurant to get a star. Amanda and I had tried to go there when […]
NYC – Two more stars chez Soto
After barely a week at home, I’m on the road again. This time to New York. I’m part of the recruiting team that the firm sent to interview students at one of the law schools here. I took the train up this afternoon so that I’d be ready for the interviews first thing in the […]
Barcelona, Day 2 – Dinner at Hisop
If you’re alive and have taste buds, you can’t help loving the food scene in Barcelona. The city has great restaurants — unlike our experience in Paris, we found that even the places where we walked in from the street without further research have been decent. So if the run-of-the-mill places are good, just imagine what the real stars […]
Valencia, Day 2 – Michelin stars with a view
To condole ourselves for having missed out on a Michelin-starred dinner the night before, we made lunch reservations at Vertical. Not only did it have a Michelin star and rave reviews, it was also conveniently located at the top of a swank tower very near the City of Arts and Sciences. By the time we had finished admiring the […]
Valencia, Day 1 – Not quite Michelin
The drive from Granada to Valencia was long, SO LONG!! We left shortly after 2pm and arrived around 8:30pm — by then I was more than ready to be done driving. Not that it wasn’t a fun road trip, as road trips go: We traveled through picturesque countryside, with mountains, valleys and little plaines. Castles […]
Granada – More than just the Alhambra?
We came to Granada to see the Alhambra, and that’s what we did: We got in first thing in the morning, visited until early afternoon, and then left after a quick lunch. Our itinerary didn’t permit a longer stay (not unless we wanted to sacrifice beach time in Barcelona), but we regretted leaving the city […]
Fez, Day 3: What we ate
Breakfast in the riad was the same as before, though with slightly better bread. I explored the honey and the lemon marmalade. I’m going to miss breakfasting in courtards like this I wonder if I could keep a turtle on my balcony… For lunch we returned to the Cafe Clock. It’s conveniently located at one […]
Fez, Day 2: What we ate
Breakfast at the Riad. All the little pots of jam and olives were a welcome expansion on the standard fare we’ve had for the past week. Lunch at Cafe Clock. We picked this British-owned place because it was recommended in all of our guides, and because we wanted a break from traditional Moroccan fare. Finding […]
Fez, Day 1: Dinner amidst the din
You know that saying, “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all”? That’s how I feel right now. We’ve been in Fez for only a few hours and I really miss Marrakesh and the desert. Fez feels much bigger than Marrakesh — the buildings are taller and made of a […]
A More Gentlemanlike Manner 