A meal without wine is like a day without sunshine. – Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin BUDAPEST, HUNGARY Day Two …and we said, “Let there be wine!” On the morning of our second day in Budapest, we awoke with renewed energy and were ready to conquer our second favorite thing after finding delicious food – it was … More You Won’t Go Hungry in Hungary! Day Two
Architecture in general is frozen music. – Friedrich von Schelling BUDAPEST, HUNGARY July 18 – 22, 2012 Budapest in 10: Romantic Wine Divided city Goulash Danube Ruin bars Wordly Castles Paprika Architectural paradise The honeymoon continues… Arrival Day After a very long day on the train from Prague to Budapest we finally arrive to our hotel. … More You Won’t Go Hungry in Hungary! Day One
To be tempted and indulged by the city’s most brilliant chefs, it’s the dream of every one of us in love with food. – Gael Greene LE DEGUSTATION BOHEME BOURGOISE – Prague, Czech Republic I can’t begin to explain the excitement I felt when Jonathan, my fiancé at the time, told me he had made … More Le Degustation Boheme Bourgoise ~ Edible Art In Prague
The Beer Prayer Our lager, Which art in barrels, Hallowed be thy drink. Thy will be drunk, (I will be drunk), At home as it is in the tavern. Give us this day our foamy head, And forgive us our spillage, As we forgive those who spill against us. And lead us not to incarceration, … More Na Zdraví! Czech Out the Beer
El hambre es el mejor salsa. Hunger is the best sauce. – Miguel Cervantes ROCKAWAY TACO – Rockaway Beach, NY Let’s just say I could have done a bit better at acquiring directions…but my head and belly was telling me one thing only – TAKE ME TO TACO! After an early morning at the gym … More Take Me To Taco ~ Rockaway Taco
One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well. – Virginia Woolf PORTEÑO – Chelsea, NYC Foodie paradise. Yes, that’s all I really need to say but I will indulge. Dining well is exactly what one will do at Porteño. This charming little restaurant will make you feel at ease and gives such a sense of … More A Charming Restaurant to Nourish Your Soul ~ Foodie Paradise
Nha Trang One – Chinatown, NYC After a soulful bowl of steaming pho and an iced coffee to cool me off at Nha Trang in Chinatown, I am no longer reluctant to say that Vietnamese is one of my favorite cuisines. Before this visit, I simply liked a good noodle soup and the fresh quality of ingredients … More Vietnamese Cuisine ~ a rise to the top
Nathan’s Famous: Jonathan goes for the chili cheese dog and a corona…me, just a corona A little soft serve to lift our mood after the freak show at Denny’s Ice Cream next door…Jonathan steals a bite of mine – notice he’s not offering me his cone, actions of a true sweet addict! Mango on a … More Coney Island: Memorial Day 2012 (A day in photographs)
BOULEY – Tribeca, New York City When you leave a restaurant with the sommelier’s business card you know you have had an incredible meal…and wine to boot! Don’t be shy – state what you like in a wine and let their genious do the work. Thank you, Michael Peltier, for your attention to detail and … More To Bouley or not to Bouley…Bouley please
Traveling on an Empty Stomach 