My wife, Natalie, and I met our friend Pamela (PJ) for lunch one afternoon in Saint Germain (Sixth Arrondissement) at Paris’ best affordable restaurant, Le Comptoir du Relais (9, carrefour de l’Odéon, Paris; 011-33-8-2610-1087.). PJ had rented an apartment in Paris for the month of April and since it was her last few days there, she took us [...]
Website of the Week: Savored.com
September 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
A brilliant new concept where diners can make free online reservations and pay lower prices at fine restaurants during off-peak hours. Savored uses a proprietary technology to search restaurant availability to find you the highest possible discounts in 10 major U.S. cities. Once you find a table, reserve it online for free and enjoy an [...]
Family Vacation with the Guzwalds: Frankfort, Michigan.
September 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
While I would say that I am fairly well traveled, given I have been to over 50 countries to date, there is something about the joy of discovering an unknown place or finding something new in one you sort of know. My addiction to travel is two-fold: 1) I like to avoid my feelings and [...]
L.A.’s First PopUp Picnic: August 25, 2012
August 30, 2012 by 1 Comment
Los Angeles gets its first mass picnic event on August 25th with PopUp Dinner L.A., a contemporary and chic spin on the al fresco classic. Hand Made Events presents this enchanting evening full of gourmet food, dancing, and whimsy inspired by similar events in San Francisco and San Diego that proved to be smashing successes. [...]
Five Memorable Meals on St. Kitts
August 28, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Though surely there is bad food to be had on St. Kitts, I never ate any of it. Here are some gastronomic highlights of my stay on this enchanting island. Right off the Plane After a night and day of airplane and airport food, I arrived at St. Kitts ready for real food and a [...]
Website of the Week: Inviteforabite.com
May 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
One of the worst parts of traveling for business is dining out alone – especially for women. That’s why this new website created by Cressida Howard, of Gloucestershire, England, came up with the idea of a website where women can post invites and make plans to dine together. Men are not allowed because she says [...]
Ken’s House of Pancakes in Hilo, Hawaii
March 10, 2012 by 1 Comment
I just returned from Ken’s for breakfast in Hilo, Hawaii. It’s an old school diner open 24 hours that is popular with both tourists and locals. The trick is to get there early. Yesterday, the line was out the door at 9am. Today at 7am, there wasn’t a wait. The menu is massive so you [...]
Where To Eat In Trinidad
February 7, 2012 by 3 Comments
About a 45-minute drive north of Port of Spain is Maracas Beach. It’s the only beach that I that remotely resembled one of those picturesque Caribbean images you have embedded on your brain. The current is strong so be careful swimming, but the real reason you want to go here is not to hit waves [...]
