Ever see a restaurant in a movie and immediately decide that you *have* to eat there some day? That’s exactly what Will and I have always thought about Le Grand Colbert from the Diane Keaton-Jack Nicholson rom-com Something’s Gotta Give. Call it effective product placement, genius marketing or blindly trusting [...]
There’s been no shortage of flowery valentines written to the City of Light over the years, but I can’t resist adding one of my own to the mix. For instance, where else in the world can you enjoy the flakiest croissant you’ve ever encountered with the faintest smear of sweet [...]
It’s no secret that airplane food isn’t all that exciting, so Will and I decided rather than choosing between so-so chicken or pasta that we’d opt for White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Clif bars instead. While delicious and very filling, one can only have so many Clif bars before you’re desperately [...]
After picking up our bags and snapping the obligatory shot of the city’s gigantic welcome sign, the first thing you notice about Amsterdam are all the bikes. They’re everywhere, and when I say everywhere I’m talking every nook and cranny. They’re clustered together in a big metallic heap by all [...]
Despite the slightly peevish look on my face (for the record, I look downright goofy when I smile in pictures, so I usually opt for grumpy or somber instead), this is the look of two very sleepy but happy travelers who arrived in Frankfurt, Germany a month ago. Yes, I’ve [...]
All of my favorite culinary newsletters and magazines have officially proclaimed September “prime oyster season,” and that statement would normally elicit nothing more than a disinterested shrug from yours truly. Despite the repeated claims of chefs who’ve declared oysters the food of lovers, I could never really get excited about [...]
No disrespect to Boston, the king of clam chowder (or more accurately, chowda), but this bowl from Hog Island Oyster in Napa pretty much changed my life a couple of weeks ago. I liked it so much, in fact, that when we visited San Francisco’s Ferry Building, I had to [...]
I always love spending time in NYC and with such a limited amount of it, I hit the ground running once I got settled into my hotel. This is a view from the 36th floor, by the way. I stood on the couch (barefoot, of course) and got some pretty [...]
I’ve always been a sucker for a good travel memoir, and since Ann Mah’s Mastering the Art of French Eating involved Paris, Provence and the like and the country’s most celebrated cuisine including crepes, cassoulet and all matters of cheese, well, it was practically a no-brainer. Even if I’d just [...]
When I was a kid, there was nothing better than a banana split or a peanut buster parfait from good ol’ Dairy Queen. What can I say? I was a girl with simple tastes. So imagine my surprise when I ordered a banana split to share with the hubby in [...]
