Next to seeing so many close friends and family in the Bay Area, I was very excited to stuff my face with as much Cal-Mex as humanly possible over 72 hours. Jon and I were lucky to have so many local experts in the area to indulge us, so though we had to move around [...]
Archive for September, 2007
Cal-Mex in the Bay Area
Posted in America, Travel, tagged Agua fresca, brunch at Somerset, California, Cancun Taqueria, eating in San Francisco, Pancho Villa Taqueria, Puerto Allegre Taqueria, taquerias in the Bay Area on September 30, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Redd Restaurant in Napa
Posted in America, Travel, tagged California, Napa, Redd, Yountville on September 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’m just back from the Bay Area! Jon and I were there for a long weekend for our friend Maura’s wedding, and after spending an excruciatingly-boring 12 hours on a BA flight from LHR (the on-demand system broke down – tragedy!), we arrived to bright sunshine and mild, breezy weather in San Francisco. On Friday, [...]
Ping Pong serves dim sum. Obviously.
Posted in Everyday in London, London Eating, tagged dim sum in London, London restaurants, Oxford Street, Ping Pong on September 19, 2007 | 3 Comments »
My friend Val organized an outing for dim sum last weekend, and when she told me that we were headed to a restaurant called Ping Pong, I had to admit that I had doubts. It’s the name. Ping Pong. Not even table tennis players like it when you refer to their sport that way, so [...]
Brighton: Not for Me
Posted in Everyday in London, Travel, tagged Bill's Produce, Brighton, brunch, chocolate, London Daytrips on September 14, 2007 | 18 Comments »
Before going to Brighton this past weekend, I knew only that (1) it’s a seaside resort popular with London daytrippers since the 1800s, and (2) these days, Brighton is known for a happening nightlife and cool gay scene. For some reason, I thought the happening nightlife/gay scene rep would mean the city was super-cool and [...]
The Eagle Gastropub: Where it All Began
Posted in Everyday in London, London Eating, tagged Clerkenwell restaurants, Eagle gastropub, Exmouth Market, London gastropubs, London restaurants on September 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
When my stateside friends visit London, I usually assume that as much as I love Huong Viet, my friends have not come to Blighty to say they ate Vietnamese food. Instead, I end up suggesting we eat gastropub food and Indian food, which are two types of eating that I think are uniquely plentiful in [...]
Paul A. Young Chocolates in Islington
Posted in Everyday in London, Islington, London Eating, tagged Angel, Camden Passage, chocolate in London, Islington, Paul Young on September 6, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Somehow I managed to live in Islington for several months before I realized that hidden away just off of busy, somewhat chain-fied Upper Street is Camden Passage, a series of pretty, pedestrianized walkways lined with small (read: non-chain), charming shops. Paul A. Young Fine Chocolates is one of these shops. London being a great world [...]
Burritos in Islington: Mucho Mas
Posted in Everyday in London, Islington, London Eating, tagged Angel, Burritos, Cal-Mex, Islington, London restaurants, Mexican in London on September 4, 2007 | 8 Comments »
Last night, Jon and I were on our way to grab some Turkish food on Upper Street, the main street in our neighborhood. Just the usual weeknight laziness about cooking. We stopped dead in our tracks when we spotted Mucho Mas. A burrito/taco joint. In our ‘hood. Holy cow. It seems at least two other [...]
Wales: Tintern Abbey
Posted in Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Travel, tagged Cistercian, Tintern Abbey, Wales on September 3, 2007 | 3 Comments »
On our last day in Wales, Jon and I debated whether to stay in Cardiff and check out the Cardiff Castle or drive about 20 miles east to see Tintern Abbey. Jon settled the matter when he said: “If it’s good enough for Wordsworth, it’s good enough for us.” For those of you wondering what [...]
Wales: Gower Peninsula
Posted in Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Travel, tagged Gower Peninsula, Mumbles, Rhossili, Wales, Worm's Head on September 2, 2007 | 2 Comments »
As the U.S. celebrates Labor Day this weekend, I think about the summer getaways to cool, crisp New England beaches that I miss very much. But then I think about how much our trip to Wales’s Gower Peninsula last weekend felt like a trip to Maine or Cape Cod. And finally the light has come [...]
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