Jon and I had to turn in our passports this month to change our visa status (just in case either of us gets fired, we don’t want to be deported), so for all of March, we couldn’t leave the country. As consolation for not being able to travel (and taking advantage of the recent good [...]
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Maze Restaurant, Mayfair
Posted in Everyday in London, London Eating, tagged Gordon Ramsay, Grosvenor Square, London restaurants, Mayfair, Maze Restaurant, Michelin-starred on March 24, 2009 | 14 Comments »
A month ago, Jon and I had dinner at Maze. Because it was Jon’s choice, I didn’t get a say in the matter, or else I’m pretty sure I would’ve nixed the suggestion (though hindsight is 20/20, I know). First, although Maze has its own entrance off of Grosvenor Square (and wow, the US Embassy [...]
Fuente de la Acena and El Molino de Palacios, Spain
Posted in Spain, Travel, tagged BlogSherpa, Penafiel, Ribera del Duero, Spain on March 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
For this post, my last on the Ribera del Duero wine region, I wanted to talk about restaurants. There are lots of places in the region that serve traditional food (i.e., roast suckling pig and roast suckling lamb), but in hopes of something more updated, we tried two more upscale places I’d read about: the [...]
Visiting Vineyards in the Ribera del Duero, Spain
Posted in Spain, Travel, tagged Arzuaga Navarro, BlogSherpa, Castrillo de Duero, Cepa 21, Emilio Moro, Pesquera de Duero, Quintanilla de Onesimo, Ribera del Duero, Vina Mayor on March 12, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Rioja is everywhere. But where-oh-where can you buy or drink Ribera del Duero wines? After spending a few days exploring the vineyards around the towns of Castrillo de Duero, Pesquera de Duero, Quintanilla de Onesimo and Penafiel, I think it’s a both a shame and a benefit that the Ribera hasn’t made the same maketing [...]
Mayor de Migueloa and Marques de Riscal, Laguardia, Spain
Posted in Spain, Travel, tagged BlogSherpa, Elciego, Frank Gehry, Laguardia, Marques de Riscal, Mayor de Migueloa, Ribera del Duero, rioja, Spain on March 6, 2009 | 12 Comments »
So generally, I’m a planner kind of person. Especially for holidays abroad. Yet somehow I overlooked how much a “daytrip” from the Ribera del Duero to Rioja was – how shall we say – ambitious. I mean, a simple google map search (now) reveals it’s a 227 km (140-mile) drive between Penafiel and Laguardia. Apparently, [...]
Restaurante Jose Maria, Segovia, Spain
Posted in Spain, Travel, tagged BlogSherpa, cochinillo, lechazo, Madrid, Meson Jose Maria, Restaurante Jose Maria, Ribera del Duero, Segovia, Spain on March 1, 2009 | 15 Comments »
Our one wine-free day during our Ribera del Duero trip last week was when we flew into Madrid and hopped on the AVE train to meet our friends Colleen and Mike in Segovia. We spent a day there to eat a long lunch and do a little sightseeing before driving to Castrillo de Duero, our [...]
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