Jon and I are in SoCal right now, and although I’m an East Coast girl, I must confess I’m enjoying the sea and sun around these parts. And I’ve definitely been loving all the great Cal-Mex food. Our fave Mexican fix so far has been at the divey Tacos Por Favor, which is just a [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Tacos Por Favor, Santa Monica, CA
Posted in America, tagged Agua fresca, BlogSherpa, California, huevos rancheros, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Tacos, Tacos Por Favor, USA on August 28, 2009 | 13 Comments »
Caphe House, London Bridge
Posted in Everyday in London, London Eating, tagged banh mi, BlogSherpa, Caphe House, England, London, London Bridge, Vietnamese in London on August 23, 2009 | 16 Comments »
Last Friday, Jon and I had tickets to see Romeo & Juliet at the Globe (and obviously, Jon was very excited, because what man doesn’t love R&J?). And because the show started at 7:30 pm, the challenge was finding a quick, tasty, nearby place to eat dinner. (Much as I love the South Bank, it’s [...]
Four Years in London (and Three Years of Blogging)
Posted in Everyday in London, Travel on August 20, 2009 | 8 Comments »
On 21 August 2005, Jon and I moved to London thinking we’d be here for two years. But we loved this city so much that we’re still here, four years later. I started this blog on our first Londoniversary, mostly as a way to spare my friends and family a never-ending stream of emails about [...]
Princi, Soho
Posted in Everyday in London, London Eating, tagged BlogSherpa, England, Italian in London, London, London restaurants, Princi, Soho on August 18, 2009 | 13 Comments »
I’ve been on a theater kick lately (the second half of Arcadia is a stand-out, by the way), and one of the major challenges associated with theater-going is finding a place to eat that’s quick, tasty and near the theater. So I finally got around to trying Princi, the Alan Yau-backed London branch of a [...]
Murano Restaurant, Mayfair (revisited)
Posted in Everyday in London, London Eating, tagged Angela Hartnett, Gordon Ramsay, Italian in London, London restaurants, Mayfair, Michelin-starred, Murano, Murano restaurant, pistachio souffle on August 13, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Last December, I tried Murano’s £25 lunch menu, which was outstanding value. I knew I’d be back, but as a testament to how slow I am to put words into action, I didn’t return until just last week. In the meantime, Murano picked up a Michelin star in January this year, and I can see [...]
Loire Valley Restaurants (Part 2 of 2)
Posted in France, Travel, tagged Amboise, Amboise restaurants, BlogSherpa, Chaumont-sur-Loire, Contres, France, L'Alliance, La botte d'Asperges, La Chanceliere, Le Pavillon des Lys, The Loire on August 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »
In my last post, I described Loire Valley dinners in Chartres, Blois and Bracieux. In this post, I include notes on our meals in Contres, Chaumont-sur-Loire and Amboise. CONTRES From Cheverny castle, it was a 10 km cycle ride through shady, quiet park land to reach La Rabouillere, which was one of the best B&Bs [...]
Loire Valley Restaurants (Part 1 of 2)
Posted in France, Travel, tagged BlogSherpa, Blois, Bracieux, Chambord, Chartres, Cheverny, France, Le Madrigal, Loire restaurants, Michelin-starred, Rendez-vous des gourmets, Rendez-vous des Pecheurs, The Loire, Villesavin on August 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I spent weeks scouring French and English-language newspapers and sites, trying to find good recs on where to eat while cycling in the Loire Valley. Most sources were outdated (i.e., more than three years old). Chowhound, SlowTrav, eGullet, Lonely Planet, google blog searches . . . all my usual on-line sources let me down, and [...]
Restaurant Le Cambodge, Paris
Posted in France, Paris, tagged 10th arrondissement, BlogSherpa, Canal St.-Martin, France, Paris, Paris restaurants, Restaurant Le Cambodge on August 3, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Jon and I started our Loire Valley cycling trip by taking the Eurostar to Paris last weekend. In fact, we set off for Chartres just as the Tour de France pulled into town. Predicting that we had a full week of French-only food options ahead of us, we wanted to avoid eating French food while [...]
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