Bangkok’s Boat Noodle Alley
I could start a new blog called Thai Food Affair just from my 2 and a half week visit in February. It would be an everlasting blog, filled for all the ages because that’s how much delicious spicy flavorful Thai cuisine I consumed. Instead, I’ll just settle for a few photos of my favorites, starting […]
Le Fooding Mystery Hotel Dinner
Something funky is going down tomorrow night, and I can’t wait. Dinner will be made by a trio of award-winning chefs, in a fancy new hotel room, with people we don’t know.
La Cave à Michel becomes La Cave à Taku
“Pop-ups, so hot right now, pop-ups.” -Hansel When a little bird told me that Chef Taku Sekine from Dersou would be Taku-ing it up on Sunday at La Cave à Michel, it became evident that this would be Priority One for Sunday afternoon. After spending a significant amount of time moving around my busy Sunday […]
Dersou: Best new opening of the year
Note: Previous head chef Taku Sekine tragically took his life in September 2020. Dersou continues, with a new head chef with its creative tasting menus and cocktail pairings. See Dersou’s website for updated pricing, hours, and menus. Dersou won the award at Omnivore Food Festival for the best opening of the year, which made it […]
En Rang D’Oignons: An evening with Paris chefs & the foods they can’t resist
Raphaële Marchal, grand foodista from French food blog En Rang d’Oignons, hosted a mother of an event on Monday night. The theme was based around the favorite guilty pleasures (péchés mignons, or “cute sins”) that Paris chefs just can’t resist, and we got to try them all. From eclairs to biscotti to Eric Ospital ham, […]
The Omnivore Paris Food Festival & Omnivorious Party
Omnivore Paris on the Omnivore World Tour 2015 Omnivore, the food festival 100% young cuisine, celebrated it’s 10th year this year. As usual, it was 3 full days of demonstrations by chefs and producers from around the globe.
Thailand Travels: Thai Markets & Dumplings for Days
Wang Lang Market, Bangkok If you just want to wander from stall to stall trying delicious-looking things regardless of whether you can decipher what they are, then Wang Lang Market is the place to be. How about a 90 year old grandma serving up her hand-made dumplings? I need to go back to Bangkok before […]
Paris Popup’s Spin the Bottle Series
After a year of nomadic restaurant-eering around the world, The Paris Popup has returned to the Motherland, albeit temporarily, to bring their wining and dining skills back to Paris. Laura Vidal & Harry Cummins, who met while working at cult classic Frenchie, pack a punch with their sommelier/chef union. In December, I randomly ran into […]
Les Foodingues Pop-Up at Cream
Paris Pop-ups are poppin’ up everywhere. For the past three weeks, they have become a staple in my weekly dining rotation. First Les Endimanches, followed by Les Foodingues last Sunday, and then The Paris Pop-Up this week. Relatively new in the pop-up game, Les Foodingues hosted their event “Sticky Fingers” at the new coffee shop, […]
Secret Wine Society at the World’s Best Restaurant
El Celler de Can Roca Part 1 was all about having dinner at the #1 Restaurant in the World. Now it’s story time, and what made for the best ending to a meal we had to wait a year for… If they could guarantee the experience we ended up having, then they would stay #1 […]