A Categories Restaurants travel March 2, 2024 Amazing Dinner with Views at Ulus 29 Restaurant (Istanbul, Turkey) Ulus 29 could easily end up in any shortlist of “Istanbul’s Most Amazing Restaurants With a View”. Located on lush slopes of a city park..
D Categories Restaurants travel December 31, 2023 Dinner at Serica Restaurant, The Bank Hotel Istanbul Dinner at Serica Restaurant is an interesting take of what Turkish cuisine with creative global influences to modernize the food. Don’t worry, the food is..
T Categories Hotels travel December 29, 2023 The Bank Hotel Istanbul, Turkey I finally made it to Istanbul, Turkey. This trip was supposed to happen back in May 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic spread like wildfire and..
A Categories Italy travel September 30, 2023 Amazing Voyage with Holland America Line’s Nieuw Statendam I had my first voyage or cruise trip ever with Holland America Line. They graciously invited me for a 7-day cruise in late April 2023...
L Categories European-based Restaurants Italy Rome travel May 30, 2023 Lunch with a Stunning View at Il Giardino at Hotel Eden (Rome, Italy) It has been about 6 years since I’ve dined at Hotel Eden’s Il Giardino except then I had apertivo at their handsome bar. This particular..
E Categories European-based Restaurants Italy Restaurants Rome travel May 30, 2023 Elegant Dinner at Ristorante Moma (Rome, Italy; 1* Michelin) Last month, I went on a 7-day cruise with Holland America (if you have checked out my Instagram, you might have seen some images and..
C Categories Hotels Lisbon Portugal April 19, 2023 Comfortable Stay at Lumen Hotel Lisbon A friend and I visited Lisbon back in November and for a few nights we stayed at Lumen Hotel. We’ve decided to stay there because..
A Categories Manhattan Restaurants US-based Restaurants February 5, 2023 Austrian-French Lunch at Koloman (NYC) I have taken a rare weekday lunch to indulge since usually work gets in my way. I’ve met up with a friend and dined at..
A Categories Hotels travel January 4, 2023 Atemporal – A Dreamy Boutique Hotel (Lima, Peru) When I visited Lima, Peru for the first time in October 2022, I was astonished by the beauty of the city as my Uber driver..
D Categories Manhattan Restaurants US-based Restaurants August 7, 2022 Dinner at 53 (NYC) 53 is a new restaurant is interestingly by the Altamarea Group. Yes, we’re talking about the group who owns and operates the excellent fine dining..
V Categories Restaurants US-based Restaurants July 4, 2022 Vibrant Flavors at Boutros (Brooklyn, NY) To be honest, I don’t schlep (meaning, make the long trip over) to Brooklyn Heights unless it’s worth it. What appealed to me to head..
D Categories Uncategorized June 20, 2022 Dinner at Baar Baar (NYC) I’ve been aware of Baar Baar for the past couple of years since there’s been a trend of modern Indian restaurants opening in New York..
B Categories Restaurants US-based Restaurants June 16, 2022 Brunch at Celestine (Brooklyn, NY) I had invited a few friends to brunch at Celestine, a Mediterranean restaurant in Dumbo, with the hopes of seeing the glorious view of Brooklyn..
R Categories Manhattan Restaurants US-based Restaurants June 12, 2022 RedFarm and Decoy (West Village, NYC) Ed Schoenfeld and his partner, the talented Hong Kong chef Joe Ng has a “farm style” market-driven Chinese cooking here as they do at the..
S Categories Manhattan Restaurants US-based Restaurants June 12, 2022 Shmoné (NYC) Shmoné is owned by Eyal Shani who owns the Miznon chain and HaSalon in Midtown. This Israeli restaurant on 8th Street, has a menu that changes..