December 2016 – The Wandering Eater

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December 23, 2016

Dinner at Tavern 62 by David Burke (NYC)

Tavern 62 is the latest venture (in a familiar space) for Chef David Burke that opened since October 2016. This space was previously Fishtail and..

Manhattan

December 15, 2016

Brunch at Grand Tier Restaurant at the Metropolitan Opera (NYC)

On Sunday, a friend and I had plans to see the Chinese Philharmonic performing at David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center. Since it’s a few..

Manhattan

December 10, 2016

Kreuther Handcrafted Chocolate (NYC)

Chef Gabriel Kreuther and his pastry chef Marc Aumont recently opened a luxury chocolate shop, Kreuther Handcrafted Chocolate, located next door to Chef Kreuther’s proper..

Manhattan

December 10, 2016

Christmas Pastries from Maison Kayser USA

This year for Maison Kayser USA‘s holiday pastries, there’s going to be Bûches de Noël – Bûche Kayser, Bûche Fruit Rouges, Bûche Châtaigne, and Bûche..

December 7, 2016

Paradise at Ritz Carlton Okinawa (Okinawa, Japan)

For the final portion of our visit to Asia, we flew over to Okinawa, Japan. Okinawa feels, in some essence, like what Hawaii is to..

December 6, 2016

Marriott Taipei (Taipei, Taiwan)

The Marriott Taipei is one of the newest luxury hotels in Taipei. The largest complex of its kind in Taipei, the Taipei Marriott Hotel comprises..

December 5, 2016

Amazing Shaved Ice at Ice Monster (Taipei, Taiwan)

Ice Monster is a Taiwanese kakigori (shaved ice) chain. This shop is famous for its mango shaved ice. Although mango and other flavored shaved ice..

recipe

December 5, 2016

Lamb Persillade Savory Hand Pies

When it comes to the holiday season and I’m entertaining my family and friends, it’s a constant feeding, baking/cooking frenzy that I have to get..

December 4, 2016

Great German Fare at Wendell’s Bakery & Bistro (Taipei, Taiwan)

Wendel’s Bakery & Bistro has four locations with Tianmu has an outside beer garden. The location in Da’an and Neihu offer just as much selection..

December 4, 2016

Voodoo Doughnuts Taiwan (Taipei, Taiwan)

Voodoo Doughnuts is the famous Portland-based doughnut shop that has quirky shaped and oddly named doughnuts (like Old Dirty Bastard named after a well known..

December 2, 2016

Best Bubble Tea and Chinese Snacks at Chun Shui Tang 春水堂

Bubble tea shops occupy nearly every corner of Taiwan’s streets. They spread to neighboring countries like Japan, South Korea and China and then to the..