What a first weekend of May ahead for everyone. It seems like just yesterday I was living in France and spent this first weekend of May dancing around a maypole in Eching, Germany, just outside Munich (this was too many years ago now to count). Millions across the U.S. and Europe will be dancing aroundContinue reading “Plat du Jour Friday May 3, 2013: 5 Menus for Cinco de Mayo”
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A Slide Show To Help You Prepare for Cinco de Mayo
Here is a terrific look at eight regional Mexican cuisines in a Zagat Blog slideshow from Linnea Covington. We’ll be quizzing you on where tortas ahorgadas originated. Tomorrow Trev’s Bistro will present five different menus for the big holiday on Sunday. One of them surely will be the right fit for you. And yes, you’reContinue reading “A Slide Show To Help You Prepare for Cinco de Mayo”
Plat du Jour Monday April 29, 2013: The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Announced
And the winner is…El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Spain. After three years atop the world, Noma in Copenhagen flip-flopped today with last year’s runner-up, after the San Pellegrino and Restaurant Magazine World’s 50 Best Restaurants were revealed in London. The world’s new best restaurant lived in the shadow of fellow Basque region stalwartContinue reading “Plat du Jour Monday April 29, 2013: The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Announced”
Plat du Jour Thursday April 25, 2013: The “Other Top 100 Restaurants of the World” List
The Foodie Top 100 Restaurants: Worldwide were unveiled this morning. Wait, hold on. I thought they were supposed to be unveiled on Monday in London? Yes, that is correct. The World’s Top 50 Restaurants (that really is a list of the top 100 restaurants) presented by San Pellegrino and Restaurant Magazine will be announced onContinue reading “Plat du Jour Thursday April 25, 2013: The “Other Top 100 Restaurants of the World” List”
Guatemalan Cuisine: In Search of Pepian
During my week traveling around Guatemala this past winter, I couldn’t escape the awe-inspiring natural beauty this Central American country presents no shortage of. The almost crayon- colored blue water of Lago de Atitlan in the country’s west with its handsome twin volcano backdrop mesmerized me for my two hours on the lake. It wasContinue reading “Guatemalan Cuisine: In Search of Pepian”
My Neighborhood: Burgers and Craft Beers in Claremont, CA
Editor’s Note: This article begins a series of hyper-local neighborhood dining guides called “My Neighborhood.” Our goal is to find the spirit of what truly are the dining destinations within the important social fabric of a neighborhood. Each neighborhood’s dining story is unique and engaging. We’re hoping at the same time to uncover some undiscoveredContinue reading “My Neighborhood: Burgers and Craft Beers in Claremont, CA”
Plat du Jour: Tuesday April 16, 2013: How Do You Like Your Espresso & Major League Diets
On this spring Tuesday afternoon, we’ll give you an espresso jolt with this excellent and very thorough comparison of “Third Wave” espresso with the classic Italian espresso, courtesy of Erin Meister at Serious Eats. Yours truly is a classic “Third Wave” coffee drinker, consuming one of these types of espressos each afternoon (or many moreContinue reading “Plat du Jour: Tuesday April 16, 2013: How Do You Like Your Espresso & Major League Diets”
What’s in a Name? That Which We Call a Restaurant?
Shakespeare and restaurants? Wherefore art thou going for dinner Romeo? Usually when we consider Shakespeare and dining, we think of going to the corner pub for a pint of bitter hard cider, or Falstaffian feasts, as in, “To finish a dish at Montreal’s Au Pied de Cochon, you must have a Falstaffian appetite.” I’m noContinue reading “What’s in a Name? That Which We Call a Restaurant?”
Plat du Jour Monday April 8, 2013: Remembering Two Icons, MLB Dining, and Louisville vs Ann Arbor, In Basketball and Dining
Happy NCAA Basketball National Championship Monday, always one of the most “un-Monday feeling” Mondays of the year. Hopefully tomorrow doesn’t deliver a delayed case of the Mondays. In just a few moments, the Louisville Cardinals and the Michigan Wolverines will tip-off the Championship Game from the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. With the 2013 baseball seasonContinue reading “Plat du Jour Monday April 8, 2013: Remembering Two Icons, MLB Dining, and Louisville vs Ann Arbor, In Basketball and Dining”
Plat du Jour Friday April 5, 2013: Would You Like To Make A Reservation For Your Reservation?
A few weeks have passed since the restaurant world’s hot button issue du jour revolved around the supposed “tyranny” of tasting menus, where the writer Corby Kummer accused chefs in the February Vanity Fair of killing the liberty in the ¡a la carte restaurant experience. It was an intriguing accusation and one many diners understood.Continue reading “Plat du Jour Friday April 5, 2013: Would You Like To Make A Reservation For Your Reservation?”
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