Get a load of this: the world’s first underwater restaurant located at the Conrad Maldives Rangali Resort in Maldives. The Maldives are a tiny set of islands many hundred miles off the coast of Sri Lanka. The swanky resort, that spans across two Maldive islands also houses a 5 million dollar restaurant built 16.5 [...] [...more]
The NY Times’ Pete Wells reports in yesterday’s Diner’s Journal that SoHo’s newest Frenchy French La Cave des Fondus will be faithful to its Parisian counterpart. That means they’ll have a super unique bottle service. That’s right, La Cave des Fondus will serve its house wines and brews via baby bottle. The service began [...] [...more]
This sweet potato casserole is a dream come true for three reasons: - It’s not crazy candy sweet, not covered with marshmallows or candied pecans or honey. Don’t get me wrong, marshmallow topped side dishes have never steered me wrong, but sometimes it’s nice to have an unadulterated but perfectly spiced sweet potato [...] [...more]
Everyone’s a food critic, even 12 year old David Fishman of New York City. On a recent night, when his parents were out of town, young Fishman was told that he could go out and pick himself up some takeout for dinner. Instead of going down to the usual Middle Eastern spot, Fishman headed [...] [...more]
I seem to have lost my way when it comes to the bar scene in Los Angeles. When I decide to meet friends out for a drink and a bite, not only do I have to deal with cross town traffic, but parking battles, and overly crowded and noisy venues. It’s enough to make this [...] [...more]
I hope your ready for more cupcake shops in the world. Today, September 23rd, Sprinkles Cupcakes opens in the Standford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, California. The bakery that sells red velvet, chai latte and dark chocolate banana cupcakes to crowds of people waiting in long lines is taking their act to the Bay Area. [...] [...more]
It would seem that Los Angeles is mostly filled with three things: aspiring actors, Starbucks and sushi restaurants. This weekend I try to avoid the actors and the Starbucks, but date night this weekend will definitely be a sushi date. There are endless sushi Los Angeles sushi options. For me, it all comes [...] [...more]
I thought I had lost my chance at the 2008 summer fair season. I hadn’t made it to one single fair this summer. That means no pie contests, no Ferris Wheels, no displays of farm animals, and sadly, no fried Snickers bars. I certainly counted my lucky stars when I found out that the [...] [...more]
There are several things I miss about living in Seattle. The beautiful, constant green. There’s water literally everywhere, surrounding the city and falling from the sky. The countless bakeries that I could always stop into for tea and cookies. Now to that list I can add Skillet. Imagine ordering your lunch [...] [...more]
Surfas Restaurant Supply and Gourmet Market is easily one of my favorite places in Los Angeles. I could roam their seemingly endless aisles of sprinkles, flours and saute pans for hours. I could happily spend a good portion of my day and an even greater portion of my bank account at Surfas. Surfas has been [...] [...more]
