I often shy away from Cuban food, even in Miami where it is plentiful. Why? I spent a lot of time working with loads of people who insisted on going out for Cuban food for lunch. We went to places where everything was loaded with some sort of pig product, […]
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I had the opportunity to tour the Carnival Imagination on Monday. Why? It is helpful for me, as a travel agent, to see as many ships as possible. After all, I book a whole lot of cruises. Holding over 2,000 passengers, this ship has something for everyone.
The food truck trend is sweeping the nation. Is it a good one? I think so. Granted, most of the time when I go out to eat I want to sit down and have some type of table service. I often need a steady supply of iced tea and I […]
I hadn’t been to Michael’s in several years. Last weekend, I had a hankering for some fondue, so off we went. Michael’s is best known for being a steak house, having long waits and being a little annoying about seating you sans reservation. Last Sunday night I did not make […]
B.O.’s Fish Wagon is a Key West institution. Buddy Owen has owned the place seemingly forever. B.O.’s is an open air shack. It is a more permanent version of the now-popular food truck.
I have been telling you about some summer specials going on here for a while now, but this one takes the cake. Grand Cafe is offering locals (sorry, visitors, we have to have a few perks for suffering through the summer heat.) 50% off during the month of September. Everything. […]
Charming, independently owned restaurants, with good food and service are not abundant in Washington, DC suburbs, particularly Reston. Last weekend, while visiting, we found ourselves at Passionfish in the Reston Town Center. It is part of a mini-chain of various restaurants in the Washington area owned by the same restaurant […]
Have you ever gone to a new city and not been able to decide where to eat? Have you ever had that problem at home? A new company, Miami Culinary Tours solves that very problem. They take tourists and locals alike on a two and a half hour culinary adventure through […]
I just don’t get valet parking, unless you can’t walk or it is pouring rain. 100% of the time I will choose to self-park, however. Why? A) I don’t want to pay you to park my car when I am perfectly capable of walking all the way from the parking […]
We make our way up to the dessert room at Bern’s. To call it a room is a bit of a misnomer. In fact, it is a big space with many individual wooden-enclosed booths, complete with doors. Weird is an understatement. It is, however, unique.