Out ’till Tuesday
I’ll be touring Providence, its vecinities and Boston until Tuesday, so there won’t be much activity on mango&lime ’till then. But look out for stories from the road soon. On my culinary itinerary...
View ArticleOn the road: Around New England
Sometimes I feel like I need a vacation to recover from my vacations. I’m back and off to a very slow start (it’s Friday already!). Trip went well, although I never made it to the museum. I mean, I...
View ArticleOne meal in New York
I’m in New York City today and tomorrow. Work, not pleasure, but here’s a chance to have one great meal: Dinner tonight. Not that I’ll be fasting, but the other meals will be provided to me. So I...
View ArticleCasa Mono (New York)
I chose Casa Mono. You know, for my one New York meal. I ditched the daring and picked this self-dubbed Spanish tavern, mainly because we wanted to make our New York night entertaining. Somehow tapas...
View ArticleOn leave…
In New York again until late Saturday so there won’t be much posting for the rest of the week. Be back next week!
View ArticlePretty little things
I’m a sucker for pretty little things. Pretty is subjective, I know, but there are some things that just meet the universal definition. Or maybe it’s just mine. Regardless, they make me feel all giddy...
View ArticleOn the road: Fox & Obel
The more I visit Chicago, the more I like it. I love the people, the parks and flowers, the lake, the architecture … I’m sure it would only take me one winter to hate it, but for now I have nothing...
View ArticleOn the Road: Cova
This weekend I’m visiting my parents in Houston. Typically I don’t travel this much, believe me. But that’s beside the point. Yesterday evening, I invited my parents and my brother to Cova, a wine bar...
View ArticleAnticipating Bouchon
It’s the closest to Thomas Keller I’ll get for now. Bouchon Las Vegas. T-minus three days … Take a peek. tags: Bouchon, Las Vegas, Thomas Keller
View ArticleEating Las Vegas
Checking in from the Las Vegas airport. I’m tired. And not because I partied too hard, no. It’s because I was working, traveling (I hit four airports in one day), sleep deprived and congested. I think...
View ArticleOn the road: Bouchon Las Vegas
This comes a little late I know, but here it is finally. While in Vegas some weeks ago I visited Thomas Keller’s Bouchon. I hadn’t heard of Bouchon until about a month before my trip, when at a wine...
View ArticleOn the road: Glass Wall
My family and celebrated my mom’s 50th birthday in Houston last weekend. Aiming at dining somewhere “different,” I chose Glass Wall restaurant in the Heights, an artsy neighorhood in Houston. I...
View ArticleOn the road: Cartagena’s mangoes
This is what I’ve talked about when I’ve mentioned eating green mango. I’m on vacation in Cartagena, Colombia and here, they sell it in little carts all around town. This man was somewhere on the wall...
View ArticleWill you take me back?
It’s been a long while since my last post. You probably already forgot me. And that’s OK. I hope I’ll win you back. Despite my long absence, food has been and still is very much on my mind. It’s just...
View ArticleGoodbye MenuPages South Florida blog, hello Grub Street? [Updated]
Not too long ago Carolina Bolado, former editor of the MenuPages South Florida blog, confirmed on SFDB that the blog was no more. No real explanation was given. Yesterday, New York magazine’s food...
View ArticleEat for a cause, the dolphins
It’s a little before 10 a.m. when I arrive at the Epic Hotel in Downtown Miami on Friday. I was there to meet Area 31 chef John Critchley for a trip to Key Largo, where he would present the Marine...
View ArticleOn a Toronto Rooftop, A Chef’s Garden and His Bees
During my recent visit to Toronto I had the opportunity to visit the rooftop garden at The Fairmont Royal York Hotel in downtown Toronto. I heard about it through a Twitter connection (@maryluzonfood)...
View ArticleA Taste of Spanish Olive Oils
“Good oil, like good wine, is a gift from the gods.” ~ George Ellwanger On my recent visit to Toronto, I was invited to attend an olive oil tasting and dinner showcasing premium Spanish olive oils. It...
View ArticleA Little Bite of Puerto Rico at the Kiosks of Luquillo
I just got back from an almost week-long trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico, where one of my greatest friends was married last weekend. I must admit I didn’t pack my agenda with restaurants to try. In...
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