If you’ve never been to a Melting Pot Restaurant across the US, you’re missing out on a spectacular opportunity for fun fondue along with extremely tasty food-and-cheese pairings with an extensive wine list. In fact, Melting Pot Restaurants Inc. just announced that 53 of its locations have received 2006 Wine Spectator awards for their outstanding…
When I go to eat a burger –– a real burger and not that trash you pick up at a take out window –– I go for the old school flavors. I want my burger with a single patty, bacon with a slice of cheddar cheese melting on top of it, lettuce and tomato. Sometimes…
The majority of upscale restaurants in Marin County, just north of San Francisco, are banding together for the greater good. On Thursday, November 16, when you dine at any of the participants below, 20% of the food sales will be donated to Homeward Bound of Marin — to help end homelessness. “Dine Out to End…
My family and I recently returned from Africa. The three of us visited South Africa, Zambia and Botswana and I’ll be sharing some of my stories and photographs from the road with Vagablond readers. It was an amazing adventure! CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA — This is a beautiful and dynamic city, with more mountains than…
After you’ve had your fill of Peking Duck while in Beijing, you might want to try something else. A fabulous option is a Brazilian restaurant called Alameda, which is in Na-Li Mall, off Sanlitun Lu Street (also referred to as Bar Street due to its many drinking establishments). Once you’ve found Na-Li Mall, take some…
Imagine a cafe with a 5,000-bottle, 20-ft. spiral wine tower. Sounds like a grape lover’s dream, doesn’t it? Seattle is now home to the third Puget Sound location of the Purple Cafe & Wine Bar, which opened in July on Fourth Avenue and University Street across from the Fairmont Olympic Hotel. My husband and I…
According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal about the housing boom in Calgary, a few “years ago, patrons who ordered $80 bottles of wine at The Living Room Restaurant and Lounge have recently traded up to $300 vintages.” Part of this reason is the oil boom that’s overwhelming this Alberta province city…
When you think of food choices in Breckenridge, you usually think of steak, burritos, pizza, pasta, salads and such. But if you want to try something new, different, and downright delicious, stop in at Denzaemon Cafe Noodle & Bowl. This New Style Japanese Cuisine cafe was opened in March 2006 by owner Kaz Sakaguchi, a…
We discovered another reason to love Kimpton’s Hotel Monaco Denver: Panzano, its award-winning contemporary Northern Italian cuisine restaurant. Walk through the doors at 17th & Champa, a few blocks from the tre fashionable Larimer Square, and you enter old world Tuscany. Let your sensations be bombarded with the smells of freshly baked breads, the sights…
Hoi An is a World Heritage-listed list town 45 minutes’ drive from Danang and is a great option for a long weekend’s getaway. Being on a river and not far from the sea, the restaurants in Hoi An specialise in seafood, particularly crab and shrimp. One of the best places to enjoy the local fare…
I saw a demo of this cool tool. Say you’re in a restaurant and the waiter is taking your orders. Instantly, by using the WaiterPad™ Point of Sale (POS) System, your drink request is wired to the bar where it’s filled and brought to your table by someone else… before your waiter leaves the table!…
I’ve been to chocolate, fondue, burrito and noodle restaurants. But here’s one that only offers all types of macaroni and cheese, served in skillets based on how hungry you are. At S’MAC (Sarita’s Macaroni & Cheese) in the East Village, you can get a small skillet (nosh), a medium (major munch) or a humungous one…