Home Team Favorite For Breakfast: Home Plate, San Francisco
The perfect itinerary for a cold, grey Sunday in San Francisco. I had the BEST day yesterday, (inspite of the nasty cold grey weather) and for the next few weeks,…
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Malta Musings, Part 1: Why Go?
Malta is certainly not the easiest spot to travel to. There are no direct flights — although breaking up the trip with an overnight each way in London was quite…
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Hybrid Dining, Drinking & Dancing: The Poleng Lounge, San Francisco
Again, the critics were right-on! (Not too suprising, since I have the highest respect for the SF Chron’s Michael Bauers’ taste buds.) For weeks I have been meaning to try…
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Scary Harry Potter Jelly Bellys: Fancy Food Show Report, San Francisco
The 32nd Winter Fancy Food Show has ended and, as promised, here’s part one of my report on the good, the bad and the downright scary food products that will…
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Maybe If I Pointed Out The Aphrodisiac Properties of Chocolate? The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, CA
I’m exhausted from dropping ever-so-subtle hints to my boyfriend about “How this would make a Valentine’s Day present that I would never forget,” and getting no response. I’ve even offered…
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Malta Musings: Part 3: How’s The Food? The Maltese Kitchen
Maltese cooking is a conglomeration of traditional recipes handed down, combined with the influences left behind of the many foreign dominations, as well as a nod to its neighbors, Sicily…
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Great Mama’s Royal Thai Food: Poj Spa Kar, Bangkok
[EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS IS THE FIRST ARTICLE BY OUR NEWEST VAGABLOND CONTRIBUTOR: DONALD WOO, WHO SPLITS HIS TIME BETWEEN HONG KONG AND THAILAND.] I found this amazing restaurant by accident….
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From Terroir to Table: The Charlevoix Flavor Trail, Quebec
When you have wined and dined your way through Napa, Santa Barbara, and the Hudson River Valley, and you are ready to explore a newer agrotourism region, you will love…
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Viking’s Viagra? Gamalost Cheese, Vik, Norway
“Phewww…that stuff is nasty… Smells like my dog’s bed… But my Grandpa loves it!â€? was a typical answer when I asked some teens in Balestand, Norway, if they ate Gamalost…
