The obligatory night at the hotel restaurant… but they had live music…
It was all about the view… and the beach…
Orto is a Michelin “Naturale” restaurant attached to a Trulli hotel. For those not in the know, Trulli are ancient stone beehive buildings constructed without mortar…
A quick lunch stop in the lovely city of Trani…
Some super chic, highly performative Michelin star goodness…
A great (albeit long) Michelin 1 star meal in a lovely town…
A meh lunch at this random location in a pretty main square…
Unique style and location in a very charming Pugliese town…
Our best meal in Venice, despite the touristy Piazza San Marco location…
Some very interesting Venetian tapas and more…
A quick lunch stop for pizza revealed this new pizza flavor sensation…
This is the first meal from our summer 2024 Italy trip which featured Venice, Puglia, and Naples…
Some pricey “Parisian” Burgers in Santa Monica…
Even though I ride near here all the time I didn’t even know “Old Calabasas” existed…
This place is very cafe-like in the front, but they have an excellent private room and can do quite excellent Hong Kong style banquet (with a hint of Viet perhaps). The prices are good too. So it’s a solid find for very good Hong Kong / Southern Chinese…
Dong Ting was quite good, but is very specific — just Hunan/Hubei style noodles. Basically there are 3 noodle types with about 4 toppings. It’s certainly a good addition to Sawtelle…
This is more interesting and flavorful Thai than the 1990s style generic Thai places, and the food is bright and colorful, but it’s no Jitlada…
San Francisco “New American” style is overlapping with, but distinct from LA…
Hauling down deep into orange county for some excellent sushi and yakitori…
Best new SGV Chinese restaurant I found in 2024…
