As many of you already know, I have a real fondness for the restaurant scene in London – actually even more than Paris, which remains a bit of a slave to French cuisine. For diversity and creativity, it really is in a class of its own.
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My Top 10 Favorite Appetizers
Here’s something to whet your appetite: my list of the best appetizers I’ve enjoyed over the years. One caveat, though: There are so many ways to categorize “best” that this is inevitably more an impressionistic jumble than an authoritative list. After all, on some outings the best appetizer will be the one that provides the greatest culinary “wow.” Other times, it’s homespun comfort food that satisfies, while on occasion it’s the wit of the dish that makes an impression.
Nevertheless, here’s my list of starters that are outstanding for all manner of reasons….
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Fratelli La Bufala
Now that we’re in the dead of winter, Joanne and I try to escape to warmer places as often as we can.
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Happy Holidays!
No blog this week… Best of 2016 coming next week… Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
WTF
Phil
Happy Turkey Day
No blog this week… Happy Turkey Day!
WTF
Phil
A Tale of Two Cherche Midis
The 6th Arrondissement on Paris’s Left Bank is sometimes referred to as the “snobby 6th.” I’ve never found that to be the case. We’ve stayed in the neighborhood on several occasions and never have we been shunned….
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Sorry no blog this week … technical difficulties … stay tuned for next week. Cherche Midi Paris and New York … compare and contrast.
WTF Phil
Murder (of Propriety) on the Orient Express
I don’t know if it was Agatha Christie or the 1970s TV series Supertrain that did it for me, but I had always wanted to experience luxury rail travel. When I finally reached the point where I could afford it, the only question that remained was: Do we take the European route or the Asian one? Having recently visited both Venice and the train’s terminus city, Istanbul, we chose Asia.
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Tiki Time
With the days getting shorter and the temperature crisper, I start thinking about winter getaways – especially Hawaii.
I read that in the Maori culture in the South Pacific, Tiki was the first man, created by the deity Tumatauenga or Tane. Reflecting that mythology, tiki (lower case) is a wooden or stone carving in humanoid form.
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