When selecting a wine with dinner, consider the following: Food pairing Choose a wine that complements the flavors in your meal. For example, a rich red wine pairs well with red meat, while a light white wine pairs well with seafood. Body Consider the body of the wine, which can...
Brunch in Nashville: Henrietta Red
The food scene in Nashville is unreal. Often when I go to a restaurant, it's in a quaint space or little house. I don't know why but it reminds me of Brooklyn. It's different and unique. One of the places that we stumbled upon was Henrietta Red. They serve brunch...
Continental Nashville Review
The Continental Restaurant is located in the Grand Hyatt Hotel in downtown Nashville. My son booked a reservation there for a Sunday night. The restaurant was a vision of Chef Sean Brock. We had frequented Sean's other restaurant, Audrey's the last time we came to town and loved it. The...
KOB by Olivier Restaurant Review Portugal
After trying to get into two different restaurants on our last night in Porto, Portugal, we ended up at KOB (Knowledge of Beef), by Olivier. KOB is located on a quiet block, off the main tourist areas. (So, look it up on Google Maps before you go so that you...
Performance Art and Dinner in Lisbon, Portugal
Cooped in the outskirts of Lisbon, is a beautiful mansion in which we were going to have dinner. The name of the restaurant - Palacio do Grilo. I didn't know what to expect. Forbes Magazine mentioned that there was a place in Lisbon that has both performance art and dinner,...
Fonda Espanya Tasting Menu in Barcelona
On our last night in Barcelona, we went to a restaurant called Fonda Espanya. There, they had a nine-course tasting menu. You could either pair it with wine that the sommelier chooses or with a wine of your choosing. We chose our own wine. The restaurant tries to get back...
Druise & Dar in Nashville Review
Jean-George has been a favorite chef of mine for a while now. I've frequented many of his restaurants in New York City, with ABC Kitchen being my go-to place for business lunches. So when I found out that Jean-George had a restaurant in Nashville, I was excited. The restaurant is...
Union Square Cafe Review
For my birthday, six of my runners gave me a very generous gift card to the Union Square Hospitality Group. Although my birthday was months ago, I decided the time was right to use it. My family and I went to the Union Square Cafe in Manhattan. Here's my review...
Nashville Brunch: Lou
Lou is set in a small little freestanding house at 1304 McGavock Pk in Nashville. They are also open on the weekends for brunch and during the week and weekends for dinner. We were seated at a small table by the window of the house. There were so many interesting...
Yolk Restaurant Review Boca Raton, FL
Yolk has restaurants in South Florida, Indianapolis, Dallas/Ft Worth, and the Chicago Metro area. My sister-in-law, Andrea, had heard good things about the restaurant and wanted to go there for brunch when I was in town a few weeks ago on the Boca Book Tour. Yolk First off, we had...