Bread Street Kitchen 10 Bread Street London, EC4M 9AB Dining date: 5/26/12 After dinner at The Fat Duck, my friend Shawn chose this lunch spot for my last meal in London before returning home. It seemed fitting to try one of Gordon Ramsay’s many restaurants during my stay, and this was one of the few…
The Fat Duck High Street Bray, Berkshire SL6 2AQ Dining date: 5/25/12 I recently attended an extraordinary four-day wedding in India. On the way back, I wanted to capitalize on the fact that I was halfway around the world and stopover somewhere interesting to explore/eat. Options throughout Asia piqued my interest but my friend Shawn…
La Cave Wynn Las Vegas 3131 Las Vegas Blvd S Las Vegas, NV 89109 Dining date: 5/12/12 After a heavy lunch at Holsteins, my parents and I were looking for somewhere to grab a very early dinner before our flights out of town. There aren’t a ton of options open in the 4-4:30 range, but…
L&E Oyster Bar 1637 Silver Lake Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90026 Dining date: 5/29/12 Recently, my friend Diana was craving a lobster roll. Rather then splurge on the $32 version at Water Grill, we wanted something a little more casual and reasonably priced in the area. L&E Oyster Bar came up and, while they don’t…
Holsteins Cosmopolitan Hotel 3708 Las Vegas Blvd S Las Vegas, NV 89109 Dining date: 5/12/11 While looking for a lunch option after the Vegas Uncork’d Grand Tasting, I brought up Holsteins, something that would be casual and satisfying. I’ve heard consistently good things about the restaurant, a burger joint inside the Cosmopolitan Hotel. My cousins, aunt and grandmother…
Oddono’s Selfridges Food Hall 400 Oxford Street London W1A 2LR Dining date: 5/26/12 Oddono’s is an Italian gelato shop in London. It all started when my friend Diana tasted this place during a summer abroad in 2005 and returned to America to rave about it. Apparently, she ate it almost daily for a while. I…
L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon 13-15 West Street London WC2H 9NE Dining date: 5/25/12 I arrived in London pretty early on a Friday morning upon the completion of a red-eye flight from Mumbai. One of my friends was working and another would be arriving later in the morning, so I was on my own for lunch….
Drago Centro 525 South Flower Street Los Angeles, CA 90071 Dining date: 5/15/12 Drago Centro is a place I’ve visited many times. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that it’s across the street from where I work. Most of my recent visits have been for happy hour; the restaurant has one of my favorites in the…