A bit more relaxing done over the weekend, the only two major things we did were go to an art fair and the beach. Embu das Artes, a small town on the southwestern outskirts of São Paulo that’s famous for its artisans’ market. Turns out to be pretty much a big street fair that encircles… Read More The SP Weekend
Long time readers know that I have a love-hate relationship with high end restaurants, especially those that bring a bit of a “modernist” approach to their dishes. I’ve had exceptional meals, I’ve had horrendous meals, at places that regularly win awards and are touted by many as pinnacles of what can be achieved in the… Read More I Get It. And I Don’t.
Decided to do something different, off-beat, from our usual dose of museums and cultural events. We headed out on day two to visit… The Aquário de São Paulo, Rua Huet Bacelar 407. Rather unassuming from the outside, albeit very blue, it turns out to be a rather massive indoor and outdoor aquarium, plus a bit of… Read More Fish, From Water to Table
That’s “São Paulo Fun for 5 Days”. It’s also, at least so far, about as much solar protection as we might need. It’s been, let’s say, drizzly and cool. Not at all what we expected (nor what was forecast) for this time of year. On our two previous trips here, we really didn’t go for… Read More SPF-5
There were several reasons for stopping for two days in Atlanta at the end of my whirlwind vacation, none of them all that interesting for our purposes here, other than, that I ended up staying out in one of the two “K-town”, or Koreatown, areas, and yes, Atlanta has two of them. Actually, although that’s… Read More Burning through Atlanta
Welcome to Louisville, Kentucky, home of the Kentucky Derby (aka the biggest party in the south), the world’s largest Beatles festival (aka Abbey Road on the River), and Yum! (aka KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and WingStreet). Oh yes, and my parents. The focus was not on food, but on the visit for Father’s Day… Read More City of the Yum!?
And, the wind-up for New York, days 5-7… with less grazing. Y, la liquidación para Nueva York, días 5-7 … con menos caminata de comer. Cheung Fun (rice rolls) & Crispy Duck Salad at Hakkasan, 311 West 43rd Street, Manhattan. Absolutely spectacular dim sum lunch of various dumplings and buns, plus two versions of… Read More Back to the Big Apple #3
Days 3 & 4, still grazing, but winding that part of the trip down…. Takoyaki at Fresh Mojoilla, stall 26, New World Mall, Flushing. We went to check out this famous food court in the basement of the New World Mall, a beacon of pan-Asian street food and more elaborate dishes. We tried various dumplings, and… Read More Back to the Big Apple #2