Le Cirque, Bellagio - Las Vegas

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

Filed Under Las Vegas, Travel | 15 Comments

I am so behind on blogging that I never finished my Las Vegas restaurant trilogy from the first week of June! I left the best for last; now after almost two months my memory is a little dicey! Same is the case with so many Seattle restaurants in my drafts, but those I can go back and refresh my memory any time I want. With so many more Vegas restaurants remaining in our must-try list, a Las Vegas repeat is […]

Bobby Flay’s Mesa Grill, Las Vegas

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

Filed Under Las Vegas, Travel | 25 Comments

Siv and I are major Iron Chef fans - one of the very few TV programs we watch together. One of the Iron chefs we really love to watch is Bobby Flay, the main reason being his love towards using bold flavors. He is not afraid to experiment with a little heat, his favorite cooking ingredients being different varieties of chili peppers! So we were looking forward to trying out Mesa Grill, the Las Vegas version of Bobby Flay’s flagship […]

Michael Mina, Bellagio - Las Vegas

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

Filed Under Las Vegas, Travel | 31 Comments

Since this was our anniversary trip to Vegas, we were all ready to check off as many restaurants as we can from our Las Vegas wish list. Michael Mina was right up there on top of the list, as we missed the opportunity in San Francisco last year. Michael Mina’s SF restaurant has got two Michelin stars and the Vegas restaurant has one star in addition to the countless awards and accolades his different restaurants have received. With so much […]

Feenie’s Vancouver

Sunday, January 13th, 2008

Filed Under Other Restaurants, Restaurant Reviews, Vancouver BC | 16 Comments

I am sure all the food network fans out there are familiar with the name Rob Feenie - one of the few chefs to win the battle against the ultimate Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto on Iron Chef America. He used to be the executive chef at Lumiere in Vancouver, one of the best restaurants in Canada, and has consistently won the top restaurant in Vancouver award for years. We had the most amazing meal there in 2005, where we even […]

A Culinary Journey through Spain

Friday, December 14th, 2007

Filed Under Restaurant Reviews, Spain, Travel | 29 Comments

Here it is, the post I have been promising to write for about two weeks now. I finally got around to sorting through all the pictures, a lot of them unusable, especially the ones that were taken after a few glasses of Sangria. But I do have quite a lot, to give you some idea about the diverse cuisine that we didn’t know much about before this trip, except for everyone’s favorite Spanish food -Tapas.

Restaurant Gary Danko - San Francisco

Monday, November 12th, 2007

Filed Under Restaurant Reviews, San Francisco, Travel | 24 Comments

As I mentioned in my previous SF post, the highlight of our San Francisco trip was the dinner at Gary Danko, a Michelin rated restaurant, which just happened to be a block away from our hotel. Our reservation was at a different place, Michael Mina, which was a small drive away. When I called up Gary Danko for reservation (they were completely booked on both nights we were there), they had told me about the walk-in bar, so we decided […]

Our Micro San Francisco Vacation

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

Filed Under San Francisco, Travel | 38 Comments

This was my first ever trip to San Francisco, but it definitely won’t be the last. You know how after a vacation you feel like taking another vacation to get over the exhaustion? Well, this one was not like that at all, if I can call a barely three day trip a vacation! This trip was totally relaxing for the mind! I felt so refreshed after the trip, totally rejuvenating - retail therapy really works.
We literally spent almost all the time at […]

Cafe des Artistes/Thierry Blouet Cocina de Autor - the finest restaurant in Puerto Vallarta

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

Filed Under Puerto Vallarta - Mexico, Travel | 3 Comments

I was just sorting through the Puerto Vallarta pictures today and came across the pictures from my birthday dinner at Cafe de Artistes, I had to write about this place and the special night I had before I get around to writing a trip report.
For dinner on my birthday, Siv had made reservations at the Cocina de Autor, the fine dining area at the world famous restaurant Cafe des Artistes owned by the award winning chef Thierry Blouet. Truly, the […]