Happy New Year. 2018 starts off with a culinary bang, especially if you’re a fan of Top Chef. If you’re following the current season (season 15), then you’re most probably familiar with Brown Sugar Kitchen’s chef/owner Tanya Holland currently a contestant on the show. Chef Holland is also a fellow Dame (Les Dames d’Escoffier) and […]
food for the soul in Harlem
Deciding where to dine in New York City is always a tad stressful for me. How do I cram in as many restaurants as possible when time is limited? Soul food in Harlem has long been on my list, but where? There’s Marcus Samuelsson’s Redbird, and also Sylvia’s, somewhat of an institution in the area. […]
New Orleans Day 3: a BBQ shrimp comparison
If you have been following my New Orleans stories, you’ll know that our group visit Emeril Lagasse’s Delmonico before dinner at Commander’s Palace. Our mission is to eat some BBQ shrimp beforehand and boy do we eat some BBQ shrimp! Before I walk up the stairs to a private room on the second floor, I […]
New Orleans: Day 2 (part one)
It is my second day in New Orleans and it is going to be a crazy day of eating. I am surprised I am up early after a difficult night. I fall asleep around 5am and wake to my alarm going off at 8am. I check the temperature outside on my phone so I have […]
the Ra Pour with Rancho Cucamonga
I don’t think I’ve ever been to Rancho Cucamonga, apart driving through it on the way somewhere. So when I was invited to a blogger event out there, it was an opportunity for me to experience it once and for all. The event was a visit to one of the newer restaurants to the area, […]
