I had the opportunity this week to stay at Toronto’s Drake Hotel and we had a fantastic time. I had never heard of the Drake Hotel although it has the sort of name that sounds familiar to me. I found it on Trip Advisor and every other hotel in Toronto was full. I never did… Continue reading Artist’s Vacation at The Drake Hotel
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My Top 10 Most Memorable Restaurant Meals
I have eaten out frequently my whole life and some meals are better than others. Every now and then, I have a spectacular meal either by attending a super nice restaurant or, just by accident, everything collides and a meal unexpectedly astounds me. I thought it would be interesting to try to make a list… Continue reading My Top 10 Most Memorable Restaurant Meals
French Chef Alexandre Gauthier–a Dinner in My Top Ten
Last night we had a meal that made my top 10 list. It was a meal like nothing I have experienced. Alexandre Gauthier came to the Stratford Chefs School bringing his front of house manager and his pastry chef. Gauthier is a Michelin Star chef with a restaurant called La Grenouillère. Sela was lucky enough… Continue reading French Chef Alexandre Gauthier–a Dinner in My Top Ten
Frontier Restaurant: A Review of My Favorite Restaurant
If I had to pick a most favorite restaurant in the world, I think this would be it. It isn’t fancy or even innovative. It is always the same, never changing. And yet, when someone does something this well, why would they need to change? They are completely dependable, fabulously delicious, spicy, flavorful and amazing.… Continue reading Frontier Restaurant: A Review of My Favorite Restaurant
Restaurant Review: Restaurant La Tour
It was my first time dining in a Michelin star restaurant and La Tour has one. We were in Sancerre for a language school and I wanted to have one really nice dinner in France before we left. We booked a reservation for Thursday evening. We talked about whether we should take the kids and… Continue reading Restaurant Review: Restaurant La Tour
Review: Three Meals at Quatrefoil Restaurant
My media guy asked me the other day how restaurants fit with the central theme of the Crucible bookii, which is about falling in love with Mel. For me, when I go to restaurants, I am also alone with Mel, and it is when we have some of our most intimate conversations. Food and restaurants… Continue reading Review: Three Meals at Quatrefoil Restaurant
Restaurant Review: La Galera
For Cinco de Mayo we ended up in Niagara Falls, New York at our favorite Mexican restaurant. There was a line out the door. We have been there many times before, but usually not for dinner, so we had never waited in line before. It took about 20 minutes to get a table. The only… Continue reading Restaurant Review: La Galera
Green Chile Burger vs. Green Chile Burger
Owl Cafe Green Chile Burger vs. Buckhorn Tavern Green Chile Burger I stopped in San Antonio, New Mexico for lunch the other day. I wanted to go to the Owl Cafe, which is famous for its green chile cheeseburger. Now, it is in the middle of nowhere on the way to nowhere (apologies to the… Continue reading Green Chile Burger vs. Green Chile Burger