Gaggan 1.0
One sunny and sticky afternoon, we arrived at a lovely white mansion on a back street in Bangkok to have lunch.
It was one of those graceful rooms (multi rooms actually) that made me feel that I was not at a stuffy Michelin but at someone’s home (a grand one but still) for a casual meal with friends.
Ho Jiak
How often do you get to eat authentic Malaysian food? If you live in Sydney, Australia, you can find it at Ho Jiak, one of four restaurants by Chef Junda Khoo.
Tiny Tokyo Food Trucks
Like San Francisco and New York City, food trucks are big in Tokyo. Well not exactly big but tiny in fact.
House of Red Pearl
I’m a big fan of Jean-Georges. We’ve been to many of his restaurants in New York; they are all unique, and the food never lets you down. (Oddly enough his only restaurant in Paris is sort of so-so.)
Foraging My Way Through Noma
Noma is a three-Michelin-star restaurant run by chef René Redzepi, and co-founded by Claus Meyer, in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Okay, so every food writer has written about Noma in the past twenty-plus years.
What more can we say about it?
Terracotta Warriors
It’s a schlep to get to X’ian China and the day we were there, the air was so bad that our eyes were burning (You can almost breath in the smog from the photo.) and we couldn’t wait to leave. Until we got to Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site.
Aspen in Winter
Aspen Colorado has a reputation for being a playground for billionaires. (Well, considering the number of private jets parked at the airport there’s some truth to that.) But I remember the good old days when it was a playground for mere millionaires (who have all been driven out to Basalt).
Chai Phraya River, Bangkok
We’ve all been in traffic jams before, right? But there are American traffic jams like LA and then there are epic traffic jams like Bangkok.
Paris Bears
Even in the depths of COVID, the Parisians had a sense of humor.
Arzak, San Sebastian
Years ago, I spent a week in San Sebastian to attend a Spanish language immersion class.
Banksy
The reclusive street artist Banksy (nobody really knows who he is, possibly not even his mum.) has been getting a lot of coverage these days.
Bac Ha Market
Bac Ha is located 200 miles from Hanoi or 65 miles from Sapa. It is the 'capital' of the Hmong Hoa (Flower Hmong), one of Vietnam’s most vibrant ethnic groups.
Athens
Going to Greece? Some people will tell you to skip Athens and go straight to the Cyclades islands. (After the cab driver from the airport rips you off, you might be tempted.) Are they kidding? And miss out on that big old (really old) building—the Parthenon. And the food!
425 Park Avenue
Of course there’s no sign for 425 Park Avenue, the newest Jean-Gorges Restaurant in New York. I poke around the massive front entrance to this glass and steel office building in the heart of the city