There were a lot of high points on the food tour. Memorable eating, fun fellow travelers, our amazing guide Binh, and Luke’s incredible passion for Vietnamese food, culture, and the people who make the country so special.

We were staying at the Vinpearl Resort on Binh Minh beach on the East Sea coast of Vietnam. The beach is pristine, and the resort is 20 minutes by Grab…

Finally, the rumored dress-up night arrived, and we met in a hotel dressing room filled with imperial-style clothing in all sizes, shapes, and colors.

After a brief nap (who can sleep after a couple of salt coffees), a few of us slipped across the street to have lunch at a magnificent hotel, the Azerai La Residence…

One sunny and sticky afternoon, we arrived at a lovely white mansion on a back street in Bangkok to have lunch.

Noma is a three-Michelin-star restaurant run by chef René Redzepi, and co-founded by Claus Meyer, in Copenhagen, Denmark.

All those years we lived in New York City we never got around to eating at Le Bernardin, the legendary three-star Michelin restaurant by Eric Ripert which opened in 1986.

Years ago, I spent a week in San Sebastian to attend a Spanish language immersion class.

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