Critiquing and adventures in eating
It’s no surprise that the best tacos we had in Mexico City were eaten on the street. Personally, I love traveling to places where street food is plentiful. Not only are your chances for eating something amazing very high, but the value for dollar is equally exciting. Coming from California, where everything is expensive, the…
One of our most standout restaurant meals was from Paramo. Located in Roma Norte, Mexico City, Paramo is nestled in what seems to be an old residential building. It is entirely unassuming from the outside. You would have no idea of the many rooms and corridors bustling with food runners carrying wide trays above their…
One of my favorite things about Mexico City is that restaurant ambiance is taken seriously. There are countless beautiful spaces to eat and drink at. In many of the neighborhoods, the colonial and classical architecture of the city remains, and many of the most beautiful restaurants we saw were found in these timeless structures. So much…
I managed to get from Okinawa to my hotel in Tokyo with little to no hiccups. My first trial came when I was looking for Ramen Takahashi. I must have walked by it ten times, so be warned! Unless I never actually ended up at the correct place, or the storefront name just doesn’t match…
As an American, the idea of eating anything other than a pack of skittles or some Hot Cheetos from a convenience store is heresy. On reflection, I think that characterization is less an ‘American’ thing, and more a ‘me’ thing. I know someone eats those slowly rotating sausages at 7-11, but it has never been…
If you’re not really a sightseeing person when you travel, you can still get cultured by simply eating. Clanbrassil House in Dublin, Ireland, serves up a modern take on Irish cuisine. Using local and seasonal ingredients and creating dishes with Irish roots, they bring Irish food alive. For so many who have outdated ideas of…
Upon my arrival at my first hotel in Dublin, I began researching restaurants. I could research restaurants forever. It’s the rabbit hole I will fall down happily and without notice. Host kept catching my eye, so I decided to grab a taxi and head over. The interior, intimate yet airy, and a menu with a…
What I have to say about Mikey Yoon’s, Lovely’s.
Belotti boasts some of the best pasta in the Bay Area, at least that I, worshipper and critic of Italian cuisine, have come across. The dishes emit layers of flavor and texture. The salads, meats, pastas– there is nothing homogenous about their dishes. This is pasta that doesn’t take anything more than a first bite…