Andina was the recommendation of the indigenous population as well as a more well known restaurant guide. However, once I located the web site, I went to a better resource – someone who hails from Peru with a good palette. A business colleague who I’ve known for a couple of years took a look at [...]
Archive for the ‘Uncategorized’ Category
Lunch at Andina
Posted in Uncategorized on June 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Dinner at Genoa – May 19th, 2010
Posted in Uncategorized on June 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I think being first is a difficult thing. Firsts seem to have high expectations placed up on them – first child for example or first in line to deliver a presentation. Such was the case for our first dinner in Oregon. The core of this trip was for the food and wine so some level [...]
Portland Cocktails and Spirits – May 2010
Posted in Uncategorized on June 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Portland often receives attention for its innovative and delicious food scene. In fact, this year four of its chefs were nominated for a James Beard Award. However, something I wasn’t as familiar with was its innovative and very serious cocktail and spirits scene. Perhaps this is to help chase off the cool damp that seems [...]
Prelude to Oregon
Posted in Uncategorized on May 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to our reports on the Rogers-Watson second annual Oregon food and wine get-away. We are now settling in from a quick, but oh-so-good trip to one of our favorite places, Oregon – specifically Portland and the Willamette Valley. During our five days in what we consider to be an exceptional area for food (and [...]
Herons – 1/17/10
Posted in Dining Out, Uncategorized on January 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Sunday evening found us with dinner reservations at Herons with Ryan and Nadira (one of our favorite couples). Given it was the Sabbath we were somewhat challenged to find a restaurant that was open. However, with Herons being part of The Umstead, a boutique hotel and spa, we were correct in assuming it would be [...]
Paris Day 7: Dinner at L’Arpege
Posted in Uncategorized on October 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Friday, our last day, gave us the best weather and most unique food experience of our vacation. We started the day with some browsing in the Marais under sunny, 80 degree skies. Late in the afternoon, we eagerly made our way back to the apartment, chilled bottle of Sancerre in hand, to prepare for the [...]
Paris Day Three: Lunch at Le Meurice Part Two
Posted in Uncategorized on September 21, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Next came the first course, a yellow zucchini braised in the oven and stuffed with mussels and saffron. I believe this was my favorite dish of the meal. The zucchini was tender and flavorful. The saffron floated around the table like a perfumed cloud. Mussels, sometimes chewy, were tender as well. Presentation was simple yet [...]
Michelin Star Rating System
Posted in Dining Out, Uncategorized on September 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Before we publish our review of the first Michelin-starred restaurant, we felt the need to give the criteria for restaurants/chefs obtaining stars. The following comes from the actual Michelin guide online: “Michelin stars are awarded to restaurants offering the finest cooking, regardless of cuisine style. Stars represent only what is on the plate. They do [...]
Paris Day Two: Strolling And Afternoon Cocktails
Posted in Uncategorized on September 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
After a fine brunch in the Marais, we wandered down Rue de Rivoli toward the 1st. Strolling along side the Tuilleries, we veered left at Rue Castiglione to see Place Vendome. Upon finishing a brief tour of the square, we made our way to Hotel Costes for a drink – after all it was almost [...]
Paris Day Two: Touring and Lunch
Posted in Uncategorized on September 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Our second day in Paris saw us sleeping in. After rising at a lazy 10 AM, we immediately sat down with coffee and keyboard to begin documenting our trip. Spending time on this put us out and about around 12:30 PM. Without an agenda for the day, we wandered down Rue Traversiere to investigate [...]
There’s a reason for tardiness
Posted in Uncategorized on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What do you do after a 3-hour lunch at a Michelin 3-star restaurant? Nap. This the reason we are behind in posting a lunch and dinner review. More to come. James
Dinner at Le Train Bleu 09-12-09
Posted in Uncategorized on September 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
After a leisurely day of strolling the Marais and a nice jet lag induced nap, we readied ourselves for our first dinner in Paris. I take full responsibility for this meal as my goal was something close and more interesting than the general sidewalk bistro or brasserie. With that in mind, I chose “Le Train [...]
Paris / Day One
Posted in Uncategorized on September 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
After a seven hour flight, which did not include any sleep, due to five Portuguese family members that sat behind and to the the left of us, we finally land in Paris. It’s a beautiful morning we are both giddy with excitement, we board the shuttle to customs and baggage claim, five Portuguese in tow. [...]
Pre-Paris / Getting Here
Posted in Uncategorized on September 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The day started well. The shuttle was early. The AA agent booked us a non-stop to Boston, eliminating our layover in DC. Time for breakfast and a celebratory Bloody Mary at 42nd Street in the RDU airport. After 6 hours in Boston/Logan we were on the plane, next in line for take-off, then the captain [...]
Restaurant Review Approach
Posted in Uncategorized on May 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Before posting any entries, we thought it beneficial to give you our philosophy and approach to reviewing our dinning out experiences. While we would like to eventually develop a more creative system, our current methodology is based on a 5 Star rating system with 1 Star indicating “avoid if at all possible” and 5 Stars [...]
