Las Olas Cafe – Best Empanadas & Café Con Leche in South Beach, Miami

Brunch for 2 at Mondrian w/ 2 drinks = $200 Breakfast for 2 at Oliver’s Bistro w/ coffee = $35 Breakfast for 2 at Las Olas Cafe w/ coffee = $11

The Biggest Village in Germany – Stuttgart

The beauty of the autobahn is the drive to Stuttgart from Munich can be as quick as you want, pending traffic of course. Coming into Stuttgart I was struck by what a beautiful valley I was driving into. It looked like there were vineyards in the hills as well. Wikipedia describes it perfectly, “The city […]

Dispatch from Munich – Day 2

Unfortunately the jet lag won and I found myself wide-awake and hungry early in the morning. I wound up buying way too many unhealthy snacks at a gas station and re-learning how to drive a stick shift in the streets of Munich at 3am. Needless to say I needed some serious caffeine to fuel my […]

Dispatch from Munich – Day 1

Getting off a red-eye is always nice but stepping into Munich Airport was even better. Well designed and surprisingly quiet. There were plenty of people there but there was not the noise level I associate with O’Hare. I loved it. Rental car rented and off to get rid of the luggage I was excited to […]

Anthony Bourdain’s The Layover Sneak Peek Video – Travel Channel

“Writer, traveler, professional eater.” Now, that’s what I’d like the title of my business card to say someday. I wrote about this show back in August but wanted to give an update now that the premiere date is around the corner. Format of the show will have Anthony Bourdain spend 24-48 hours in each […]

O’Hare Airport Debuts Aeroponic Vegetable Garden

Good news for travelers coming through O’Hare International Airport — fresh on-site produce will be served in several restaurants. According to the Huffington Post the aeroponic garden is the “first in-airport vertical garden at O’Hare will supply the international airport’s restaurants with swiss chard, red habanero peppers and 42 other types of herbs and vegetables […]

Cajun Country – LAST No Reservations Episode

The season finale of No Reservations is tonight on the Travel Channel. They will be in Louisiana and the cast and crew of Treme will be joining in when they are in New Orleans. Get your No Reservations fix while you can. Cajun Country – Travel Channel.

Bon Bini! Welcome To Aruba

There are plenty of restaurants in Aruba but none as laid-back and romantic as Passions on the Beach. Tables are set up 25 feet from the ocean literally on the beach so you can enjoy the sunset with your feet in the sand. Another plus, it is located away from the high-rise madness so no […]

The Bite of Oregon – August 12-14 – Benefiting Special Olympics Oregon

My first trip to Portland was in July. It’s such a beautiful city with amazing food. The view of Mt.Hood alone is worth it. It was a short trip and with Portland ranking either first, second or third (depending on whom you ask) as having the most restaurants and bars per capita, I was only […]

Fork and the Road – Chicago’s Biking & Eating Adventures

Enjoy the good weather (well, it has been a bit hot the last couple weeks)…check Eat some great food…check Get exercise…check See Chicago from a different perspective…check Even if you don’t have a bike the starting point for each tour will be near a bike rental location. Tour schedule can be found here. Fork and the […]