May 24th, 2010 at 4:00PM:
Seven floors above the bustling streets of Chicago's Michigan Avenue lies one of the finest restaurants in the city: NoMI. Peering over Water Tower Plaza from a sweeping, glass-lined perch, there's much more to enjoy at NoMI than the spectacular view. Chef Christophe David has created a brunch to best all brunches, complete with a dizzying array of stations, fares and dishes. Depending on the ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Daily Pampering: Brunch in Chicago Park Hyatt's NoMI
May 24th, 2010 at 4:00PM:
Seven floors above the bustling streets of Chicago's Michigan Avenue lies one of the finest restaurants in the city: NoMI. Peering over Water Tower Plaza from a sweeping, glass-lined perch, there's much more to enjoy at NoMI than the spectacular view. Chef Christophe David has created a brunch to best all brunches, complete with a dizzying array of stations, fares and dishes. Depending on the ...Addis Ababa: Ethiopia's new flower
Apr 23rd, 2010 at 1:30PM: When I talk to NGO workers who have worked all over Africa, most say their favorite posting was Addis Ababa.
Ethiopia's capital is a young city, founded by the Empress Itegue Taitu in the late nineteenth century. She named it the "new flower", and while the pollution and crowded streets don't give a very flowery impression, it's still an enjoyable and easy city to visit.
I've already ...White Collar Travel: A Tale of Two Meals
Apr 22nd, 2010 at 2:00PM: Business travelers lead dual lives when they're on the road. One is nothing short of luxurious, and the other is nothing short of depressing. This isn't a case of good weeks and bad, and there is little they can do to engineer the frequency of the former over the latter. It all comes down to an uncertain mix of luck and timing. The contrast is most evident in the dining experience. Some meals are ...Half-Time Pizza: What Boston eats for breakfast
Mar 31st, 2010 at 8:00AM: The allure of Boston junk food can be almost impossible to resist. For every Radius, Grill 23 and Abe & Louie's there is a dive of some kind offering drunk grub, fat fare or belt-buster. On my recent trip back to Boston, I hunted out my second favorite breakfast joint in the city: Half-Time Pizza (the top spot goes to Fill-a-Buster on Beacon Hill for creating the greatest bacon, egg and cheese ...Where to dine in Sydney: VAustralia employees dish on their favorite joints
Mar 22nd, 2010 at 2:00PM: Virginia Woolf said, "One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well." So, where does one dine when in a new city? What's the best cuisine the city has to offer and where can you find it? Where do residents go on a Saturday night when they need to break free from the week and still feel the comforts of home?
The tourist attractions, museums, tours and of course, the ...Daily Pampering: The quintessential Upper West Side brunch
Mar 10th, 2010 at 4:00PM: I try to get to Compass by 11:30, when the restaurant opens. Brunch on the Upper West Side can get crowded quickly, and I enjoy that brief moment when the meal is its most peaceful. This Manhattan neighborhood is popular among brunchers and offers no shortage of choices. Yet, the most interesting by far can be found at Compass, on W. 70th Street, just west of Amsterdam Avenue. Be sure to make a ...Kimpton takes the edge off tax season
Mar 4th, 2010 at 9:00AM: 'Tis the season for taxation. We gather up our W-2s, sift through 1099s and try to figure out just how painful the experience is going to be for our wallets. Tax season isn't the most pleasant of experiences for many, so Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants is hoping to take the sting out a little bit. With its "Sweet Tax Relief" deal, Kimpton will make sure tax time leaves you with an enjoyable taste ...Daily Pampering: New restaurant opens at The Landings in St. Lucia
Feb 24th, 2010 at 4:00PM: If you haven't been to The Landings St. Lucia lately, the restaurant that just opened is probably worth a trip. This RockResort just threw open the doors of The Palms, which is located in the grand entrance pavilion as an extension of the open-air Viscount Lounge. The menu boasts a Caribbean flavor, not to mention sustainably produced seafood from local St. Lucian farms.
The restaurant is open ...Learn what's fresh, and eat that - Dining out tip
Feb 11th, 2010 at 9:55AM: Order dishes made with locally grown, produced, or just-caught ingredients, like cheeses, tomatoes, oranges, olives, seafood, and other bounty. Ask your restaurant server or research your dining destination so you'll be in the know.
Also, check out local markets to see what vendors have stocked in their bins. If you spot a huge vat of eggplant, then you'll probably be happy ordering some ...Make yourself a Hiltini in the Bahamas
Jan 28th, 2010 at 2:00PM: The British Colonial Hilton in Nassau is looking for help celebrating both its 10th anniversary and a multi-million dollar renovation. So, every Thursday night through February 25, 2010, from 8 PM to 9 PM, show up to at the Bullion Bar for a Hiltini Night experience. The bartenders are ready to create top-shelf cocktails from the traditional to the unique and will even offer classes about ..."Best restaurant in the world" El Bulli to close for two years
Jan 27th, 2010 at 3:30PM: Dedicated foodies with dreams of dining at El Bulli, long considered to be one of the best (and often the best) restaurants in the world, are in for some disappointment. The mecca of molecular gastronomy will be closing for two years, in 2012 and 2013.
The restaurant, which is located on the Catalan coast of Spain and has received the coveted Michelin 3-star rating, was named the best ...Travel Advice: Five ways to cope with bad restaurant service
Jan 26th, 2010 at 1:00PM: Nothing can stain a perfectly planned trip like poor restaurant service. In the hotels, this usually isn't a problem, as the wait staff is governed by the same fanatical commitment to keeping guests happy as everyone else on the property. But, nobody wants to eat every meal on site, so you're bound to venture out for most of your lunches and dinners. This is where you'll wind up rolling the dice. ...Call ahead, make sure they're there - Dining out tip
Jan 15th, 2010 at 2:57AM: If you find a restaurant through a listing in the phone book, a local tourist magazine, or from an online service like Yelp, don't rush out the door. Call first.
Things change. Call the restaurant and ask about their hours, parking situation, whether they require reservations -- anything. What you're really doing is confirming that they're still in business. It's no fun to choose a restaurant ...Enjoy "island time" - Dining out tip
Jan 13th, 2010 at 2:58AM: When vacationing in the Caribbean, remember that everything -- including service in restaurants -- runs on "island time."
Life on The Islands runs at a more relaxed, laid-back pace than most Americans are accustomed to. Plan accordingly -- dining at a restaurant in the Caribbean can take 20 to 40 more minutes (or more!) than you're used to back in the United States. To deal with this, either ...What's in a dive bar? More than your guidebook is telling you
Jan 11th, 2010 at 8:00AM: Dive bars have a special place in this traveler's heart. They're places where sullen, engaging, vociferous and colorful locals get together, down a few pints and tell the real story of a destination. They're the corner bar in the middle-class neighborhood south of Stockholm, the late night dive hidden down an alley in a pocket of the Barri Gotic in Barcelona and the smoky joint with board games ...Make your reservations now for Chicago Restaurant Week
Jan 6th, 2010 at 3:30PM: Ah, Chicago Restaurant Week. One of the few things that will get city residents out of their apartments when the temperature dips into the negative double-digits. From February 19 to 26, over 100 restaurants in the city and suburbs will be offering special prix fixe menus at $22 for lunch and $32 for dinner.
Known as one of the best times to try a new or normally too expensive restaurant at ...New York's Tavern on the Green shuts its doors, temporarily
Jan 5th, 2010 at 2:00PM: The iconic Central Park restaurant, Tavern on the Green, closed its doors on January 1. The restaurant, which opened in 1936 and was known more for its ambiance and history than for its cuisine, went out with a bang with a 1,500-person party on New Year's Eve. But the restaurant won't be gone forever; new owners will be taking over, renovating the building, and eventually reopening.
Tavern ...Airport food nastier than airline food
Dec 24th, 2009 at 9:00AM: And you thought airline food was nasty ...
Airport restaurants have been spanked hundreds of times over the past year for food safety violations, according to a USA Today review of inspection records. Check it out – close to 800 restaurants in 10 airports had tuna and turkey sandwiches that weren't kept cold enough, raw meat getting a little too chummy with ready-to-eat meals, rat ...Diners in India may face a fine for not clearing their plates
Dec 11th, 2009 at 12:00PM: Ever get to a restaurant, realize that you're starving and everything sounds delicious, proceed to order way too much food and then realize when it arrives that there is no way on Earth you can eat it all? While in addition to being wasteful, this kind of behavior can now earn you a fine in India.
According to the Independent, diners caught wasting food in Mumbai will be charged an extra 5 ...The Ethiopian coffee ceremony
Dec 6th, 2009 at 10:00AM: We've all heard of the Japanese tea ceremony, but in Ethiopia they have an elaborate ceremony for that other great caffeinated beverage--coffee.
The Ethiopians discovered coffee, surely the greatest of their many cultural achievements, so it's not surprising they developed a ritual around it.
It was my wife's birthday last week so I took her to Madrid's one and only Ethiopian restaurant, ...
