MIAMI MINI BREAK
A & I spent five days in Miami on our own a few weeks ago. It’s great for a mini-break since it’s only two and a half hours away from San Juan and perfect for a little dose of “city” and to cure...
View ArticleKHONG RIVER HOUSE
On our first evening in Miami, I booked the recently open Khong River House which is conveniently located just off the pedestrian street Lincoln avenue and an easy ten-minute walk from the...
View ArticleZUMA
The last time I ate in Zuma was in London, the first one of many Zumas that have since opened all over the world so when I heard that they had opened a Miami outpost, I had to go back and see if Zuma...
View ArticleFILIPINO FOOD FIESTA
In early April I left for the Philippines to visit my ailing 94-year old grandmother (who has since sadly, passed away) and spent several days in Manila with my sisters having a taste of home. As we...
View ArticleAPARTMENT 1B
Apartment 1B became my favorite breakfast place while I was back in Manila. It was a short walk away from my mom’s place and served a proper breakfast, good coffee and fresh orange juice. I must...
View ArticlePOSITIVO SANDBAR
The Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve has been open almost half a year now so it’s time for me to finally write about the restaurants on the property. In the first of a series of four posts, I’ll...
View ArticleENCANTO BEACH CLUB, BAR AND GRILL
Encanto is the beach club and restaurant of the Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve. Located away from the arrival pavilion and main pool and Positivo Sandbar, the open-air beach complex has a large...
View ArticleJOSE ENRIQUE
A few month’s back, we finally made it to dinner at Jose Enrique after having heard rave reviews from everyone about this tiny restaurant. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, chef Jose...
View ArticlePIG AND KHAO
Sometime in May, my 11-year old and I spent a long weekend in New York, just the two of us on a rare mother and son trip. The last time he was there was when he was four years old so I promised him...
View ArticleTHE RAVENOUS PIG
We went on our family summer holiday to Orlando (to take the kids to Disneyworld) and relax at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando Grande Lakes. After a few days of amusement parks, we were ready for a grown-up...
View ArticleKUSHI
After a week spent in hot and humid Orlando, we headed to historic Washington DC where we spent another week sightseeing and getting to know the nation’s capital and its’ numerous monuments and...
View ArticleFOUNDING FARMERS
On our second day in Washington DC, we did a short tour with my friend Lyra who drove us around the Capitol and showed us the monuments on the Mall. We started out at Arlington then to the Lincoln...
View ArticleFIOLA
No first-time visit to a city would be complete without a diner a deux so A& I always choose a place to go for one night to have a quiet meal together. In DC, there were loads of restaurants to...
View ArticleBREAKFAST AT MI CASA
It’s been ages I know and although we moved to Singapore and left Dorado in mid-September, I still need to post about the wonderful breakfast at Mi Casa by Jose Andres at the Dorado Beach, a...
View ArticleMI CASA BY JOSE ANDRES
In order to move on, I need to close our Dorado chapter and start our Singapore life so what better way to end than with my final Puerto Rico post on the dinners we had Mi Casa by Jose Andres. The...
View ArticleTARQUINO
When we are in Buenos Aires, my sister-in-law S who knows I love to eat, always organizes a lunch. Once, it was at the hip little Bar 6 in Palermo Viejo which has since been one of our favorites....
View ArticleASIA’S 50 BEST RESTAURANTS 2014
What better way to make my first blog post on Singapore about the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2014. Held at the Capella Singapore yesterday evening, the chef-studded event brought together food-lovers...
View ArticleBURNT ENDS
One of the first restaurants we tried when we arrived in Singapore was Burnt Ends – a relatively new addition to the Singapore restaurant scene headed by the young Australian chef Dave Pynt. Here,...
View ArticleTHE KNOLLS SUNDAY BRUNCH
One of the first weekend brunches we tried in Singapore was at The Knolls in the Capella hotel. Located right beside the terraced pools of the hotel, The Knolls is open daily for breakfast, lunch and...
View ArticleBRASSERIE GAVROCHE
Brasserie Gavroche is a quaint restaurant located in a tiny shophouse-filled street in the historic Tanjong Pagar area of Singapore. The restaurant is proudly French from the red leather banquettes...
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