Month: October 2010
DC Ritz-Carlton’s Bath Menu
The Ritz-Carlton in Washington DC (L St and 22nd NW) put this Bath Menu in its guest bathrooms (they do not have a spa in that location). While having a butler draw a bath of nice warm water in your room sounds like a traditional luxury, the $50 charge is ludicrous. But the concept and execution of the…
DC food porn: Sushi Taro
I was in Washington DC for a week of meetings and trainings. The consultant is a foodie and befriended the owner of Sushi Taro, a Japanese-owned restaurant near Dupont Circle. Our group of nine went there and tried the omakase (raw fish tasting menu). While we were there, the food critic at the Washington Post…
Vevey food porn: La Verrière
Vevey is about 20 minutes drive from where we live, and like Lausanne, also located on the bank of Lake Geneva. It has a food museum, known as the Alimentarium. I believe it is sponsored by Nestle, the world’s largest food manufacturer, the headquarters of which is located there. The museum offers a set lunch…
Museum Brandhorst in Munich
The last museum that I “visited” in the Kunstareal was Museum Brandhorst which features 20th and 21st century art. Unlike the Der Moderne which was mostly monochromatic concrete and glass, the building is colorful. The facade of the building by Sauerbruch Hutton looks like an abstract painting, as if it is an advertisement of what…