Category: food & drinks
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Galley tour on board Celebrity Reflection
On our first “at-sea” day, we went to one of the “events” which is a tour of the galleys on board the ship. The galley is a compartment of a ship, train or aircraft where the food is cooked and prepared – i.e., the mobile industrial kitchen. The German executive chef started with a power point…
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Cvi.che 105, Miami
While in Miami, we (Chris especially) loved the food served in this Peruvian restaurant, Cvi.che 105. We went twice during our stay in town ! The restaurant’s name is derived from its speciality, ceviche and street number on N.E. 3rd Ave in downtown Miami. Started with a dish of crunchy, roasted corn nuts (ever so slightly salted)…
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Sabiá @ Vila Madalena, Sao Paulo
While I was wandering around in Vila Madalena, looking for some galleries, I came across this bar/restaurant – Sabiá. See this earlier post about Vila Madalena. It had all its windows opened. It was bright and airy inside. The bar is at the end of the dining room. One wall is covered by a huge black-and-white mural.…
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Dgé @ Jardim Paulista, São Paulo
Dgé is a neighborhood gastropub/burger joint on Al. Campinas, 1021, in Jardim Paulista – about 10 minutes walk from my second hotel which is located downtown (near the junction of Pamplona and Jai). While there are a few street-corner lanchonete (diners), they did not look particularly appealing. So I was happy to find Dgé on my first…
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Estanplaza Funchal Hotel – Faria Lima, São Paulo
I stayed at two hotels while in São Paulo. The first was the Estanplaza Funchal Hotel located in the business district, Faria Lima. Originally, we were booked to stay at the famous watermelon, i.e., Hotel Unique. But it turned out to be far from our meeting venue (remember the traffic congestion, remember here). So we…
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Interlaken – part 2
Continuing with our long weekend in Interlaken … Interlaken’s hotels are expensive and they are often fully booked. Our hotel is BeauSite located in the next town – Unterseen. It is a family-owned hotel which has a nice little seating area in front and ample parking spaces. It was impossible to find parking in Interlaken…