Category: food & drinks
Xi’an Famous Foods 西安名吃, NYC
While I was in NY in January … I thought the last time I was in Chinatown, there was a line out the door of this tiny restaurant – Xi’an Famous Foods – Western Chinese Cuisine. A branch of this restaurant in St. Mark’s Place has received great reviews from Zagat. It received the following…
RedFarm, NYC
On my recent business trip to NYC, the team had a very busy schedule. But we rewarded ourselves with food, we crashed without a reservation, Nobu 57 (which was so crowded and noisy like a Chinatown dim sum restaurant on a Sunday morning) and Spice Market (which was much nicer and we hung around till…
Fondue at Château-d’Oex
While IT was visiting, we took her to Château-d’Oex, a small Swiss alpine mountain village that was hosting its annual winter hot-air balloon festival. See this earlier post here. Unfortunately, the weather was not suitable. So we walked around the small village which had several hotels, restaurants and shops. The place looks a bit deserted…
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…