Archive for the ‘On the road’ Category

March 24th, 2008

On the road: Cartagena’s mangoes

This is what I’ve talked about when I’ve mentioned eating green mango. I’m on vacation in Cartagena, Colombia and here, they sell it in little carts all around town. This man was somewhere on the wall that surrounds the old city in Cartagena.

In the steaming heat, the green mango is refreshing. It comes in little plastic bags, […]

February 6th, 2008

On the road: Glass Wall

My family and celebrated my mom’s 50th birthday in Houston last weekend. Aiming at dining somewhere “different,” I chose Glass Wall restaurant in the Heights, an artsy neighorhood in Houston. I imagined an intimate setting where chef Lance Fegen, previously of well-know Houston establishments Zula and Trevisio, cooked up his creations for a few diners. Intimate the restaurant’s […]

October 20th, 2007

On the road: Bouchon Las Vegas

This comes a little late I know, but here it is finally. While in Vegas some weeks ago I visited Thomas Keller’s Bouchon. I hadn’t heard of Bouchon until about a month before my trip, when at a wine bar I had a long conversation with a stranger who told me stories of his dinners […]

September 27th, 2007

Eating Las Vegas

Checking in from the Las Vegas airport. I’m tired. And not because I partied too hard, no. It’s because I was working, traveling (I hit four airports in one day), sleep deprived and congested. I think I’m allergic to Las Vegas or maybe it was just the smoky and ridiculously cold air at our hotel, where I […]

September 20th, 2007

Anticipating Bouchon

It’s the closest to Thomas Keller I’ll get for now.
Bouchon Las Vegas. T-minus three days …
Take a peek.
tags: Bouchon, Las Vegas, Thomas Keller

September 3rd, 2007

On the Road: Cova

This weekend I’m visiting my parents in Houston. Typically I don’t travel this much, believe me. But that’s beside the point. Yesterday evening, I invited my parents and my brother to Cova, a wine bar we first visited a few years ago at my brother’s suggestion.
Located in a shopping plaza in Houston’s Kirby Drive, Cova […]

August 28th, 2007

On the road: Fox & Obel

The more I visit Chicago, the more I like it. I love the people, the parks and flowers, the lake, the architecture … I’m sure it would only take me one winter to hate it, but for now I have nothing but love for the city. And discovering Fox & Obel this weekend just added […]

August 24th, 2007

Away once again

This time in Chicago, so posting will be sparse to none. Be back soon!

August 22nd, 2007

Pretty little things

I’m a sucker for pretty little things. Pretty is subjective, I know, but there are some things that just meet the universal definition. Or maybe it’s just mine. Regardless, they make me feel all giddy inside.
In New York on Saturday, I had brunch at Prune and then visited Marie Belle, a chocolate store in Soho […]

August 17th, 2007

On leave…

In New York again until late Saturday so there won’t be much posting for the rest of the week. Be back next week!

July 15th, 2007

Casa Mono (New York)

I chose Casa Mono. You know, for my one New York meal. I ditched the daring and picked this self-dubbed Spanish tavern, mainly because we wanted to make our New York night entertaining. Somehow tapas are more fun than a regular dinner — maybe it’s the sharing and picking at different foods. Adam Platt put […]

July 12th, 2007

One meal in New York

I’m in New York City today and tomorrow. Work, not pleasure, but here’s a chance to have one great meal: Dinner tonight. Not that I’ll be fasting, but the other meals will be provided to me. So I sit here facing the tough decision of where I’ll have my one New York meal. It’s not […]

June 1st, 2007

On the road: Around New England

Sometimes I feel like I need a vacation to recover from my vacations. I’m back and off to a very slow start (it’s Friday already!). Trip went well, although I never made it to the museum. I mean, I did, but to my disappointment, it was closed for the entire weekend. I did, however, eat […]

May 26th, 2007

Out ’till Tuesday

I’ll be touring Providence, its vecinities and Boston until Tuesday, so there won’t be much activity on mango&lime ’till then. But look out for stories from the road soon. On my culinary itinerary already, the Culinary Archives & Museum at Johnson & Wales University… Happy Memorial Day weekend!

January 6th, 2007

Spice it up at Penzeys (Houston)

For Food Destinations #4, a blogging event created by Maki of I was just really very hungry, I asked bloggers to write about their favorite gourmet gift shop. Even though there are many great shops in Miami, I discovered a wonderful store while in Houston, where I spent the last two weeks visiting family […]

December 6th, 2006

Thanksgiving a la criolla

I know, I know. Thanksgiving was almost two weeks ago but I still wanted to post something about mine. I traveled to Houston to see my family and had what my uncle aptly called a Thanksgiving a la criolla. (Criolla — literally creole — can be used to describe something characteristic of Hispanic culture or […]

August 23rd, 2006

On the road: Chicago Pizza & Milwaukee Corn

Good eats: A weekend in Chicago.