Dish of the Week: The Hams in Spain
I could easily travel through Spain for at least two weeks, maybe three, subsisting on little more than ham and wine. The hams here are incredible…
Hotel Review: The Nadler Soho, London
Taxi drivers sometimes have a hard time finding the Nadler Soho because it’s tucked away on a quiet dead-end street in the heart of Soho’s intricate maze of narrow one-way lanes.
World’s Best Cruise Line for Cuisine
Food dictates where I travel. I book restaurant reservations before I buy plane tickets. I choose hotels based on their proximity to where I will eat. I also like cruise…
One Night in Florence, For a Steak
Buca Lapi steakhouse is the oldest restaurant in Florence, serving since 1880 in this same dank basement since before the Duomo was finished. And for as long as anyone remembers, this has been one of the hardest reservations in Florence.
Quick Review: Gallery Hotel Art, Florence, Italy
Overview: The family who built Italy’s Ferragamo shoe empire also owns a cluster of hotels called the Lungarno Collection. They operate several intimate hotels in Florence, all on the same…
Hotel Review: Rosewood London
Overview: Opened in October, the 306-room Rosewood London is United States-based Rosewood’s first European hotel, and the luxury hotel group has made quite a splash. The posh, residential-style rooms and living…
Where to Eat Now: London
London ranks among the best cities in the world for dining. This isn’t new. London’s restaurant scene shed its formerly embarrassing reputation and stepped into the spotlight more than a…
A Primer on Lucanian Cuisine
Although it’s not uncommon to see restaurants advertising “alta cucina,” true haute cuisine has never made it this far, at least not the way we think of fine Italian cuisine…
The Ultimate Guide to Basilicata, Italy (What to Eat, Where to Stay, & More)
A foodie’s guide to Matera, Bernalda and Rionero in Vulture, Basilicata, Italy. Where to eat, where to stay and more.
Where to Eat in Matera, Italy
Matera will move you to tears. And if it doesn’t, there’s something wrong with you. The Sassi of Matera became UNESCO’s first protected “landscape” in Western Europe. Thus the hauntingly beautiful…