Orange County is ramen paradise. We have it good here. Really, really good. Here are the 10 best. You won’t go wrong with any one of these, but you will have to wait in line at all of them…
Hotel Review: LondonHouse, Chicago
The LondonHouse opened in May and overlooks the Chicago River from the famous corner of Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive. The 22-story historic landmark emerged from a dramatic three-year reconstruction project that saw the addition of a glass and steel annex next door, juxtaposing the original beaux arts structure with an ultra-modernist annex, creating a 452-room hotel…
72 Hours in Chicago, 27 photos
Forever one of the world’s most significant cities for architecture, Chicago’s skyline has grown even more spectacular in recent years, both around the river and along the lakefront. Here’s a quick look around of the city I used to call home.
Photo of the Week: Chicago River
I snapped this shot from the rooftop of the LondonHouse Hotel in downtown Chicago. The rooftop, and indeed most of the rooms in this hotel, provides spectacular views of the city. This is just a sneak peak of tomorrow’s post…
Hotel Review: The Robey, Chicago
After what seemed like the longest delay in hotel-opening history, The Robey finally opened its doors in November in the heart of Chicago’s Bucktown/Wicker Park neighborhood. A member of Design Hotels, the 69-room, 12-story Robey is the second U.S. property for Mexico City-based Grupo Habita…
Alinea, Chicago: 3 hours, 29 photos
Alinea reopened in May after a five-month closure to refreshen the restaurant for its 10th anniversary. They nailed it. This is still one of the greatest restaurants in the world.
7 Random Shots of Shanghai
Shanghai. Seven shots. Totally random. For more travel inspiration and photos, I invite you to follow me and join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
5 Shots: The Puli Shanghai
Here’s a ridiculously short glimpse of the Puli hotel in Shanghai. P.S. You’ll want to bring your swimsuit for this hotel.
Photo of the week: Shanghai hairy crab soup
Shanghai is famous for its hairy crabs, which are in season in the fall. It was a sweltering day in October when I tasted this hairy crab bisque at Ye Shanghai, one of the city’s most elegant Chinese restaurants. On such a hot day, a hot bowl of soup was the furthest thing from my mind…
Photo of the Week: Huntington Beach
I love Huntington Beach in the middle of the week when nobody’s there. Come Saturday, and this very beach is completely mobbed.
O.C. Review: Irenia, Santa Ana
Irenia has the potential to do for Filipino cuisine in Orange County what Taco Maria has done for Mexican food.
THIS JUST IN: pdn Taste – 2016 FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS!
Winners were announced today for the PDN Taste – 2016 Food Photography Awards, and I won two categories! PDN Taste is the most prestigious food photography contest in America…
Photo of the week: Four Seasons Punta Mita yacht
This is one of my all-time favorite sunsets. I took this during a cruise aboard a beautiful 55-foot yacht operated by the Four Seasons Punta Mita, 45 minutes north of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Photo of the week: The Agrarian Kitchen, Tasmania
The Agrarian Kitchen is a literal farm-to-table cooking school in rural Tasmania, 45 minutes northwest of Hobart. Pretty much everything that makes it into the kitchen here comes from the surrounding farm: chickens, ducks, hogs, fruits, vegetables…
OC Review: Ootoro Sushi, Irvine
The chef reaches over the sushi counter and places a bowl in front of each of us. The bowls are filled with ice, topped with the live shrimp he has just dismantled. The shrimp are huge, like mutants. Their dismembered heads and bodies sit side by side, a couple of inches apart but still very much alive.
Photo of the week: Shinjuku, Tokyo
Tokyo is one of the most vibrant cities on earth. It is also filled with surprising moments of zen, like this little side street in the heart of Shinjuku…
