Birmingham,Southeast,United States Birmingham AL Japanese Mexican fusion: Umami. Get your Japanese tacos here...whoever thought this would be a good mixture of cuisines was...spot on! It's the kind of place where your eye is drawn to the unusual combinations and your mind tells you have to Birmingham,Southeast,United States Birmingham AL Needed breakfast: Big Bad Breakfast. Caught my eye because they clearly believe that things go better with pork since they serve their own house cured Tabasco/brown sugar bacon. Our order was to go but the space looked nice. We had the breakfast Must Visit,Seattle Metro,United States,Washington,West Coast,White Center Seattle Japanese American fusion: TOMO. I've had my eye on this place for quite some time but it's not that easy to get a reservation. That's a must unless you want to try for a bar seat. Reservations go online a month East Coast,Philadelphia,United States Philadelphia Spanish tapas: Amada. Part of a group dinner but we had a good sampling of the menu including some items made just for our group. As expected, this is a place for small plates so come prepared to sample as many as Atlanta,United States Atlanta Gullah cuisine in College Park: Virgil's Gullah Kitchen and Bar. If you like southern food, you have to try this place near the Atlanta airport. It's the real deal. I couldn't eat everything on the menu...but gave it a good shot starting Atlanta,Southeast,United States Atlanta New American: Miller Union. A bit north of the usual downtown spots, it's worth the visit. Reservations are a must unless you want to sit at the bar. That was my choice this visit. Started off with a very spicy mezcal...the jalafuego.
Japanese Mexican fusion: Umami. Get your Japanese tacos here…whoever thought this would be a good mixture of cuisines was…spot on! It’s the kind of place where your eye is drawn...
Needed breakfast: Big Bad Breakfast. Caught my eye because they clearly believe that things go better with pork since they serve their own house cured Tabasco/brown sugar bacon. Our order...
Japanese American fusion: TOMO. I’ve had my eye on this place for quite some time but it’s not that easy to get a reservation. That’s a must unless you want...
Spanish tapas: Amada. Part of a group dinner but we had a good sampling of the menu including some items made just for our group. As expected, this is a...
Gullah cuisine in College Park: Virgil’s Gullah Kitchen and Bar. If you like southern food, you have to try this place near the Atlanta airport. It’s the real deal. I...
New American: Miller Union. A bit north of the usual downtown spots, it’s worth the visit. Reservations are a must unless you want to sit at the bar. That was...
Visiting a high school friend: The Grill at Crooked Creek. He lives lakeside in this beautiful area south of Atlanta and has a pontoon boat so why not visit the...
Dinner for 30: Duke’s Chowder House. I have to admit, I haven’t been to this area of Seattle in a number of years so, it was time. As I’ve mentioned...
Italian/Japanese fusion and a place to share food: Kissa Tanto. Since our first visit shortly after it opened in 2016 its become a real star…see the recent article NYT…the second...
Mexican on Granville Island: Alimentaria Mexicana. Not sure how large the Mexican food scene is in Vancouver but despite this being in one of the major tourist spots the food...
Off the tourist path: Les Faux Bourgeois Bistro. As I’ve mentioned in previous post, our daughter lives in Vancouver so we get to experience more of the local culture than...
Did anyone mention coffee: Sunflower Cafe. Nice little cafe serving coffee and bakery items on the way to Whistler or, for the more adventurous, you can see The Chief from...
On the way to Whistler: Salted Vine. This is a must visit…in the growing city of Squamish which is about halfway between Vancouver and Whistler. Who would have believed this...
As named…this is a shed: WaterShed Grill. Actually located just north of Squamish in Brackendale BC it’s right on the Squamish river which makes for great views…and when in season,...
More coffee: Small Victory. There are several locations of this provider of coffee and baked goods in VAN; this one is in South Grandville. The bakery has both sweet and...
Always a unique experience: The London Plane. Breakfast: The eggs and biscuits with gravy were fabulous….best gravy I think I’ve ever had. For those not wanting meat or eggs the...
