The Rest of the World | Key West Kitchen

Stove-Top Low Country Boil

Seafood boils, accompanied by tubs of ice-cold beer, are great options for making a large crowd of hungry, thirsty guests very happy without spending a fortune. They are quick, flavorful and not overly demanding on the host.

Upon Arriving at Harbour Island (eventually)

Leaving one paradise for another (poor me!), I’m soon traveling to Harbour Island. The journey to Harbour Island, a little paradise just off the coast of Eleuthra in the Bahamas, is one that merits some coaching. Here is, more or less, what happens.

Cassis Restaurant in Bariloche, Argentina

Dinner in Argentina can vary from grilled meat at a traditional parilla (which is usually excellent, by the way) to something close to a tranformative experience. I did not expect to find the latter in rural Bariloche in the lake region of Patagonia, but my trip to Cassis near San Carlos de Bariloche was just that.

Fig Bistro, Asheville

Usually I look over a menu while enjoying a cocktail and can decide what I want about halfway through my drink. Not so at Fig, a cozy little spot in Asheville, North Carolina.

Maude’s Liquor Bar, Chicago

I just did some serious dining in Chicago, which has become an absolute food mecca. As good as Girl & the Goat and GT Fish and Oyster, among others, were, I ended up thinking the most about my dinner at Maude’s Liquor Bar.

restaurant at the tabard inn in washinton dc

The Restaurant at the Tabard Inn, DC

The Restaurant at the Tabard Inn is as beautiful as the food is delicious. A bright, sunny room with black and white floors, large windows and a gorgeous patio.

db Bistro Moderne, Miami

Despite having read very favorable reviews of Daniel Boulud’s restaurant in Miami, db Bistro Moderne, I’m always afraid that eventually a fine chef will open one too many restaurants for his or her (or especially, the food’s) own good. That may happen to Mr. Boulud one day, but it certainly didn’t happen with db Bistro Moderne.

hurricane club in New York, enjoying tiki cocktails

Hitting the “Clubs” in New York

On a recent trip to New York, we hit the clubs. No, not the late night dance clubs, but two fabulous restaurants: The Lambs Club and the Hurricane Club. These two unrelated restaurants are recent additions to the New York food scene and neither disappointed.