Le Petit Paris, Chicago, April 2017
Le Petit Paris had been on my list of places to try for a while. I love French Bistro food and it's only about a 15 minute walk from my…
Cuba, Day 2, Part 2: Old Plaza, San Francisco Plaza, El Templete Restaurant
It's time for us to return to Cuba and continue our exploration of the once largely forbidden (to US citizens, anyway) now somewhat accessible island. Valeria and I traveled with…
Baptiste and Bottle, Chicago, April 2017
Baptiste and Bottle is a relatively recent addition to the burgeoning craft cocktail-upscale bar food scene in Chicago. I love this niche for nights I don't feel like a big…
A Barge Cruise on the Burgundy Canal, Day 6, Part 3, Farewell
Well, faithful reader, welcome to the 16th and final entry in a series of posts chronicling a cruise down the Burgundy canal aboard European Waterways luxury barge hotel, La Belle Epoque.…
A Barge Cruise on the Burgundy Canal, Day 6, Part 2, Flavigny-sur-Ozerain and Semur-en-Auxois
The last entry in this series, A Barge Cruise on the Burgundy Canal, Day 6, Part 1, Montbard to Venarey-les-Laumes, Courcelles-les-Montbard, and Alesia, was the beginning of the end. That is…
Eddie V’s Prime Seafood, Chicago, April 2017
Valeria and I had eaten at Eddie V's Prime Seafood not long after it opened. We went before the theater, so we were on a deadline. We did not have…
Halleck Vineyard Inner Circle Wine Club Dinner & Play in NYC
I got hooked on fine wine almost 40 years ago on my first trip to the Napa Valley. However, as much as I enjoy the beverage itself, a huge part…
