A Taste-Tempting Oasis in the Heart of St. Augustine:
At street level, A1A is indeed a bar with 11 tables and an onsite micro brewery. Upstairs, you’ll find the kitchen, another bar, a full-service restaurant with 55 tables and a banquet room complete with crystal chandeliers that can seat up to 100 diners.
Lib’s Grill: Great Food and Drink North of Baltimore
When Lib’s Grill was getting ready to open the community held its breath. Would this be a much needed improvement over the last restaurant to occupy the space? Perry Hall needed a restaurant and bar with a fun atmosphere and good food. Lib’s Grill delivered bigtime...
A French Oasis in Baden-Baden with One Michelin Star
STÉPHAN BERNHARD: An Alsatian, French, and European Chef In mid-July thanks to the Tourist Board of Baden-Baden I spent three days in this charming spa town in Baden-Württemberg. I visited several museums: Frieder Burda devoted to contemporary art, another to the...
Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse: Dining Excellence in New Orleans
Mention the name “Brennan” to residents of New Orleans, and you get immediate recognition and appreciation for the culinary accomplishments of the Brennan family. Their contributions to the dining scene in the Big Easy, a city synonymous with great food,...
Rodelio Aglibot: “Food Buddha”
I first met and interviewed Rodelio Aglibot at the opening of “Me Geisha”, his restaurant in Rome, in early December 2015. Although he divides his time between Chicago and Los Angeles, he is a globetrotter so we have seen each other several other times in Rome....
Paul Stradner: One of the Youngest Chefs in Germany to Earn 2 Michelin Stars
During my three-day stay in Baden-Baden I was a guest of the super-elegant, long-family-run (1872-1969), luxurious Brenners-Park Hotel & Spa. “For almost 150 years it has been pampering the world’s VIPs be they European royalty, business brains: John Jacob Astor...
SOS for the Birthplace of Spaghetti all’Amatriciana
August 24, 2016 3:36 AM: Aglioni, Borgo of Capitignano (L’Aquila): I felt a heavy dull thud. Then I heard my husband Luciano calling me: “Lucy, hurry, wake up, this is an earthquake. Quick.” When I opened my eyes I saw that he was nervously pulling up his blue jeans,...
Athena Restaurant: Enjoy the Sunny Flavors of Greece in the Heart of St. Augustine
The wholesome, heart-healthy benefits of the Mediterranean diet have been touted and exploited for decades. This may account for the ever-growing popularity of Greek restaurant food in North America. Whether you believe this to be true or not, a perfect location to do...
Chef Nicosia Does Piemonte
For over a decade, we’ve had the pleasure of dining at Sassi (in Scottsdale, Arizona) alone and with friends and family, celebrating an event or simply the day. The mostly southern Italian-inspired menu with many imported products and housemade pastas tastes sublime...
FAO HONORS SLOW FOOD PRESIDENT CARLO PETRINI
On May 26th the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), headquartered in Rome, Italy, named Carlo (better known as “Carlin”) Petrini, one of the founders of Slow Food and today its President, FAO Special Ambassador Zero Hunger for Europe. With over...