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El Gaucho Presents Pour on the Plaza this Weekend
El Gaucho Bellevue is pleased to present the second annual Pour on the Plaza at the City Center Plaza, to benefit Room to Read. Room to Read’s mission is to increase literacy and gender equality in education for children in developing nations. (read full article)
Philippe – Now That’s Fancy Chinese Chow, Mister!
The famous New York City Chinese restaurant Mr. Chow has been around for years – and has locations around the world. But when Philippe Chow (no relation to Michael Chow, owner of Mr. Chow) left Mr. Chow after 27 years of service, he took m (read full article)
Final Score: Farmers Market-2 |The Skinny Fight-0
Remember when I asked for suggestions on how to save money on groceries? One of the suggestions was to shop at farmers markets. Either I chose the wrong markets to visit or my expectations are too high. I always pictured farmers markets looking lik (read full article)
Dinner at Laut
Cuisine: Malaysian Atmosphere: modern, pop music Attire: smart-casual Ideal for: good for groups, 1x1, foodies Price: affordable; all menu items under $20 Phone: 212-206-8989 Location: 15 E. 17th Street (between 5th Avenue & Broadway) Website: (read full article)
A Slice of the Big Apple Moves West
To my utter surprise and delight, I found out that the famed Magnolia Bakery of the big apple has finally opened its doors here in la la land. In love with all things NYC, I couldn’t wait to visit the west coast version of an east coast clas (read full article)
Friday Foodstuffs 7.23.10: Takeover or Not, There Is a Food Scene in Atlantic City
So now Gov. Christie is planning a takeover of Atlantic City to help stem the city's losing streak and make the place 'clean and safe'. Even though I don't have the best of feelings regarding state takeovers - it didn't exactly help the situation wi (read full article)
Friday Foodstuffs 7.23.10: Takeover or Not, There Is a Food Scene in Atlantic City
So now Gov. Christie is planning a takeover of Atlantic City to help stem the city's losing streak and make the place 'clean and safe'. Even though I don't have the best of feelings regarding state takeovers - it didn't exactly help the situation wi (read full article)
TeaGschwendner opens in Rockefeller Center NYC
Fishman Public Relations-press release From European Boulevards to the Big Apple: Germany’s Hottest Tea Retail Shop Debuts at Rockefeller Center July 16th! TeaGschwendner Set to Open First N.Y. Location in Historic U.S. Landmark Buffalo Grove (read full article)
Travel: Lisa and John Are Eating in...Pittsburgh
Introducing...the very first of our travel series! As we mentioned on our Friday post, we were off to the fair city of Pittsburgh to witness the wedding of some good friends of ours, Keith and Jen. First off, this is a very cool couple, so it wasn't (read full article)
Travel: Lisa and John Are Eating in...Pittsburgh
Introducing...the very first of our travel series! As we mentioned on our Friday post, we were off to the fair city of Pittsburgh to witness the wedding of some good friends of ours, Keith and Jen. First off, this is a very cool couple, so it wasn't (read full article)
Cibo
We scheduled our monthly photography meeting last Saturday at Cibo Greenbelt 5. This was my activity after my work and charity at Sacred Heart of Jesus. I was tired the whole day since I was slept late the night before. I always wanted to dine in Cib (read full article)
Chef d' Angelo
Last Friday, Ian and I planned to watch Eclipse at Glorietta 4. Since we already reserved our seats for this movie we opted to scroll first and have our dinner, so we settled in Chef d' Angelo. We've been to this restaurant many times that's why we a (read full article)
My First Facial at Active White Health & Beauty Center
I was surprised to get an invitation to attend a bloggers' event at Active White Health and Beauty Center at Tomas Morato, Quezon City because, first, I'm not that vain, and second, I haven't had any facial treatment whatsoever. So I'm actually surpr (read full article)
Hong Kong Tea House & Restaurant Inc.
The Hong Kong Tea House Restaurant is an established restaurant featuring Chinese specialties in Salt Lake City. Consistently the recipients of local culinary awards they have been servicing the Salt Lake area for many years with wonderfully tasty C (read full article)
Friday Foodstuffs 6.18.10: Here Come the Restaurant Weeks! First Up - Ocean City and Wildwood
The Restaurant Weeks are coming!The Restaurant Weeks are coming!And they will be coming, thick and fast.Summertime seems to have become a breeding ground for local restaurant associations to hold restaurant week events, mainly to help drum up busines (read full article)
Friday Foodstuffs 6.18.10: Here Come the Restaurant Weeks! First Up - Ocean City and Wildwood
The Restaurant Weeks are coming!The Restaurant Weeks are coming!And they will be coming, thick and fast.Summertime seems to have become a breeding ground for local restaurant associations to hold restaurant week events, mainly to help drum up busines (read full article)
Empires of Food: A Book Review & Giveaway
After reviewing The Town that Food Saved, I wanted to sink my teeth into an even meatier look at the issues surrounding our food system, so I jumped at the chance to review Empires of Food: Feast, Famine, and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations. Fro (read full article)
On The Road With Baker Babes Bakery
Spring is our favorite time of year. We love the sights and smells of the flowers beginning to bloom and the birds singing as they flutter around hurriedly collecting twigs for their nests. Spring is a good time for us at Baker Babes Bakery to take a (read full article)
Habanero Soy Sauce—Sushi served with a souvenir from Cancun.
Our trip to Cancun last week was wonderful. We stayed at the beautiful Excellence Playa Mujeres which is north of Cancun city. While our girls were busy keeping Fuji Nana and Fuji Papa on their toes, we were busy drinking some of (read full article)
In Defense of Shin-Imamiya, Shin-Sekai, and Nishinari
Shin-Imamiya, Shin-Sekai, and Nishinari–these three places are known by people throughout Kansai as dangerous places. Guidebooks parrot the same mindless hearsay, advising people not even to set foot in these neighborhoods. I, for one, believe (read full article)
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