The Cotswolds

We flew in early this morning on a red eye flight straight from Denver and got a rental car in a blur to drive to Oxford, England.  We stopped at Cafe CoCo there to have our first [of many] basic English breakfast: grilled tomato, baked beans, eggs, potatoes, mushrooms, and toast (opting out of the…

Out and about in Denver

We were headed to Sassafras (located just near Mile High Stadium) but realized it was Broncos game day so rerouted to Jezebel’s Southern Bistro and Bar to experience this delightful surprise.  I have to say this is my first time to be served in a personal sized cast iron skillet and it was wonderful.  This…

Eat in NOLA 

Muriel’s serves “classic creole with old world elegance” and is located in the middle of all the action in Jackson Square. We started with Pimm’s cup and a bottle wine.A delicious fried green tomato-arugula appetizer We finally got up early enough to score a table at EAT also located in the French Quarter just a couple…

French Quarter Delight

La Petit Amelie has a delightful array of treats savory and sweet served “cuisine rapide”.  I especially enjoyed their fresh juice bar along with a crisp and creamy Napoleon pastry for breakfast.  I WILL BE BACK to try their Lox and a few of their scrumptious looking panini options.  Serving Zapps as their chip of choice makes…

The Vault

This is a vintage restaurant I’ve been wanting to try for weeks now. It just opened in September down the road from where I moved to that very same month. I decided I really like it, because I feel like I’m in an episode of Mad Men:) Here is a good quote I just saw…

Granville Island

Our two evenings in our favorite area of Vancouver…as you can see