THE COLADA SHOP
Reviewing The Colada Shop: a Cuban café, coffee shop, and bar combined to spread #coladalove in Washington DC. The Colada Shop is a delightful Cuban café, coffee shop, and bar, with vibrant colors and a light airy atmosphere that transports you to the warmth and sun of Cuba. Although I visited on a chilly winter […]
BLIND BUTCHER
Reviewing Blind Butcher: A contemporary and polished dining experience in San Francisco serving New American fare. Blind Butcher is located right at the heart of San Francisco’s well-known LGBTQ district, the Castro district, which is surrounded by many bars, restaurants, wine bars, a nightclub, and even sex shops for those friskier at heart. This is […]
PICARO
Reviewing Picaro: Authentic Spanish flavors in the heart of the Mission District in San Francisco. A few years ago, I traveled to Barcelona, Spain with my family. I went on food tours and cooking classes where I was introduced to tapas, paella, sangria, and other traditional Spanish dishes; this was when my obsession with Spanish […]
PALETTE 22
Reviewing Palette 22: New American food, art, and fun in Arlington, VA. True to its word, all three are apparent from the moment you walk through the revolving doors. The bustle of an open kitchen is visible from the center of the restaurant while servers whisk small plate after small plate around the large dining […]
TAQUERIA EL POBLANO
Reviewing Taqueria el Poblano: Home of the Best Margarita and Mexican food in the D.C. area. Under a modest green awning labeled simply “Mexican Restaurant,” Taqueria el Poblano offers a casual and comfortable taste of Mexico in the D.C. area. The small dining room is filled with tables draped with brightly colored tablecloths and is […]
SMOKECRAFT
Reviewing Smokecraft: Award-winning BBQ in Arlington, VA. Let me put this out there right away: I am not a fan of barbeque. I am not a southern girl, and smoked meats slathered in BBQ sauce just don’t do it for me. I don’t enjoy the flavor. You know the one: where everything tastes almost like […]
INCA SOCIAL
Reviewing Inca Social: Instagram-worthy Peruvian food in the Washington D.C. area. If you’re looking for Peruvian food in the Washington, D.C. area, there are surprisingly a lot of choices. However, many of the Peruvian restaurants focus on pollo a la brasa (Peruvian roasted chicken), but Peruvian cuisine offers so much more than that! If you […]
WAKE AND LATE
Reviewing Wake and Late: The best breakfast burritos in L.A. I have recently been craving breakfast burritos. In light of this craving, I am determined to find the best breakfast burritos in Los Angeles — and I might have done just that! I have stumbled across Wake and Late’s Instagram page a few times, but […]
THE HOT DOG BOX
Reviewing The Hot Dog Box: an elevated twist on American hot dogs in Chicago. When you think of a typical Chicago Dog, you might picture a Vienna beef hot dog with mustard and absolutely no ketchup. Few restaurants make hot dogs the star of their menu, but The Hot Dog Box elevates the typical Chicago […]
TOLTEC BREWING
Not wanting to watch the playoffs at home or cook on a Sunday afternoon, we had to search for somewhere to watch the Super Bowl. It turned out to be no small feat, so we decided to try out a relatively new restaurant on the Albuquerque scene: Toltec Brewing. “To be worthy and excel in […]
BRIQUE
Brique – a unique brunch experience only in L.A. My family members chose this spot as a special treat for our Valentine’s Day breakfast, and it was truly such a sweet treat! From the moment we walked up to the periwinkle-colored shop to taking the first bite of the French toast, the entire experience […]
D&D’s PLACE
Reviewing D&D’s Place: the best donuts in Chicago. It is always special when you find a hidden gem in any big city. Today’s hidden gem is D&D’s Place. Anyone who was not looking for this donut shop would miss it due to its size and how busy the road is. However, once you walk into […]