Hanging Out In The Moulin Rouge “Red Windmill” District! I wonder how I look when I take these “upside down” selfies as there is a bit of strange posing and camera twisting that is done – but it is all… Read More ›
food travel
Who Needs Streaming? Here’s The “TV Of The Future” – On A Chair!
Got A Quarter? Then Settle Into Your “TV Chair!” Sometimes I miss the “good old days”, when you could pass your “waiting” time at an airport, train or bus station by watching a coin-operated TV! Talk about an invention “of… Read More ›
Greece Has Amazing “Food With A View!” Dining At The Top Of Athens!
Behold The Top Of Athens! Yes, you are looking at Lycabettus Hill, which towers on the left of the picture over Athens Greece, even higher than the majesty of the Parthenon atop the Acropolis! The Acropolis is the large, fortified… Read More ›
Goodbye 2024! Welcome 2025 With Grilled Onion Smash Burgers And Good Luck Food!
Time To “Smash” Into 2025! Well, it’s the last day of 2024, and as I say goodbye to the year, I have to share some of my favorite bites of the year…oh, and the most controversial too! Remember this? Behold… Read More ›
The Secrets Of Sacre Coeur! Plus I Got Paris Photo-Bombed!
Welcome To Montmartre, Home Of Sacre Coeur! Welcome to the highest spot in Paris, where you can climb a long flight of stairs to look out over the city: It is located on the top of the hill of Montmartre,… Read More ›
The Billy Goat Tavern Turns 90! Let’s Celebrate The “Cheezborger! Cheezborger!”
A Chicago Institution Turns 90 Today! Welcome to Chicago, home of the Billy Goat Tavern! Today is a very special day, and I found out on Twitter Tuesday: The original Billy Goat Tavern was founded in 1934 by Billy Sianis,… Read More ›
Welcome To Spain! I’m Cooking Basque And So Can You!
Who’s Got #wanderlust? Well, looking at this photo, I certainly do! This is the northeast part of Spain, known as “Basque Country”: I’ve only been to Spain once, and it was the south east corner for me…more on that in… Read More ›
A “Culinary Collaboration” Between South Africa And The Big Apple! Lobster Newberg And Cape Malay Fish Curry!
Behold The Lobster Newberg! Thanks to Taste Atlas for this photo, which shows the famous Lobster Newberg from New York’s oldest restaurant – Delmonico’s! Why am I telling you all this? Because my good blogging friend Robbie Cheadle and I… Read More ›
A “Talking” Mona Lisa? Paris Art Is “Alive!”
Welcome To Paris Art Capital Of The World… This shot of the river Seine with the Eiffel Tower captures the serenity of a beautiful city that is also alive with art…literally! The Mona Lisa portrait is one of the world’s… Read More ›
French Riviera Soupe de Poisson + “Canneswiches” – Some Sunday Morning #Wanderlust…
Hello From The Top Of Cannes’ Red Carpet! That’s me on the far left and my wife Alex on the far right, with her brother Derek and wife Cherie wedged in the middle. We are in Cannes France, home to… Read More ›