Well Fed On the Town

The other day, a friend and I got into a discussion about New Jersey diners. She, being a recent transplant from Missouri, has been scouting out diners in the area, and I have had a healthy obsession with diners since I was in high school. My favorites are the 1950s silver ones, the way we […]

Oh, Chicago-style pizza, how I love thee. After traveling all over the place, I can confidently say that there’s no place like home when it comes to pizza. I had some truly horrible pizza in Arizona and some passable pizza in D.C., but this is the best.
And my new favorite out of the best is […]

This, the second opportunity I had to dine at one of the twenty-two global Nobu locations, was every bit as memorable as the first. An opportunity to enjoy a meal at Nobu Waikiki provided all of the inspiration necessary to arrange a day trip to Oahu, while vacationing on Kauai in Hawaii.
During a trip to […]

Located a few miles from where the road ends, just 10 minutes west of the small village of Hanalei, on the North Shore of the most remote Hawaiian Island, Kauai, I will admit that you would have to go a bit out of your way just to dine at Mediterranean Gourmet. However, if you happen […]

So, here I am in paradise. No really, here I am. This, the second full day of my vacation on the gorgeous island of Kauai, in Hawaii, started off with a great breakfast. The stunning Princeville Resort in Hanalei, HI provided the setting for this amazing breakfast.
A stroll through fountains, across flagstones, over marble tiled […]

I do love my Mexican food and Chicagoland has some great examples. For birthdays, one of which we were celebrating last night, we’ve made it a routine lately to go to Tacos el Norte in Gurnee, located at Route 21 between Washington and Grand. Our reasoning is that the wait is never long, the food […]

In addition to being a food writer, Andrew Zimmern is also the host of the Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern.  Globetrotting the world over, there are probably few foods that he would wrinkle his nose at; but nestled in his hometown of Minneapolis with his family, he easily shared a few of his special […]

Yikes. Although I don’t think the restaurant is necessarily very kid-friendly to begin with, I have to admit I’m a little surprised that Disney has taken such a strong stance on this. Starting this week, children under 10 are no longer allowed to dine at Walt Disney World’s Victoria & Albert’s restaurant, located […]

Good sushi, as we all know, is hard to find.  Like finding a needle in a haystack the size o’ yo mama.  Seriously, it’s a daunting task.  You go through nasty California rolls.  Sick sashimi.  Flacid and mushy edamame.  It’s a mission filled with pit falls, disappointment, and possibly food poisoning.  But when you find […]

Eating out at different restaurants on a regular basis can be fun … or not so much if you’re trying to stay on some sort of eating plan or diet.  Unless you do a little bit of research first, it can totally do you in. 
Before you head out, check Healthy Dining Finder to help you […]