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The House in Hong Kong

Walking through the doors of The Upper House, life slows down a beat or two. The minuscule lobby is more like a decompression chamber to shed a little energy before taking a serene ride up an escalator designed to mimic a row of torrii gates. There is no front desk in the traditional sense because [...]

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Dueling Wontons

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When I mentioned on Twitter that I’d be heading to Hong Kong for a few days, the food recommendations came pouring in. Everyone had a favorite, but the one place I consistently heard as a must-go spot was Mak’s Noodle for their Wonton Noodles. It’s a third generation Hong Kong institution and while the one [...]

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Fullerton Bay Hotel Feels Like Home

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As much as I love traveling, staying in hotels night after night gets tiresome quickly. It’s around this time that I crave the comforts of home: like knowing how to turn off the lights, having a dock for my iPhone, and waking up in a bed that doesn’t make my back hurt. This last trip [...]

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Ristorante Da Valentino

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We’d just gotten through an 8 course seafood dinner that included a whole chicken and whole crab when my friend Russel declared “I’m gonna take you to meet my Italian family man!” To understand the irony of this statement you should know that Russel, is literally a rockstar photographer who’s shot the likes of Michael [...]

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Outram Ya Hua

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I’m back from Singapore, and let me tell you: if you like to eat, there are few places in the world where so many culinary cultures come together so seamlessly. It’s a true melding pot where the only clashes you’ll see are between two foodies squabbling over who makes the best chicken rice. Bak Kut [...]

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Off to Singapore!

I’m just about to head out to the airport to fly out to Singapore for a week long food tour. The Singapore Tourism Board was gracious enough to invite me out to check out their booming food scene and I can honestly say I haven’t been this excited about a trip in months! Google hooked [...]

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Wine & Food at Kendall-Jackson

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I’m not sure if it was the price or a personal preference, but my parents always seemed to have a bottle of Kendall-Jackson sitting around. It wasn’t bad, it wasn’t amazing, just your ordinary table wine. So when Brian Kraemer (the man behind the Kendall-Jackson blog) contacted me about coming out on a press trip [...]

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Weekday Winery Hopping

Whether it’s booking the flight, or planning my itinerary, I like to be spontaneous about my travel plans. Sure, I’ll do some basic research before the trip, but planning out every minute detail is akin to watching all the trailers for the latest Michael Bay flick before heading to the theater, or reading CliffsNotes for [...]

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A Giant Punch Bowl

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2 trains, 1 plane, and 1 car ride later, I’m here in Sonoma, California! The sun is still warm as if clinging to the last days of summer, but the air is charged with a brisk hint of fall. After an extraordinarily long wait for baggage at SFO, I took the convenient “AirTrain” to pick [...]

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