I would highly recommend Michael Chiarello’s new restaurant in Napa. The atmosphere is all about ‘having fun’, I think a gimmick they are pushing to compete with French Laundry and Bouchon across the street. It worked for us! We felt … Continue reading →
Luxury Hotel http://www.tribecagrand.com/?g=ppc&ppcseid=5158&ppcsekeyword=tribeca+grand+hotel&mmtctg=2783105975&mmtcmp=74282495&mmtmt=2&mmtgglcnt=0&mmtadid=9934790615 2 Avenue of the Americas – Tribeca The circumstances under which we came to stay at the Tribeca Grand were unique in that we were evacuated from our home in Battery Park City during Hurricane Irene. So … Continue reading →
http://www.jameshotels.com/New-York.aspx 27 Grand Street – Soho We decided to try a ‘Staycation’ with all of the baloney hype around the idea. While it is definitely a gimmick to get New Yorkers to spend money in hotels that don’t do so … Continue reading →
http://www.hudsonhouseinn.com/ 2 Main Street – Cold Spring, NY The Hudson House River Inn is a charming little hotel. It is bigger than a bed and breakfast with a restaurant on the premises. They are running a Summer Package deal for … Continue reading →
Border Grill is a Mexican restaurant owned by Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger, two famous LA Chefs who collaborated on this chain. Most of us know them from their recent stints on Top Chef Masters. In trying to focus … Continue reading →
Ah, Vegas. What a town. Both occasions I visited were on business. The first time I stayed at Excalibur. This was years ago and even then it was horribly outdated. So I was looking forward to my stay at the … Continue reading →
