Whistler. Coming off this year’s Winter Olympics, the name conjures up images of graceful and powerful athletes wearing skis and riding luges. Even in the height of summer, there’s snow on the slopes and people (mostly young, mostly with snowboards, and mostly texting while riding up the lifts–or so it seems) ascending high above the [...]
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Beyond Seattle: An Indoor Extremist Eats His Way Through Whistler
August 17th, 2010 · 2 Comments
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Beyond Seattle: A backlog of bites
May 23rd, 2010 · 1 Comment
Founding Farmers (Washington, DC): I had to be at GWU and only had time for a quick bite. Many people recommended Founding Farmers, which was both convenient and delicious. I love the concept and the vibe, and would love to explore more of the menu. But as it was just me, I couldn’t resist diving [...]
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To the Land of the Rising Sun, to Eat
April 27th, 2010 · No Comments
I’ve been a bit absent of late, it’s true, but with good reason: I’ve been working hard to hasten my departure to Japan.
Akiko’s already there, and I was scheduled to leave Thursday, but I just rebooked my ticket (I have the luxury of flying first class, and I was able to change at no charge) [...]
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Portland preview
July 19th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Too much time is elapsing since my trip to Portland. I’m anxious to write it all up, but life is, as it sometimes does, getting in the way.
I know a number of people who’ve made the trip down there in the past couple of weeks, so it’s been fun to re-live the experience through them. [...]
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Five days in Florida: The rest of the meals
July 12th, 2009 · 2 Comments
I’m playing catch-up on my May trip to Florida, so hopefully this post will capture the highlights/lowlights.
I’ve already written about Naoe and Seasons 52, which came in the middle of my trip. My first meal out was at a place called Fuji, which was a family pick. Keep in mind that integral to the Boca [...]
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Seasons 52: One of the Best in Boca?
July 9th, 2009 · No Comments
“My partner and I are flying to Florida this weekend to do the dad visit. This means he’ll make endless attempts to convince us to go eat at the Cheesecake Factory—his favorite place. He likes the big portions (and the big calories, I think). I, on the other hand, frankly have not been a big [...]
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