Bormuth, Vermouth and Tapas Bar in Barcelona’s El Born Barrio
Bormuth, Vermouth and Tapas Bar in Barcelona’s El Born Barrio Before I traveled to Barcelona, Vermouth was not on my radar. Before Therese and I traveled to Barcelona and went on a food tour in the...
View ArticleRouen Ceramics Museum and Palais des Thes and Dame Cakes
Rouen Ceramics Museum and Palais des Thes and Dame Cakes Having spent a full day in Bayeux the day before, we got an early start on our fourth day in Rouen, a Thursday. In the afternoon, we took a bus...
View ArticleWachau Valley Cruise from Melk to Krems
Wachau Valley Cruise from Melk to Krems Therese and I spent the last two days of our August 2015 trip to Austria and Poland on a Wachau Valley Cruise from Melk to Krems, staying overnight in Krems...
View ArticleDairy Free Milk Alternatives
Dairy Free Milk Alternatives Nowadays there is much debate over which is the best of the various dairy free milk alternatives. I don’t wish to repeat the information that is already out there; for...
View ArticleVegan Smoothies at Lo Lo Foods
Vegan Smoothies at Lo Lo Foods We didn’t go to Chelsea Market expecting to go to Lo Lo Foods. Actually, I was hoping to find a stand for One Lucky Duck – I was jonesing a bit for one of their amazing...
View ArticleBuongiorno Espresso Bar
Buongiorno Espresso Bar Since Therese and I moved to Midtown, I have been trying to make the rounds of the nearby coffee bars for two reasons, of course. The first is that Therese is the...
View ArticleStarbucks Iced Chai with Coconut Milk
Starbucks Iced Chai with Coconut Milk Finally, after waiting for years, us dairy free folks have an alternative to soy milk at Starbucks! So it was that with great excitement, I stopped in at my local...
View ArticleVinograf Wine Bar Prague
Vinograf Wine Bar Prague On our last full day in Prague, we stopped in for lunch at Vinograf Wine Bar Prague. There are actually 2 locations for this establishment I believe – we visited the smaller...
View ArticlePrague St Nicholas Church and Charles Bridge
Prague St Nicholas Church On our 7th day in Prague, we changed our cadence a little bit. Instead of doing sightseeing, lunch, more sightseeing and then break, we put the break right after lunch. That...
View ArticleCherry Restaurant: Japanese-French Cuisine in Chelsea
Cherry Restaurant I found myself wondering recently what Chris Johnson the Sake Ninja is doing these days. Therese and I had met him at the Wine & Food Festival Grand Tasting last October, where...
View ArticleHotel de Sens, Café des Musees: Last Day in France, Part Two
Hotel de Sens On our first day in France, we explored Paris’s Marais District, starting just beyond its eastern border at the Place de la Bastille and heading westward. On this last day, I thought we...
View ArticleG.H. Mumm & Notre Dame Cathedral: Our Day in Reims, Part Two
G.H. Mumm Two Champagne cave tours in one day? Who had ever conceived of such a thing? Well, we had, and after immensely enjoying our first tour at Martel, Therese and I picked up a sandwich at...
View ArticleMartel, Basilique St. Remy & Brasserie L’Edito: Day in Reims, Part 1
Martel Our first foray beyond Paris on our recent France trip was to Reims, the center of the Champagne region and thus the home to many Champagne wine caves and much history as well. We had finished...
View ArticleLederhosen Restaurant: Our Foray-cation Ends in the West Village
Lederhosen Restaurant I never expected that we would have dinner at Lederhosen Restaurant last Sunday. Our plan for the day was pretty simple: a foray-cation to the East Village/Greenwich Village. We...
View ArticleBean & Bean: Dairy Free Coffee in the FiDi, Part Four
If it weren’t for my niece Hope, Therese and I might not have visited Bean & Bean Coffee. After all, Bean & Bean does not carry almond milk, which was one of the main precepts for choosing...
View ArticleEmpire Coffee & Tea: Dirty Chai Latte near the Port Authority
Empire Coffee & Tea Yesterday afternoon found me in Midtown Manhattan wanting to kill some time before a family dinner at Becco Restaurant on 46th Street. I ended up spending that time at Empire...
View ArticleBlue Spoon Coffee: Dairy Free Coffee in the FiDi, part three
Blue Spoon Coffee Blue Spoon Coffee may turn out to be my favorite stop along my slow crawl over the coffee shops of the Financial District. It’s a fairly tiny place, with a couple stools and a...
View ArticleOren’s Daily Roast: dairy free coffee taste test, part two
Oren’s Daily Roast Not far from the juncture of William and Fulton Streets in Manhattan is Oren’s Daily Roast‘s Financial District location. I say “Financial District location” because Oren’s has...
View ArticleDairy Free Coffee in the FiDi: it’s not just Starbucks
After visiting Crave Espresso Bar in Tribeca a couple Fridays ago, I took to heart Therese’s suggestion that I explore dairy free coffee drinks being sold by companies that are NOT Starbucks. I don’t...
View Article