Antler – Great food; Meh Service (initially)

Antler is a restaurant in Toronto which “…is a celebration of regional ingredients…to define Canadian cuisine highlighting local seasonal and wild foods”. We arrived for our reservation at 9PM. Despite them calling us to confirm the reservation the day before, upon arrival, we were told that the table was not ready and they suggested we […]

Kawi – Brilliant

Kawi is a new restaurant by David Chang’s ever growing Momofuku Group. It is located in Hudson Yards. I think Momofuku is brilliant because it has been able to expand quickly while maintaining consistency. Its the same reason for Mcdonald’s success, but on an elevated scale. Lets say you are in a brand new city […]

Cathay Pacific – Lay Flat in Premium Economy? Flight review – YVR to JFK and JFK to YVR

On a recent flight from YVR to JFK (Vancouver to New York JFK), I flew on Cathay Pacific’s 777 in Premium Economy flight CX888. Note that this is an overnight flight. The BEST seats in premium economy on this plane are 31 AC. The configuration of this plane in PE is 2-4-2. In 31 AC, […]

Tinola Manok – The World’s Tastiest Chicken Soup from the Philippines

Tinola Manok is a traditional chicken soup from the Philippines. Its delicious and very easy to prepare. Makes a perfect meal on a cold night or if you are feeling under the weather. Here is what you need: 1 onion sliced 5 cloves of garlic crushed 2 thumbs of ginger minced (can also use a […]

New York City – Cheap, fast and delicious

The great thing about eating in New York City is the sheer number and variety of places to eat. By some estimates, there are over 25,000 restaurants in NYC. This means, you could have breakfast, lunch and dinner at a different place everyday for over 20 years! They range from high end 3 Michelin Star […]

Anna Lena – Sports Dinner; Again Demonstrating World Class Dining

Anna Lena put on an incredible sports themed dinner this week. Here was the menu: The meal started with one of the staff bringing around a drink similar to what you would find at a sporting event. Clever. Rugby – The first course was a lamb meat pie with mushroom gravy. The pie was delicious […]

Ai Fiori – Lets Play Spot the Difference

Eating Italian food in a restaurant is a tricky proposition. Its easy to screw up. Its easy to be disappointed. Some places make things too complicated, or stray too far from tradition. The pasta could be overcooked. Then there are many regional differences and types. For one of the dinners we were having on a […]

Cote – Michelin Starred Korean BBQ? Really?

Yes, really. Cote in New York City is a Michelin starred Korean BBQ restaurant, and it is fully deserved. This place is unbelievably good. The beef is dry aged. Who does that for Korean BBQ? We had the omakase. It started with uni and oysters: …and then various cuts of beef… …and in true Korean […]

Sushi Zo Hanare will BLOW your mind; This IS THE definition of perfection

Sushi Zo is a highly rated Sushi restaurant which originated in L.A. They opened their first location in NYC on W3rd St which was recommended to me. However, their second location on E39th St was closer to my hotel so I decided to give it a try. All locations serve omakase only, and to say […]

da Costantino – killer views good food

Usually, my rule of thumb is that good views = mediocre food. This was not the case at da Costantino. In fact, this place was recommended to us by our driver. Not once did he mention the views. He promoted the food as the best in Positano. It was not until after we arrived, that […]