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Top Attractions in Nice: Food, Art, and Culture
This city bubbles over with a sprit of fun. I fell in love with Nice, and didn’t mean to. After a week in Provence, the last thing I was in the mood for was a city. But it was so relaxing, delightful, colorful, friendly, complex, cultured, relaxing, busy, that I extended a three day visit…
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Mulcahy’s: Best Diner in Munster, Ireland? No kidding.
And the winners of: Irish Restaurant Awards Munster Regional Final 2025. Mulcahy’s of Kenmare, Ireland is a very good restaurant. The BEST pate I have ever had. And it was chicken, which I normally avoid. I favor duck. From plate one I was grabbed. The chicken chasseur was exquisite…delicate pieces in a creamy sauce baked inside a…
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An epicurean dream in Kenmare, Ireland? You bet.
Lovely Kenmare. Amazing, special town in so many ways. But food? How can you have so many award-winning, Michelin-rated restaurants in one small Irish town? I am sure there is a story behind it – it is Ireland after all — but the reality is, Lagom, Mulcahy’s, No. 35 and Lime Tree, were so varied…
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Seeking Balance? Lagom (Balance) of Kenmare creates a new standard for Irish B&B’s.
Aren’t we all seeking “balance” in a crazy world? Are our vacations a mix of dreams of both relaxation and fun discovery? Lagom in Kenmare, County Kerry, is a great place to find both. Lagom is a special, unique place of food and rest. Stay here. Eat here. Be sure to say hello to Liz…
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Burger as art form to the palate. Welcome to Flipside, Sligo.
Winner of the Best Burger in Ireland, 2021 is a high honor, especially when Flipside Burger Bar is competing with every pub in the land, plus many finer restaurants, and has only been open since 2018! While food awards are great for business and righteous recognition of hard work and passion, Flipside is almost like…
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Lisbon, Clube de Jornalistas: The great disconnect! Amazing interior but disappointing food!
Newly arrived in Lisbon, the concierge recommended the Clube; and after a short sunset stroll, we arrived to a welcoming host with an interior beautifully dedicated to journalism — old typewriters, displayed newspapers, on and on; it was like a museum and so fascinating we kept hesitating on the way to our table to take…
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Is Magano the best restaurant in Lisbon?
Hugo, the superb concierge at the Lapa Palace Hotel in Lisbon, knew by week’s end that when it came to a dinner recommendation, we were foodies who enjoyed the local more than the popular, the authentic, not the touristy. Having proven himself with several superb dining recommendations, we took to heart his sincerity but slight…
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The BEST Gourmet Tour of Lisbon, Portugal: life-tasting with Maureen of Grape, Olive, Pig
Maureen is a partner in Grape, Oliver, Pig —farm, cooperative, wine growers, event planners, ecologists…pretty amazing stuff. But that is not what she did for us: we arranged for the Lisbon half-day “Culinary Lisbon. // Food + Wine Tour”. Superb experience, in all five senses. My sister knew Maureen as a restaurateur in Philadelphia, a…
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24 hours in Kaikoura, New Zealand.
On the road for 24 hours in Kaikoura. Where to stay, eat, hike. What a seaside delight! As you wend down the SH1 highway that runs inland, you first pass through the wine plains of Blenheim, which then opens up to hug the West Coast of the South Island to Kaikoura; the views of ocean…
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New Zealand: The Birdwood, great local eating in Christchurch.
Not being familiar with Christchurch, arriving late and hungry we searched for the best restaurants— Birdwood pizza came up. It sounded and was delicious. Deep into a pretty suburb, restaurant almost full on a weeknight, it turned out to be the perfect place to unwind from a long drive in the comfort of neighborhood gem.…
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Cafe Boulud: In NY, French cuisine is not rare, but the authentic spirit is often lacking.
We love French food. (Do you know anyone who doesn’t?) In this world of bastardized menus with mashed-up cuisines, authentic French cuisine in a fine restaurant setting is rare. But when it happens? That means, at that moment, with that meal, things are right in the world. Such is Cafe’ Boulud, a Daniel NY restaurant,…
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