I like to think of myself as a food snob after my time in the Target Deli. I mean, I do know my cheese! I also learned quite a bit about the restaurant scene. Therefore, I see it as my duty to share...
Restaurant Reviews/Food Topics
Nick and I ventured down to Grand and Snelling to try out the Afghani restaurant Khyber Pass. I’d seen lots of reviews about it and we were in the mood for something different. The service was...
This is NOT your typical mall restaurant. Located in Rosedale Mall on the upper level between AMC and Herberger’s, Flame changes it up a bit and surprises you with its trendy decor and...
I’m not sure about any of you, but with economic times being a little tighter, I’ve noticed myself trading down from sit-down restaurants to glam fast food joints like Chipotle, Panera or...
Okay folks. It’s time to go out on the town for one of the best deals of the year! Restaurant week is an annual event where local restaurateurs showcase their finest offerings at remarkably...
I just got back from a lovely dinner out with SJ at Minneapolis’ Cafe Lurcat for Restaurant Week. I had been to Lurcat before for happy hour, but had never dined here. Restaurant week is...
I arrived in DC late Friday night and Nick treated me to a fun new cuisine I had never sampled before – Moroccan! Wow. What a feast! We ate at Taste of Morocco in DC, one of the best know...
Perhaps you didn’t know this, but I am an ICE CREAM JUNKIE. I love it, love it, love it. In fact, in 2007 I committed to eating ice cream a minimum of once a day from Memorial Day to Labor...
Honestly, I did nothing all day except eat on day 2. And it was FABULOUS! I love food and I’m not ashamed to admit it. I don’t like to do it all the time, but a well-researched gem...
I thought you’d all enjoy seeing me pick out my dinner for tonight. This is definitely NOT the US of A! I’m adjusting slow but sure. Sorry for the poor video quality –...
Since I haven’t written about ice cream in quite some time, I thought I’d use a post to share my latest indulgence with you. Doesn’t it look good!? And let me tell you...
I’m proud to report that a mere 24 hours after arriving in Minnesota, I was happily strolling the grounds of the Great MN Get-Together, the Minnesota State Fair! Â Now mind you, I’m not...
So after 3 days in Hong Kong, Nick and I can say without hesitation that we prefer to live in big Asian cities rather than visit them. Â It’s not that they’re bad by any means...
Just one week before we left for Hong Kong Nick and I were having one of our nightly debates/discussions. Â The question was: Which sense would you LEAST like to lose? Â I insisted that sight would...
After we got done with our helicopter ride, we continued driving south to Fox Glacier where we had booked lodging at a 700 acre working farm/bed and breakfast called Clearwater B&B. Â We had...
Although New Zealand food has been some of the most expensive I’ve ever paid for (thanks, in large part, to the falling price of the dollar) it is also the most consistently superb food...
We had just wrapped up our stay at the B&B/Farm when Nick threw another surprise my way – he told me we’d be spending 2 nights in a private apartment on a vineyard in the Otago Valley...
On Sunday our good friends Mark and Kristen invited us to join them for Dim Sum at Golden Seafood near Mall of Asia. Â Nick had been there once before with them when I was home in Minnesota, but this...
It’s hard to believe, but it’s T-minus 3 months until I leave Manila for good. As one of my parting gifts to you, my loyal blog readers, I’d like to bestow upon you a list of...
Much like Christmas, our New Year’s Celebration had a bit of a different feel to it this year. Â The biggest difference would be that it all took place on New Year’s Eve DAY since we knew...
Last night we had our first taste of Peruvian Chicken. Â I’d heard lots and lots about how great it was, but I was skeptical as to whether or not it’d live up to the hype. Â Amazingly, it...
Hola Blog Readers – Hope you had a wonderful, relaxing Memorial Day Weekend (for those who celebrate it). We were initially going to go away this weekend for our first official getaway but...
This week might as well have been called the “Week of Gluttony”. Â I swear, all we did was eat amazing food. Â It started back on Monday with our lunch date at Pescados Capitales. Â As...
This week’s Saturday date coincided with an Embassy-planned outing to La Mar CevicherÃa. Â Instead of going solo, we met up with 10 other ceviche-lovers at what could arguably be called the...
My first month of Spanish came to an end today. Â The sad part is that most of these amazing people won’t be in my next class (they’re staying in the morning, I’m going to try...
“Hollywood has its film stars. Â We have our cooks and Mistura is like the Oscars.” Guess who has tickets to this food festival in September??? Â It will surely be the highlight of my...
Last Saturday was our long-awaited visit to Mistura, the Peruvian Food Festival. This is a relatively new festival (one cabbie told me it’s 3 years old), but it’s already made a major splash in...
One of the activities Jenna was most excited to try during her stay in Lima was a Chocolate-making Workshop at the Choco Museum in Lima. This was my first time going as well, so we made for quite...
January has been plum full of visitors! My sister Jenna was here from January 2nd to the 12th and then my dear college friend Rachel arrived on the 12th and stayed until the 21st. Talk about non-stop...
 On President’s Day Weekend we ventured 3 hours south on the Pan-America Highway to Lunahuana, a country-esque area know for its adventure sports.  It’s located in the middle of a...
We had two great food-based experiences this weekend and they couldn’t have been more polar opposites. Â The first was on our Friday night date. Â We visited a new restaurant in town called...
Nick and I have been hanging kid-free in Portland since Tuesday. One of our favorite things we’ve done thus far was the Epicurean Excursion Walking Tour with Portland Walking Tours. In the...
Hard to believe, but we are already halfway through our child-free getaway to the Mexican Riviera. Â We’re staying at a beach house in Akumal, which is located between Tulum and Playa del...
In this HILARIOUS video California Residents tried 5 Minnesota-y foods which included JELLO Salad, Lutefisk, Tator Tot Hotdish, the Juicy Lucy and a Nut Goodie.  I almost died laughing watching...
6 Months ago today I started something that I honestly wasn’t sure I could complete. I decided to join a program that would help me cut sugar out of my diet and more importantly, help me free...
This is part 2 in a series about my experience giving up sugar 6 months ago. If you haven’t read part 1, you should really start there for some background info. This post is going to focus on...
This is my third post in a series celebrating my 6 month anniversary of going sugar free. If you’re just starting to read, you’re best off reading Post 1 and Post 2 first. In my second...
Hi all – We’re back from Cape Town and settling back into our daily routine. I now understand why everyone gushes about Cape Town. It was stunning! Reminded me of a combination of Hawaii...
Happy belated Valentine’s Day, my beloved blog readers. Just think about this – if you’ve been reading the blog since I first started – we’ve been ‘in a relationship’ for nearly a...
We recently got back from Cape Town, one of our favorite places on earth. This was our third time there, but this trip was markedly different because for 11 straight days we were kidless in wine...
Yo, yo, YO! Sarah here. I’ve been in major packout mode here but in my few moments of down time I like to fantasize about India. Sometimes these fantasies are amazing (like me spending a month...
Seriously people. It just keeps getting better… Yesterday I joined a shopping tour that our Community Liaison Officer (CLO – my former job) put together. It consisted of 3 shopping stops + lunch...
The food experience in Gujarat definitely merits its own post. For starters, it was all vegetarian, all the time. What was surprising was how many different distinct dishes they could make out of...
We recently learned about the Cat Café Studio in Mumbai (near Versova Beach) and decided to check it out one Sunday. The premise of the cafe was simple – come sip coffee and munch on some food...
We just wrapped up our 4th and final week of our 2019 R&R trip in a place that was about as opposite as you could get from Minnesota and Florida – Innsbruck, Austria! We found a lovely...