The Michelin Guide has long been my bible. As a kid my parents used it to pick every hotel, every restaurant when we traveled. We would stay several days in various towns throughout Europe Always on half board (breakfast &…
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toronto tips…from my column in iconic concierge magazine
Ah! Toronto…. Where Babe Ruth hit his first professional home run, over 180 languages are spoken and 25% of Hollywood movies are made. Named the most multi-cultural city in the world by BBC radio there are more than 8000 restaurants…
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best bed: The Bisha Hotel, Toronto, Canada
Lenny Kravitz designed a whole floor for this much needed, hipper than hip new hotel in the heart of Toronto’s entertainment district. The Kravitz rooms fill up fast; luckily the rest of the hotel is uber terrific too! The lobby…
the perfect ten: julian bentivegna’s new restaurant
“I take my cooking seriously, but never myself”. My first thought as I started chatting with chef Julian Bentivegna was Wow! am I an under achiever. My second thought was Wow! can he cook. Julian has just opened his first…
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dip…don’t dip
…in the homemade soy sauce. Follow Ian’s instructions; enjoy perfect morsels of sushi heaven. Eat each piece in one bite with your fingers as soon as it arrives. Why? because makes for a better experience and the rice doesn’t have…
aloette: diner heaven
A jersey girl knows her diners. I spent a lot of late late nights (aka early, early mornings) sitting on a stool eating fried eggs, drinking milk shakes and sobering up.They were all over the state. Diners have their roots…