Tag: fancy
-
The Eiffel Tower Restaurant | Las Vegas, Nevada
As a Las Vegas local who enjoys fine dining, I have been asked many times over for restaurant recommendations on ‘The Strip’ – a swanky restaurant that offers the quintessential Vegas WOW moment. After a short question and answer session, one of my favorite recommendations has been The Eiffel Tower Restaurant, located inside the Paris…
-
The Petrossian Bar – Caviar and Afternoon Tea | Las Vegas, Nevada
The Petrosian Bar inside the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas offers the best of both posh worlds; caviar service and afternoon tea, as well as a Caviar Afternoon Tea. This location shows off the more sophisticated side of this city, especially when it comes to enjoying the finer things. Petrossian Caviar How do…
-
Noshing in New York – Part 3 – A Food Journal
Manhattan, New York – The island of Manhattan is roughly twenty-three square miles, and you would think that finding a restaurant would be an easy task. So wrong! In fact, finding a great place to eat that suits your taste buds can be overwhelming, especially for visitors. New York is not short of historic, ethnic,…
-
The Box Tree Restaurant – An Award Winning Dining Experience | Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England
The Box Tree Restaurant is an award winning fine dining experience in the heart of Ilkley, which is a small spa town in West Yorkshire, England. The cuisine served has a French base and is seasonal, which means the menu creations change season to season. Over the decades The Box Tree has been awarded numerous…
-
A Swanky Champagne Sunday Brunch Buffet | Biblioteka No 1 in Riga, Latvia
Vērmane Gardens is one of the prettiest public parks in the Baltics States, and is located in the center of Riga, Latvia. It was one of my favorite places in the city, and it made for a day of relaxing strolls, a canal boat ride, and plenty of people watching while eating my bag of…
-
Dinner at the Top of the World Revolving Restaurant | Las Vegas, Nevada
Top of the World is the place to be on ‘top of the world’, or on top of Vegas at least. I had come in for dinner with a couple of my food friends for our January birthdays, and it was a delicious and an extraordinary experience. In the 10+ years that I have lived…
-
Partage | Modern French Dining in Las Vegas
When I first heard of Partage and was told that an upscale French Wine Restaurant had just opened several doors down from The Golden Tiki in Chinatown, I had my hesitations. I should have known better than to doubt the intentions of this restaurant because a year or so prior, Chef Brian Howard opened up…
-
The Iconic Gundel Restaurant | Budapest, Hungary
Open since 1894, this is one of Budapest’s best known and most expensive restaurants, located in an Art Nouveau palace – Conde Nast Magazine Gundel was the first place I visited in Hungary after I checked into my flat, which was close to the Old Jewish quarter of Budapest. I hopped onto the subway, which…
-
Din Tai Fung | Heavenly Dumplings in Sin City
Las Vegas, Nevada – Thanks be to the Dumpling Gods and Goddesses who brought Ding Tai Fung to Las Vegas during this peculiar year of 2020! I love a good dumpling and DTF delivers, thankfully so did the Aria in Las Vegas. I have chowed down at both the Din Tai Fungs in Santa Clara…
-
RAS – Restaurant Aan De Stroom in Antwerp, Belgium | Michelin Recommended
RAS, the Restaurant on the Stream, is a chic and modern dining establishment overlooking the Schelde, and the docks in Antwerp. This distinguished restaurant has also been mentioned in the ‘Michelin Guide’s Point of View‘ recommendation for both its fine views and delicious flavors. RAS is certainly a special place to dine, and I enjoyed…
-
Aleria – A prestigious Award Winning Restaurant in Athens, Greece
I had messaged my chef friend here in Vegas, “There are no reservations available!” For a couple of days, I was trying to land online reservations for Aleria Restaurant in Athens after my friend, Chef Paras Shah, recommended it. I had been researching fine dining establishments in Athens when Paras made the suggestion. After reading…
Trixie Navarre 