Yo New York in the house! It feels damn good to be back in NYC this week as part of my bachelorette trip back to the US. I wanted to hit the ground running after I landed since I’m only here for a week, so I decided to stay at the Royalton Park Avenue located …
With multiple branches in the city, Crystal Jade is a standby for delicious Chinese food served in clean, slick interiors. They serve some of the best xiao long bao or soup dumplings, filled with slightly sweet but flavor-packed pork and soup. Their wide menu of dishes includes everything from Shanghainese noodles and rice cakes to …
This post is a collaboration with Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner. on behalf of the Beef Checkoff. I received compensation. All opinions are my own. Can you believe it’s already almost the 4th of July? That’s right, it’s time to dust off those mini American flags and dig your American flag printed bikini out of …
I can’t believe there are less than 300 days until my wedding day! While there is still a lot of time until we say “I Do,” wedding planning is in full swing and I wanted to make sure to document the whole process since I’m planning my own wedding and it only happens once in …
This post is brought to you in collaboration with Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. on behalf of the Beef Checkoff. I received compensation, but all opinions are my own. It’s finally that glorious time of year again when you can bask in the sunshine while firing up the grill. It’s easy to just buy a …
Located in the heart of Honolulu’s Chinatown, The Pig and The Lady is a trendy Vietnamese restaurant churning out inventive dishes bursting with unique and complex flavors on a menu of rotating items. While the lunch menu offers a raved about pho French dip sandwich, we went for dinner and got to try the newly …
While there may be outposts of Herringbone outside of Waikiki, their coastal California inspired menu created by Top Chef alum Brian Malarkey and the airy, carefree space make it perfect for a meal while you’re in Hawaii. We dined for brunch, and loved the seafood-focused menu that included unique takes on standard brunch dishes, like …
Between an amazing Vietnamese restaurant, a true American bar & grill, and a couple of places that blur the lines, we were incredibly pleased by the non-Hawaiian and Japanese places we tried while in Oahu. Read my guides on Oahu’s local food and bakeries. The Pig and The Lady Located in the heart of Honolulu’s …
As the plate of oysters the size of my head hit the table, I knew this was not going to be like most other izakayas. Fukuro is the newest addition to Hong Kong’s popular Black Sheep Restaurants, which boasts hot spots like Ho Lee Fook and NYC import Carbone. Fukuro, which translates to “owl,” is …
Walking down the Central-Mid-Levels Escalator, it’s hard to miss the big, bright red and yellow neon star hanging from the window of Pho Up, a brand new restaurant in Hong Kong’s SoHo District that comes from the same team as the beloved bar 65 Peel. The star is appropriate given the restaurant’s prime location on …
