Bonaparte Grand Cafe – Venlo, Netherlands
Sorry for the terrible photo, the lighting was very ‘cozy’ at Bonaparte, with only a small tea candle on the table and pretty dark throughout. Very nice decor and perfect for a cold winter night.
Cafe Utica – Utrecht, Netherlands
Another cold (but sunny!) day in the Netherlands where walking was more a means to an end than a delightful discovery experience. Ultrecht has an absolutely lovely city center with bars/restaurants lining a canal with top-notch shopping either indoor in the shopping center or on the streets.
Restaurant Bariloche – Amsterdam, Netherlands
On my first day in Amsterdam I wandered through the windy, crowded, overcast streets looking for a place to duck into for an affordable sit-down lunch while waiting for my hotel room to be available for check-in. Without any guidance from friends or the concierge, picking a restaurant in this city, like many, is roulette.
Smith and Wollensky – Chicago, Illinois, USA
Initial hint of lemon. Very strange ring around outer edge, as if there was some sort of riser put on top of the meat in order to stack plates.
Fleming’s Steakhouse – Akron, Ohio, USA
Happy New Year! The subtitle of this review shall be: “The Plate With Potential”. It’s the sort of dish that I would order again just to see if it improved.
Louis Restaurant – St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
It’s been a long time since I’ve had a perfectly, and I mean perfectly balanced carpaccio – and this one fits the bill.
NOLA Restaurant – New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
On the advice of a friend we tried out NOLA restaurant, and it was a pretty fantastic experience overall. In addition to the carpaccio we had the stuffed chicken wings which I highly recommend.
Todd English’s OLIVES – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Olives is famous for their Carpaccio, if you look around the tables on a busy lunch or dinner hour (it’s almost always busy there), you will see an order on probably 50% of the tables. And for good reason. This carpaccio is presently standing atop of the ratings with 10 capers.
Beau’s Grille – Fairlawn, Ohio, USA
Extremely Pungent cheese. Every time. I don’t know where they get this stuff but it’s strong and it makes the dish a little difficult to eat.