It’s all Greek to me! Kokkari Estiatorio
Kokkari? More like Crack-kari, because they’ve got to be sprinkling it on the food it’s so good. It’s no wonder this high-end Greek restaurant, which is a destination in itself on an obscure corner in…
La Mar Cebicheria & the Test of Time
Just a few weeks ago, Jonathan and I hit our three-year anniversary of living together. I know it’s no biggie, and something hundreds of Americans (ok fine, thousands!) celebrate, or disregard with scorn, every day.…
The Best Hotdog in Reykjavik
When planning our trip to Iceland we made a point of asking friends and family who’d been for advice and suggestions on where to go and what to see. Oddly enough, everyone had a different…
Wine Tasting at Domaine de la Vougeraie
We were good and tired by the time we made it from Meursault to Premeaux-Prissey by bike, and ready to take a load off and taste some delicious Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune…
Father Attacks Israeli Ice Cream Cone
I’ve been to Israel twice now: when I was eight years old, and just recently with Honeymoon Israel. As you can imagine, with a nearly three-decade gap between visits, the highlights of the first trip…
My Dog—the Urinating Therapist
-Octavia restaurant review below- One of the many pleasures of having a dog is the nightly walk. In addition to it being a great excuse to troll the streets and peak into my neighbors’ windows,…
Kubeh Soup & Male Menopause?
I had a hot flash at work the other day. I wasn’t doing anything stressful or out of the ordinary either, just typing an email when I felt my toes tingle with warmth. Then the…
Honeymoon Israel “It’s Good for the Jews”
We’ve all been there. Three hours of high holiday services, your neck is starting to stiffen and you’re slumped in your seat in hope it will make it easier to nod off discretely when the…