Feb 18, 2017

D.O.M from Sao Paolo and Chef Alex Atala came in at number 11 on the list of the world’s 50 greatest restaurants, and also featured on Netflix’s Chef’s Table in season 2 episode 2.  I would highly recommend watching the Netflix show because I think for me personally describes why I love both travel and food.  It serves as a bridge and away to...

Jan 15, 2017

I’m not from Southern Florida, and am no where close to what you would call an expert when it comes to Cuban cuisine or where to find the best spots.  However, I know good food when I eat it, and Padrino’s was good food.  I count Cuban food as some of the best in the world, the Cuban sandwich, dirty rice, ropa vieja, carne frita.  I love it all. We...

Jan 8, 2017

I was excited to see a new Mexican restaurant open on the corner of 200 South and 30o West.  SLC has a few “great” Mexican restaurants in places like Red Iguana, Alamexo, and Frida Bistro, but what seems like hundreds of pretty average ones.  We can add Chile Tepin to the list of great ones.  The location is fantastic, just a block a way from the...

Jan 2, 2017

Quintonil in the Polanco neighborhood of Mexico City was my second visit to a restaurant on the World’s Greatest 50 list.  (the other one Pujol, is also in Mexico City).  Of all of the great restaurants on the list there are obviously some very expensive places, as well as places that are really hard to get into.  Quintonil is one of the cheapest if not...

Nov 22, 2016

I’m writing this review as my first review of a restaurant on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list.  It ended up being my first of 2 visits to the list during my week long business trip in Mexico City.  My visit was during some of the final months of Pujol‘s location in the gastronomic Polanco area of Mexico City.  They will be moving to a...