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Saturday, March 24, 2012

rico's kunststuben


rico's kunststuben has been called many lofty things, among them "best restaurant in switzerland" or perhaps even in the whole of europe. it's a bit far out from the center of zurich, in the suburb of küsnacht, but the michelin guide tells us that it's worth a detour. i'd have to agree.


sometimes, i feel like the best test of a meal is not to rely on your first reaction, but to wait for a few months and to then think back on it... can i still taste each dish and feel their textures? what do i recall? this longevity, this ability to transcend a certain time and place -- that is my measure of a great meal.




















i remember still: the salty savoury soup in the golden cup, the texture of the scallop ravioli, the clear crisp peachiness of the champagne, the almond-studded brittle, the perfect choux à la crème that made me jealous, the pop of the roe atop the langoustine tartare; meeting rico, who chatted with us about the states, and the taxi ride, passing buildings and water and lights, back to zurich...








Rico's Kunststuben**
Seestrasse 160
Küsnacht 8700
Switzerland
kunststuben.com

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

NOLA restaurant


emeril... i'm sorry that i ever doubted you. despite the fact that my idol anthony bourdain has no reservations about lambasting you, it turns out, you can actually cook! (or at least the chefs in your branded restaurants can.)


tucked away in the super cute french district, it looks rustic but serves up what emeril dubs "new new orleans" cuisine. jalapeno-studded cornbread, shrimp and grits, garlicky drum fish, and duck confit and egg pizza... this is heaven on a plate.















be sure to hop over a couple of blocks to bourbon street when you're finished to sip on an, ahem, post-dinner digestif. :)









NOLA Restaurant
534 St Louis St
New Orleans, LA
www.emerils.com/nola

Sunday, March 18, 2012

beignets!!!








mountains of powdered sugar and deep-fried dough.... new orleanians sure know how to start the day right.






Cafe Beignet
334 Royal St
Ste B
New Orleans, LA
www.cafebeignet.com

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

honey-coloured weekends














ducking into this new-to-me shop while walking to karma yoga was the best decision ever. sampling a (very yummy) glass of tupelo honey amber ale 10 minutes before yoga, and blogging about it at 2 a.m. the night before a midterm, aren't quite as good.

anyways, if you're in boston, you must stop in! it is heart-breakingly cute in every way.



Follow the Honey
1132 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 945-7356
http://followthehoney.com/
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