ROME / Kook Restaurant

ROME / Kook Restaurant

by | Jul 30, 2014 | RESTO, Travel

”Cuccina” (Kitchen).  ”Beviamo su” (Let’s drink).  “Matto, furioso e privo di buon senso è chi del pasto non gode ogni senso” (Crazy, insane and devoid of any common sense is someone who eats a meal without enjoying it with all...
BUCHAREST / Bicycle Bar

BUCHAREST / Bicycle Bar

by | Jul 15, 2014 | RESTO, Travel

Thanks to Bicycle Bar, you no longer have to send your old, tired bicycle to R.I.P. in a local dumpster.  That is, if you happen to be hanging out in Bucharest, Romania.  This fun, happy place in the center of the city has charged itself with the mission of...
PARIS / Mama Shelter

PARIS / Mama Shelter

by | Jul 10, 2014 | PARIS, RESTO

Philippe Starck designed this boutique hotel located a little out of the way, in the 20th, but it has become the hip center of a rapidly up-and-coming area called SoPig (yes, that’s really the nickname) — Paris’ answer to Nolita.   One of...

PARIS / Bistrot d’Henri

by | May 8, 2014 | PARIS, RESTO

This is not a sexy scenester Parisian ‘boite.’  This is not where you will run into French celebrity hipsters like Mélanie Laurent and Vanessa Bruno.  Neither will you rub elbows with chic fashion icons like Emmanuelle Alt and Carinne...
ANTWERP / The Jane

ANTWERP / The Jane

by | Mar 27, 2014 | RESTO, Travel

Named after our beloved jungle girl — or, the better half of Tarzan — is this dazzling restaurant, Jane, set to open in Antwerp this month.  Located in the trendy area of Groen Kwartier (that’s Dutch for ‘Green Quarter’), an area...
OLD MONTREAL / Toro Toro

OLD MONTREAL / Toro Toro

by | Oct 27, 2013 | Montreal, RESTO

 We were so excited to run into this new ‘bar à vin’ in Old Montreal, Toro Toro.  Inspired by Spanish tapas bars in the southern coast, this intimate family-run locale boasts a savory tapas menu with an equally impressive array of Spanish wines...