Restaurants
Restaurants in Rome; La Tavernetta
The last restaurant I’d like to feature from my trip to Rome is a place called La Tavernetta. It’s on a tiny back street near the frenetic, touristy area surrounding the Pantheon. The street is not much more than an…
Restaurants in Rome; Cantina Cantarini and Armando al Pantheon
Cantina Cantarini This is a place I came across randomly while doing restaurant research for Rome on Chowhound. Usually I troll their message boards but this recommendation came from an article on their site which had the tagline of “You…
Restaurants in Rome; Sora Margherita and Dar Poeta Pizzaria
Question: When is a restaurant not really a restaurant? Answer: When it’s a “cultural association.” Sora Margherita We get a little lost, trying to find this place, wandering in Rome’s Ghetto neighborhood. In fact, we have to stop and ask someone…
Restaurants in Rome; Il Fico and Hosteria Da Nerone
Rome abounds with fantastic restaurants. Toss a coin over your shoulder (a la Three Coins in a Fountain) and you are liable to hit a decent one. On the other hand, like most cities with an abundance of tourists, there’s…
Food in Saigon Vietnam-Days 12 and 13
Day 12 Following in Bourdain’s Footsteps After a sobering hour at the War Remnants Museum, we head for lunch at a place listed in my notes; Bac Hai (25 Ng The Minh Khai St) famous for its Pho and featured by…
Food in Saigon Vietnam-Day 11
Day 11-Saigon Cholon Market is the largest indoor market in the Chinatown area of Saigon. We went there with our friend Lori and some local young people she’d been put in contact with before we arrived. We thought this would be similar…
Food in Saigon Vietnam-Day 10
Day 10-Saigon Thanh Binh (140 Le Thanh Ton) is in a narrow storefront room, opposite the market, brightly lit with fluorescent lights and filled with formica tables. But we’re not here for the decor, we’re here for the food. We order goi…
Food in Hoi An Vietnam, Days 6-9
Vietnam Trip, Hoi An,Days 6-9 Our time in Hoi An was very much a vacation-within-a-vacation. We spent the bulk of our time at the lovely Victoria Hoi An resort on the beach outside of town. Plus, it was ungodly hot and humid…
