On The Road
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Theater: Las Vegas
Las Vegas may not be the place where one thinks of theater before all else, but yet. . . . We were there last month for the annual conference of the American Theatre Critcs Assn. I’ve been a member for more than 30 years and, as a boastful aside, may I also note that I
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Las Vegas, Part 2
Continuing the Las Vegas adventure. . . . We stayed at the Mirage, and ate at several of the less-expensive restaurants there. The Paradise Café is the poolside restaurant, open for breakfast through about 4 p.m. The early closing relates to the practice of local hotels closing their pools early to encourage patronage of the
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Las Vegas, Part 1
We spent some time in Las Vegas recently. It wasn’t an eating trip, despite the proliferation of yikes-high-end restaurants. It was the site of the annual meeting of the American Theatre Critics Association. (Yes, theater in Las Vegas, and Joe will have more to say about that eventually.) That meant two theater performances many days,
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Ruckersville, VA
A few miles north of Charlottesville, Va, on the road toward Shenandoah National Park, sits Ruckersville. On the west side of the highway, Route 29, also known as Seminole Trail, among some antique shops, the Blue Ridge Cafe & Catering Co., waits behind window boxes of artificial flowers that line its porch—which has two gliders
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Washington, DC
Washington, DC, is an interesting food city. There’s tourist food, what we think of as lobbyist food, some really interesting ethnic food, and Big Name Chef food. But where do the locals hang out? We discovered Palena via David Rosengarten when he wrote about great hamburgers. Palena technically is a Big Name Chef spot, because
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Washington, DC
The biscuits were about to float away. No, the Florida Avenue Grill wasn’t flooding; that’s just how ethereal their biscuits were. The unpretentious spot on the edge of downtown Washington, D.C., has been around since just after World War II. One look at the interior shows how popular it is with everyone from its working-folks
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Dallas, TX
We tend to think of Dallas in terms of a high-rise downtown and suburbs that go on forever. In terms of food, high-end beef and Tex-Mex are utterly ubiquitous. But on a recent visit, we discovered a delightful spot in a real neighborhood in the city, a restaurant that excels on a number of counts.
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Sarcoxie, MO
Once again our search for food on the road has landed a keeper. Credit for this one goes to Joe, who was navigating en route home from a run to Texas and commanded, "Pull in here". And there we were at Exit 33 of I-44 near Sarcoxie, Mo., doing a quick right-left-right to get to
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Songkran Festival 2007
The Thai New Year has begun, and in St. Louis, the occasion is marked by festivities at Wat Phrasriratanaram, the Thai temple in Florissant. They’re open to the public, and for the first time, we had a chance to drop by. While the food and entertainment are strictly Thai (except for the Coca-Cola products for
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New York, Part 2
As long as you’re visiting New York, there are always many impressive events taking place in Lincoln Center and its surroundings, from jazz concerts at the center’s outpost in the Time-Warner Center a few blocks south, to theaters, concerts at several venues and the Metropolitan Opera in buildings placed in the center’s lovely plaza. We