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Dish of the Week: Pancakes at Sibling Rival, Los Angeles

  • December 8, 2019
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Hotel Review: The Hoxton, Los Angeles

  • November 30, 2019
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Freycinet, Tasmania: Where to Stay, High and Low

  • November 14, 2019
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Quick Look: Bruny Island, Tasmania

  • November 7, 2019
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Photo of the Week: Lake Mburo, Uganda

  • November 6, 2019
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Where to Eat in Mexico City

Where to Eat (High and Low) in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

The Ultimate Guide to Basilicata, Italy (What to Eat, Where to Stay, & More)

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Review: Hotel Joaquin, Laguna Beach

  • February 1, 2019
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Where to Eat in Telluride

  • January 12, 2019
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Review: The Line Hotel, Austin

  • January 4, 2019
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Trout Fishing (and Yearning for Peace) in Kashmir

  • August 28, 2016
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Review: Acre, Farm-to-Table in San Jose del Cabo

  • August 19, 2016
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¡Pozole Thursdays in Zihuatanejo!

  • September 7, 2014
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One Night in Florence, For a Steak

  • June 29, 2014
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Yes, America’s Best Chinese Food is in Las Vegas

  • November 14, 2013
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Dish of the Week: Pancakes at Sibling Rival, Los Angeles

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Hotel Review: The Hoxton, Los Angeles

  • November 30, 2019
  • Brad A. Johnson
The Hoxton is a great hotel at a bargain price, even when booking the largest room category. And L.A.’s South Park neighborhood provides easy access to anything going on downtown
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Freycinet, Tasmania: Where to Stay, High and Low

  • November 14, 2019
  • Brad A. Johnson
Halfway up the eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia, you’ll find the breathtaking Freycinet Peninsula—a protected national park that dips southeastward into the cold Tasman Sea…
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Quick Look: Bruny Island, Tasmania

  • November 7, 2019
  • Brad A. Johnson
This is Bruny Island in Tasmania. Bruny sits off the southern tip of Tasmania, Australia, and is accessible only by ferry and home to some of the world’s best oysters.
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Photo of the Week: Lake Mburo, Uganda

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Dish of the Week: Bistec Encebollado at Isla, La Palma

  • October 5, 2019
  • Brad A. Johnson
Southern California has never had a shortage of Cuban restaurants, but we’ve never had a truly great Cuban restaurant, either. And, yes, I know the ones you’re thinking of right now — and they’re not as good as you think they are. Want proof? Go to the new Isla in La Palma.
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10-Second Review: El Tizoncito, Mexico City

  • October 5, 2019
  • Brad A. Johnson
El Tizoncito has been making charcoal-fired tacos al pastor in Mexico City since 1966. Here’s a quick look.
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Hotel Review: Cala de Mar, Ixtapa, Mexico

  • September 13, 2019
  • Brad A. Johnson
When Cala de Mar debuted in 2008, it bore a different name, Capella Ixtapa. But Capella pulled out last year and the resort changed its name to Cala de Mar. Same owner, but new name and management. I returned to see how things have changed, if at all.
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Quick Look: Hao, Zihuatanejo

  • September 8, 2019
  • Brad A. Johnson
Miguel Baltazar is one of Mexico’s brightest rising-star chefs. Here’s a quick look at Hao, one of the restaurants he oversees at the new Thompson Zihuatanejo.
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Where to Eat in Mexico City, part 2

  • September 6, 2019
  • Brad A. Johnson
Mexico’s dining scene is on fire right now. And has been for awhile. This is easily one of the hottest fine-dining restaurant cultures in all of the Americas.
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View from The Hoxton Los Angeles. ⁠⠀ 39 0
Breakfast. Sibling Rival at The Hoxton DTLA. ⁠⠀ 78 4
The Hoxton Los Angeles. Charming and affordable. Fresh review on the blog. ⁠⠀ 48 0
I’ve been haunted by a number of dishes over the years, dishes around the world that I can’t get out of my head, dishes against which I compare everything else I eat in that particular genre. This is one of those dishes. This is a Peranakan prawn curry at @candlenutsg in Singapore. Beautiful shell-on prawns, coconut milk, clusters of whole black peppercorns, astoundingly hot green chilies, fried shallots... Absolutely extraordinary. This is one of those dishes that makes me buy another plane ticket. This restaurant has grown from a tiny, sleepy storefront into a splashy, trend-setting see-and-be-seen affair, one of the first of its kind to celebrate modern Peranakan cuisine. When I ate this dish at Candlenut, they were in their second location, and now they have moved into an even bigger, livelier space (I dined at the storefront on previous visits). I dream of going back. ⠀ 63 3
Hard to believe what's been happening in Hong Kong lately. Stay safe, HK friends. ⁠⠀ 59 0
Happy Taco Tuesday! ⁠⠀ 76 6
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