Category: Restaurant Review
Eating Locally in Dominica & St. Martin
If you’re a regular reader, you already know that I’m a huge fan of eating locally when traveling (you might call it one of my travel commandments). So while on our Caribbean cruise this spring, I was constantly looking for local eats. Here are two of my favorites: Cocorico Cafe, Dominica We found the Cocorico Cafe the…
Washington, D.C.: non-fancy pants dining in Old Town Alexandria
One of my favorite things about living in the Old Town area of Alexandria (located about nine miles south of D.C. in Virginia) is the great number of restaurants. Fancy places. Less fancy places. Not fancy at all places. Today, I thought I’d share with you some of our favorite casual dining places. The kind…
Washington, D.C.: fancy pants dining in Old Town Alexandria
One of my favorite things about living in the Old Town area of Alexandria (located about nine miles south of D.C. in Virginia) is the great number of restaurants. Fancy places. Less fancy places. Not fancy at all places. Today, I thought I’d share with you some of our favorite fine dining places. The kind…
Maine: casual dining up & down the coast
All up & down the coast of Maine are great casual dining spots. Here are a few of our favorites in Portland (Gilbert’s Chowder House & Portland Lobster Company), Camden (Cappy’s Chowder House & Fresh) & Bar Harbor (West Street Cafe). ——- Gilbert’s Chowder House – Don’t let the name fool you: Gilbert’s is about…
Restaurant Review: Marriners Restaurant; Camden, Maine
When we travel, we try to eat locally whenever possible (i.e. no chains allowed!). I love finding local gems by asking store clerks, baristas, & waitresses what their favorite places in town are, which is exactly how we found Marriners Restaurantin Camden.We stumbled into Marriners early one morning before we headed out to kayak. You…
Restaurant Review: District; Portland, Maine
When we walked up to the front of District, we almost didn’t go in. The outside looks a bit dodgy, with few windows & a generally plain looking building – like the outside of a seedy bar; but boy am I glad we opened the front door, because what we found inside was a comfortable,…