Bourbon City Bistro, Bardstown, KY, USA

Who would have thought bourbon distilleries would be so interesting? Well, probably a lot of people, but either way, I had no idea what “bourbon tasting” or the Kentucky Bourbon Trail had in store for us. I had been to many wineries where you stand in front of 5 different glasses and sip each, and […]

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TGI Friday’s, Dallas Fort Worth Airport DFW, TX USA

Apparently if you’re flying “First Class” on American Airlines, you can’t use their lounge. So who has access to the Admirals Club? What a lame “rewards” system; spend money to fly first, still can’t use the lounge. My plan switching flights in Dallas was to grab some free drinks and a snack in the lounge, […]

Natural Break, Los Angeles Airport (LAX), CA, USA

My name was 45 out of 50 on the upgrade request list for my flight from BOS to LAX. I had the chance to upgrade for 15k points and chose not to; had I known this flight was 6.5 hours, I might have chosen otherwise. Nevertheless, I was happily relegated to the back where no […]

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Morning Glory, Gloucester, MA, USA

I saw it on the specials menu. No ingredients, no description, just the name “Fish Cake Club” and an $11 price tag next to it, making it pretty much the most expensive item in the restaurant. I only wanted eggs and bacon for brunch this Sunday, but with my family egging me on, a Fish […]

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29 Newbury, Boston, MA, USA

“Where should we go for lunch?” Jonathan asked me via text. I was getting used to this game: people being nice by asking me where I want to go, only for me to tell them I’m new to the city and they should make the suggestion… “29 Newbury is always easy and good” said Jonathan. […]

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Abe and Louie’s, Boston, MA, USA

Where to have lunch in Boston… it seemed like such an easy question, but having lived abroad for 2 years, I really wasn’t sure about an answer. Compounded with the fact that the person I was meeting (Josh Chaim – a friend from Beijing who was in town for business) wasn’t too familiar with the […]