One of the best things about traveling is discovering new neighborhoods, different ways of life and my personal favorite, amazing food. One of the first things I do when I’m planning a trip is start looking for perfect bites I don’t want to miss. From hole in the wall neighborhood spots, or gas stations (yes,… Read More Perfect Bites from my Monterey Food Crawl
Before heading to Mardi Gras, I asked TK, her brother, Teddy and a few other friends from New Orleans for their top three places to eat in the city. I ended up with a list of more than fifteen spots to try- ambitious for seven days, but we did our absolute best to hit as… Read More Perfect Bites from my New Orleans Food Crawl
Like many people, I try to reintroduce vegetables and water back into my life in January- after living mostly on cookies and wine for much of December. Since I’ve sworn off most yummy delicious things until Mardi Gras week, I figure now is a good time to reminisce on better days- like my Atlanta food… Read More Perfect Bites from my Atlanta Food Crawl
Perfect Bites from my Food Crawl through Italy My first trip to Italy was full of wonderful moments, surprises and experiences. Shopping in Florence, making pizza in Naples, wine tasting in Tuscany, wandering the small villages of Cinque Terre, a-maz-ing. Every place had its own unique charms, but the one constant that never failed to… Read More My Big Fat Italian Food Diary
Winter in DC may not be on your bucket list, it wasn’t on mine. I usually like to search for perfect bites in warm weather- it’s the Cali girl in me. That said, when a work conference took me to DC in January, I invited the girls to join me and we managed to get… Read More 5 Perfect Bites in the DC Area
Happy New Year!! 2020… whether that makes you think of perfect vision, a renewed sense of clarity or simply the year after 2019, it has arrived! My Baby Is Two This month marks my two year blog-iversary (absolutely not a real word), and I’m still deciding what goals I’ll set for this year. Is this… Read More 5 Travel Destinations for 2020
No trip is complete without great food. Food that haunts you in a delicious way, months (even years) after you get home. Shrimp po’ boys in New Orleans. Hot Chicken in Nashville. Pizza in Naples. Pasteis de nata in Portugal. While these yummy pastries are the standout in most conversations about what to eat when you… Read More Perfect Bites in Lisbon
After a brief summer break and an epic trip to Portugal, I’m back! Dusting off the Brown Lady in Europe series seems like a great way to welcome a new season. You may remember earlier this year, I mused about what a trip to Portugal might look like… now I’m back with the scoop! Fresh… Read More How to Make the Most of Your First Trip to Lisbon
Portugal has been on my list of places to visit for a while. In my mind, it’s the European cousin to San Francisco. Home with a Portuguese twist. The hilly terrain, the trams to match our cable cars and a bridge strikingly similar to the Golden Gate. As I get closer to planning an actual… Read More 7 Reasons Why You (and I) Need to Visit Portugal
It’s become a tradition to plan a getaway for my birthday, even if it’s a short road trip. Great food and wine, a beach and spa treatments are all the necessary ingredients for my perfect birthday. My Cali birthday adventures in recent years have taken me to Paso Robles and Occidental. This year, I settled… Read More 6 Things to Do on a Perfect Monterey Weekend