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Christmas 2012: food & drink finds on Long Island

by eandl | Jan 3, 2013

With a week in NY and some planning on our part we had the opportunity to try several new-to-us restaurants and some interesting new beer and wine establishments. Bellport Beer & Soda, Bellport...

Belgium 2012: overnight in London

by eandl | Dec 23, 2012

On our way home from Belgium we had a 20-hour layover in London, so after clearing customs we dropped our carry-on luggage at the hotel and took the tube into central London. Our intended...

Belgium 2012: food & drink in Ghent

by eandl | Dec 20, 2012

Beer Waterhuis aan de Bierkant - It was a bit chilly during our visit, so while Eric was wandering around taking photos, the rest of us pulled up a chair next to the heater and sampled a few beers....

Belgium 2012: Brussels food & drink

by eandl | Dec 18, 2012

Cantillon The experience at Cantillon gets its own heading because it was so unique and so good. We finally made it here on our third trip to Brussels and boy was it worth it. For 5 Euros you get an...

Belgium 2012: Antwerp food & drink

by eandl | Dec 17, 2012

Beer Once again we were within a mile of the top-rated beer place in the world and, once again, it was randomly closed for our entire stay in Antwerp. Thankfully, we found many other places to try...

Belgium 2012: Bruges food & drink

by eandl | Dec 10, 2012

Beer De Garre - This small bar hidden in an alleyway is our traditional first stop in Bruges. The house tripel is amazing and only available here. Our whole group started there and then veered off...

Asheville 2012: brews and food

by eandl | Oct 29, 2012

Beer peanuts and beer @ Wedge Brewing Our weekend trip to Asheville was a mix of waterfalls hikes, views and beer tasting, so here's the beer list... Raspberry porter nitro and Oktoberfest @...

Helsinki 2012: Tallinn food & drink

by eandl | Oct 9, 2012

Clayhills Gastro Baar - After walking around in the rain for a few hours, we decided it was time to dry out and stopped in to Clayhills to try some tapas and Estonian beer. There were only a few...

Helsinki 2012: Helsinki food & drink

by eandl | Oct 2, 2012

Teerenpeli We visited Teerenpeli for a light lunch on our first day in town. Conveniently they also brew several beers and ciders! We arrived right at their noon opening so we were able to talk to...

British Columbia 2012: Vancouver food & drink

by eandl | Aug 28, 2012

Yaletown Brewing -- Yaletown Brewing was mid-day snack stop plus a chance to sample their beer. I had the raspberry wheat and Leandra tried Downtown Brown- both were enjoyable but not particularly...

British Columbia 2012: Vancouver Island food & drink

by eandl | Aug 27, 2012

Blackfin Pub - At the recommendation of our B&B owners and TripAdvisor, we hit this place up for a late dinner on our first night and for a more reasonably timed dinner on our third night (see...

Long Beach, California: restaurants and bars

by eandl | Aug 4, 2012

As you probably know by now, we usually do quite a bit of research into bars and restaurants before we visit a city. We found quite a few tasty places to eat and quiet spots for a drink in Long...

Israel 2012: Food and Drink

by eandl | May 29, 2012

Throughout our trip we had a great time sampling all sorts of local dishes from Galilee to the Dead Sea. Most meals we ate in places that served Mediterranean or Middle Eastern-styles and we were...

Chile 2012: where we dined in Santiago

by eandl | Apr 22, 2012

La Pizza Nostra - We went here on Sunday night on the suggestion of the hotel (many restaurants are closed on Sunday in Santiago). Though we arrived around 10p, there were a surprising number of...

Asian adventure 2011: dining in Hong Kong

by eandl | Feb 25, 2012

In our search for meals in Hong Kong, our culinary sampling ran the gamut from mall food court take-out to fine dining. After a mediocre scrambled eggs and hot dog(!) breakfast our first morning at...

three new (to us!) Durham establishments in two days

by eandl | Oct 9, 2009

Eric and I have a list of restaurants to try that is added to constantly as new places open or we read a good review. Last night we got to try two new places, Whiskey and Dos Perros. Originally, we...

where we dined in St Martin

by eandl | Mar 16, 2009

With a number of bakeries on the island, we picked up pastries for breakfast each morning and some tasty French bread and cheeses for our lunches. That left dinner as the variable meal of the day......

eat and drink in Barcelona

by eandl | Jun 30, 2008

The following are some of the places where we ate during our week in Barcelona. Unlike most of the places we visit in the US, there are no websites to accompany these, so I'll give street locations...

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