Scenes From A Restaurant | Perch, LA

Scenes From A Restaurant | The Osteria at Castello Di Reschio, Umbria, Italy

I stayed at one of the gorgeous homes at Castello Di Reschio in Umbria.  That will be another post.  In the meantime, this is their private restaurant, the Osteria, which was so rustic and intimate.  And well the food....... magnificent!

Scenes From A Restaurant | Ristorante con locanda Da Gerry, Monfumo, Italy

Amazing lunch of seafood crudo including branzino, salmon, tuna, scampi and oysters.  In the hills of Monfumo, this is Ristorante Da Gerry

Scenes From A Restaurant | Sakke, Marquis Hotel, Cabo

Scenes From A Restaurant | Nar, Istanbul

One of my favorite restaurants in Istanbul is Nar.  They serve over 50 different dishes a day and the meze, once again, was incredible.  We also had our first "pide," which is a type of Turkish pizza with a most unusual shape.

Nar Restaurant, Istanbul

Scenes From A Restaurant | Muti, Cappadocia

One of the prettiest restaurants in Cappadocia is Muti.  And the food was quite delectable.  Fried eggplant with tomatoes, kisir, which is a bulghur salad with beets, tomatoes and herbs, dolma, and grilled salmon with a tabouleh salad were just some of the goods we tried.  And quite a great selection of Turkish wines which I have begun a love affair with.  You can read more about Muti here.

Scenes From A Restaurant | La Carta de Oaxaca, Seattle

La Carta de Oaxaca
5431 Ballard Ave. NE
Seattle, WA
206.782.8722

Scenes From A Restaurant | Edith's, Cabo San Lucas

Scenes From A Restaurant | Coqueta, San Francisco

Coqueta
Pier 5
The Embarcadero
San Francisco, 94111
415.704.8866

Scenes From A Restaurant | Mamnoon, Seattle

Love this Middle Eastern restaurant featuring food from Syria and Lebanon in the Capital Hill section of Seattle.

   Mamnoon

   1508 Melrose Avenue

   Seattle, Washington

   206.906.9606

Scenes From A Restaurant | La Badiane, Hanoi

Went to a great restaurant while in Hanoi called La Badiane. One of the best vegetarian dinners I have had, though this is not a vegetarian restaurant.  Had the vegetarian plate with mushroom cannelloni, a sweet potato puree, and grilled eggplants.  Absolutely delicious.  And the owner was so kind to let me into his kitchen to do my iPhone restaurant scene series.

Scenes From A Restaurant: Le Colonial, Chicago

I just got back from a weekend in Chicago and on our last day we had lunch at Le Colonial on Rush Street.  What a gorgeous restaurant.  And the food.........French-Vietnamese.  Really incredible.  I would go back in a second.  There are Le Colonial's in San Francisco and New York also.  More on Chicago in the next post.  Stay tuned..................

Pastis, New York City

Scenes From A Restaurant, The Fly 'N' Fish Oyster Bar & Grill

We stopped into the Fly 'N" Fish Oyster Bar and Grill the other night and I took these IPhone photos for my restaurant series.  The fried oyster was wonderful.  Thank you Julio!

Scenes From A Restaurant, San Jose Del Cabo

Another IPhone roundup of photos for my "Scenes From A Restaurant" series.  This group is from an amazing restaurant at the Tropicana Hotel in the charming town of San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico.  Recommended by my friends, the Larsen's, it is not to be missed.  The restaurant is so beautiful, with stunning tiled walls, gorgeous lantern lighting and oh, the candelabra!!!  The food is spectacular too, from the original caesar to the whole red snapper. My favorite.  You can check their website here.