Edinburgh: where to eat

We spent most of January in Edinburgh (I know, I’m a little behind on my blogging), so we got a chance to try quite a few of the city’s restaurants. That is, when I wasn’t busy using our apartment’s induction hob or sampling oddly-named desserts from Marks & Spencer. Here are the notable eateries, favorites first.

David Bann quickly became my favorite restaurant in the city » Read the full post

Tags: Edinburgh, Europe, food, restaurants, Scotland, travel, UK, vegetarian restaurants

This is how you welcome me back, Germany?

The Hoff has a new song climbing the German charts. Any chance it won’t become the overplayed hit of the summer? Or should I just get out now?

Update: The above video won’t work in the US, but the link below should (although it won’t work in Germany). What is with requiring separate links for every country? I think someone missed the point of the internet:
David Hasselhoff: It’s a real Good Feeling

Tags: German culture, huh?, music

Greetings from the motherland

And here we are, on our somewhat-annual pilgrimage back to North America. As usual, we planned this trip to include some familiar destinations and some new, exciting places. First stop: New York City, where I am busily adding to my food porn collection (see also: 2009 NYC food porn, 2010 NYC food porn) in between visits with friends, family, and the city’s vast art collections. » Read the full post

Munich Art

I’ve been rather quiet for the past couple weeks, I know, but I have a good excuse. I was busy putting together my first art show in Munich. » Read the full post

Tags: art, Germany, Munich, personal