We were on our way to Kathmandu Nepal in 2022 with Carl in tow. Our first flight was nearly 15 hours from Seattle to Doha, Qatar, and we had a nine-hour layover. Doha has one of the finest airports in the world at present, but after such a long trip, we wanted to stretch our…
Category: Dining
Ron’s Gastropub ✿
Carter and I have been staying a night in Amsterdam on some of our European trips. We once missed a connection at Schipol due to a baggage handling strike in Florence, so to avoid this we stay at the airport and venture into town. One one visit we discovered Ron’s Gastrobub, a Michelin starred steak…
Harry’s Piccolo ✿✿
Harry’s Piccolo is a two-starred restaurant in Trieste, Italy. Carter and I arrived a couple of days early for our YPO 2024 Supercar trip, touring the Grand Lakes of Northern Italy. Part of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire, Trieste was the only seaport with access to the former empire. It’s known as a key trade port…
The Grill👨🍳
The Grill is the newer restaurant replacing the storied Four Seasons restaurant in the Seagram’s Building, designed by famous architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The design, setback from the street, was a novel concept, affording a large courtyard and presenting a more statuesque upright structure, which became a model for future architecture. The Four…
Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud ✿✿
During our Ireland 2023 trip, the Hadlands and Morgans planned it around Carter’s and Mitch’s birthdays. For Carter’s birthday dinner, he chose Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud, a two-Michelin-starred restaurant in Dublin’s city center, located beside the 5-star Merrion Hotel. The cuisine is contemporary Irish with French classical roots, and it is acclaimed both nationally and internationally….
Osterio di Passignano 🍷
Fresh near the finish of another YPO Supercar trip, we were faced with a dilemma at the end of the journey. The last event was cart racing at some track in the middle of Tuscany. Usually, this would not be of grave concern; however, a few of us had keys to a fleet of Lamborghinis….
Senia 👨🍳
Senia is one of Honolulu’s finest restaurants. Famous for their artful beef wellingtons, I have wanted to go here for a long time, and guess what? They were no longer making these excellent dishes. I was crestfallen. If you know me well, I love art, design, architecture, objects d’art, food, furniture, nature, and a great…
Lucca – Buca di Sant’ Antonio 👨🍳
Lucca is an ancient walled city in the heart of Tuscany. Carter and I had visited briefly on a previous YPO Supercar trip, but now we had a few hours to explore this charming town. Our concierge in Florence recommended a charming, Michelin-recommended restaurant, Buca di Sant’Antonio, located in the town’s center. Rustic charm was…
Marmite 👨🍳
Marmite was a jewel of a French-influenced restaurant in Capitol Hill’s Chop Block. Helmed by Bruce Naftaly, a longtime local and legendary Seattle chef known as the “father of Northwest cuisine” for pioneering the local farm-to-table movement. He is recognized for founding and running notable restaurants, such as Le Gourmand, and has since opened the restaurant Marmite with…
Spinasse 🍝
Spinasse is my 2nd favorite Italian restaurant in Seattle. I have dined here many times over the year and love their northern Italian-influenced cuisine. The atmosphere is rustic and romantic—perfect for a date night with my sons, Carter and Rhone. Sorry, Mom, I haven’t taken you here yet – I promise, soon. My favorite spot…