DON’T ‘DIS’ ROCHESTER, NEW YORK IT’S THE BEST KEPT SECRET AS A FOODIE HAVEN. Barbara Kingstone September 9, 2016 Cuisine, North America, United States Located on the shore of Lake Ontario in the western part of New York State, now with a population of over 2 million in Greater Rochester Area, there are so many 'firsts' here. Rochester is considered the...
ITC Maurya Hotel and Ava Gardner. A lost tryst. Barbara Kingstone November 2, 2014 Asia, Cuisine, Hotels, India The late gorgeous, late actress, Ava Gardner and I have little in common but she did loved eating. However, dear Ava never had the sensational opportunity to stay and eat at ITC Maurya Hotel, in Delhi,...
The Grass is always greener elsewhere. An adage that just isn’t true. Barbara Kingstone January 6, 2014 Canada, Cuisine Toronto, Ontario: I’ve always wanted to see the world. I have been to most countries but now waited too long to get to Iran. Of course, at the time of this writing, with their difficulties (2013), even this...
Have a love affair with Toronto. A tryst, you’ll never forget. Barbara Kingstone November 11, 2013 Canada, Cuisine, Feature, Hotels, Indulgences, North America, Shopping, Spas, Top 10 With monikers like Hogtown and Toronto the Good, it’s a surprise to see this city from either Lake Ontario or from the air. It’s majestic. Toronto is a city that has grown with a population of just under 3...
Bellagio Hotel and Picasso – an unbeatable team of the best from food to art in one of the most desired hotels in Las Vegas Barbara Kingstone March 19, 2013 Cuisine, Feature, Hotels Paris, Venetian, Caesars Palace, all hotels in Las Vegas that one doesn’t have to see the signage to know their name. There’s a full sized Eiffel Tower, then canals and their gondolas and another with...
Summer Cocktail Recipes from Halekulani Barbara Kingstone June 7, 2012 Cuisine Halekulani (www.halekulani.com), Waikiki’s legendary beachfront hotel, has created 3 specialty summer cocktails - Cachaca Samba, Mango Mint Freeze andCharlie Chan. Along with Halekulani’s signature...
Personal Passion and Innovation Are The Key To Success in Dubai Barbara Kingstone April 5, 2012 Cuisine, Dubai, Middle East As Executive Chef for Armani Hotel Dubai, Emiliano Bernasconi believes that personal passion and innovation are key success drivers for culinary success Inspired by the sights, sounds and smells of a...
Israel has many ‘foodies’ who love the art of cooking Barbara Kingstone March 15, 2012 Cuisine, Middle East In the famous open, some areas covered, is Jerusalem’s Machane Yehuda food market. There are stalls of every produce up and down the various maze-like lanes. Samples are happily given out and most of the...
The Druze of Israel are as special to this country as is their food Barbara Kingstone March 11, 2012 Cuisine, Middle East As the small bus slowly ascended the curvy narrow road to Beit Jan, one of the all- Druze villages that dot Israel, the unusual downpour of rain and darkening skies made it impossible to see the landscape....
Kyoto tea ceremony suited me to a tee Barbara Kingstone March 11, 2012 Asia, Cuisine, Japan I recall my days as a student and young mother in London (England) when I saved my few extra pence so that my husband and I could go for tea at the Ritz Hotel at least once. And the presentation astonished...
