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Jamie’s Italian, Oxford (Restaurant Review)

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

When traveling, you sometimes stumble upon the best places to eat without even trying. This was our case with Jamie Oliver’s Italian restaurant on the corner of George and Gloucester Streets in Oxford. Moseying along, we noticed a long line of people coming out of this one particular restaurant – must be good, we thought. [...]

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An English (and Russian) Welcome (Oxford)

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

Here I am, writing you from Oxford! Two weeks of exploring and getting to know this city. This is the first time I’ve actually had Internet access while traveling. That’s exciting since I’ll be able to share my adventures and discoveries along the way. I’ll most definitely be checking out the food scene – as [...]

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Chez Chartier (Restaurant Review)

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

I’d been hearing about Chez Chartier, a historic 19th century restaurant, ever since moving to Paris. I’d especially wanted to go see the famous cubbies that line the walls. Little wooden drawers marked with numbers, this is where regulars once kept their napkins. Last night, we finally decided to check it out and I’m still [...]

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Favorite San Francisco Restaurants

Sunday, April 11th, 2010

Three of the restaurants I tried while in San Francisco left quite an impression on me. What I appreciated most was the excellent vegetarian fare they all offered. In this post, I’ll be talking about Greens, an upscale vegetarian restaurant, Pauline’s Pizza and Dragon Well, a hip Chinese spot. Greens My new favorite restaurant (in [...]

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