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New York

Acqua
Agua Dulce
Agua Dulce – Brunch
Ai Fiori [Chef’s Tasting & Wine Pairing] [Birthday 2013]
Aquagrill
Artisanal
Around The World In 80 Sips
Auerole
Bar Americain – Brunch
Bar Basque
Barbarini
Blue Hill at Stone Farm
Boqueria [Flatiron]
Boqueria [SOHO]
Bouley
Breslin
brgr – Opening
Buddakan
Butter
Cafe Boulud
Casellula
Ça Va
Colicchio & Sons Tap Room – Brunch
Colonie – Brunch
Convivio
CraftBar
Craft Beer Week 2010 – Get Real NY
Craft Beer Week 2010 – Victory Beer Dinner at Colicchio & Sons
Craft Beer Week 2010 – Ultimate Brewers Degustation at Mas
Craft Beer Week 2010 – NYC Brewers Choice
Craft Beer Week 2010 – Brewer’s Bash at Eleven Madison Park
Daniel
dell’ anima
Del Posto [ Cecchini Dinner]
Dim Sum Go Go
Dino BBQ
Dirt Candy
Dovetail
Eat +Pray + Heal Japan @ Bowery Hotel
Fishtail by David Burke
Food & Wine NYC 2010 – Rock & Roll Sushi/Karaoke Soirée with Morimoto & Friends
Food & Wine NYC 2010 – Grand Tasting Session 1
Food & Wine NYC 2010 – Foie Gras/Wine Pairing
Food & Wine NYC 2010 – Paula Deen Demo
Food & Wine NYC 2010 – Dim Sum Disco Brunch hosted by Ming Tsai
Food & Wine NYC 2010 – Adam Richman Demo
Food & Wine NYC 2010 – Guy Fieri Triple Ten Party
Food & Wine NYC 2011 – 30,000 ft above Sea Level: Hung Huynh Dinner
Food & Wine NYC 2011 – Godiva Chocolatier presents SWEET sponsored by Absolut Vodka and Brancott Estate hosted by Sandra Lee
Food & Wine NYC 2011 – Grand Tasting [Saturday]
Food & Wine NYC 2011 – Rock & Roll with Morimoto & Friends
Food & Wine NYC 2011 – Carts in the Parc with Andrew Zimmern
Food & Wine NYC 2011 – Guy’s 80’s Garage: Festival Closing Party
Food Bank NYC – Eat! Celebrate! Support!
Food Network – Next Food Network Star [NFNS7] Audition
Gemma
Get Real NY Spring 2011 – Sat/VIP
Giginos At Wagner Park
Gran Electrica
Harry’s Cafe/Steak [brunch]
Hell’s Kitchen
il Brigante
Imperial No. 9 @ the Mondrion SoHo
Kenka’s [deux plus Oh! Taisho]
Kin Shop
Kitchenette [Brunch]
Kittichai
kyotofu
Klee
L’Artusi
L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon
Laconda Verde
La Nacional Tapas Bar
La Paella
Le Bernadin
Le Cirque
Les Halles [Downtown]
Limited Time Only [L.T.O.] with Leah Cohen
Macao – Valentine’s Day 2013 
Marc Forgione – Ramp Tasting Menu
Marea
Marseille – Brunch
Marseille – Dinner
Mayahuel 
Maze by Gordon Ramsay
Meatopia 2010 – Governor’s Island
Meatopia 2011
Menchanko-Tei
Mesa Grill
The Modern
Morimoto
Momofuku Noodle Bar
Momofuku Ssam Bar
New York Times – Taste 2010
Nom Wah Tea Parlor – Dim Sum
Norma’s
Osteria Morini
Oceana
Per Se
Pig Island 2010
Plein Sud
Pomaire
Public [brunch]
Public
Pure Food & Wine
Resto
Resto – Brunch [Resto saved us from Brunch Funk]
Resto – [S]wine Dinner
Resto – Goose Island Beer Dinner
Resto – River Horse Beer Dinner
Resto – Ommegang Beer Dinner
Riverpark – Cornell Event
Scarpetta
SD26 Chef’s Table
Shanghai Cafe [and brunch @ Norma’s]
Sheraton Flushing – Room Service
Sheraton Flushing – Tony & Ashley’s Wedding Banquet – 09/24/11
SHO Shaun Hergatt
Spa 88 [takeout]
The Spotted Pig
Telepan – Mangalitsa Pig Dinner
Tabla
Takashi
Tokubei 86
Toloache
wd~50
Vendy Awards 2010
Village Yokocho
Vintry Wine & Whiskey
Xi’An Famous Foods
Yakitori Totto

Boston

Agave [Newburyport]
AKA Bistro
alta strada
Aquitaine Bis [brunch]
Asiana Bistro [Bedford]
Blue Ginger
Blue Stove at Nordstrom
Boston Beer Works [Logan Airport]
Cafe Fleuri – Chocolate Bar
California Pizza Kitchen [Natick]
Cardullo’s
Cheers [Fanueil Hall]
Cheesecake Factory – Burlington
CLINK – Truffle Dinner [Gilt City]
Coach Grill [Mother’s Day brunch] [Father’s Day Dinner]
Craigie on Main [x2] [8 Course Tasting]
Craigie on Main – Mother’s Day
Craigie on Main – 8 Course Tasting with Woo Bear 
Dabin
Daikanyama at Bloomingdales
Douzo
Eastern Standard [Revisited]
Elephant Walk Brunch [Boston]
Farm Grill [Newton]
Ferran Adria Exhibit at MOS
Fugakyu Cafe
Gaslight [Brunch]
Grotto
Hei-La Moon [Dim Sum Take Out]
Jimmy’s SteerHouse [Arlington]
Ka-Noon
Kashmir
La Burdick [Harvard Sq]
La Provence [Concord]
Lavender
L’Espalier – Chef’s Table
L’Espalier – Christmas Eve Dinner 2009
L’Espalier Tea Party
La Rotesserie
Les Zygomates [NYE Dinner 2013]
Lotus Flower [Dim Sum Sunday Buffet]
New American Cafe [MFA]
New China Pearl – Dim Sum
On the Border – Woburn
Market by Jean Georges
Marcellino’s
Masa [brunch]
Menton [guest post by UNI]
MET Bar + Grill [Natick]
Minibar
Mooo
Myers + Chang
No. 9 Park
Noche
Oishii Too
O Sushi
Salts
Samba Steak & Sushi [Framingham]
Sel De La Terre
Sel De La Terre [brunch] [remix]
Sel de la Terre [Mommy’s Birthday Dinner 2011]
Sel de la Terre: Wine Tuesday – “Wine & Chocolate”
Sel de la Terre: Wine Tuesday – “Bubbles, Bubbles Everywhere!”
Sel de la Terre: Wine Tuesday – “Summer Sippers”
Sel de la Terre: Wine Tuesday – “Italian Vacation”
Sel de la Terre: Wine Tuesday – “Rhône Valley”
Sel de la Terre: Wine Tuesday – “Summer of Riesling”
Sel de la Terre: Wine Tuesday – “New & Noteable”
Sel de la Terre: Wine Tuesday – “Home for the Holidays”
Sierra’s [Sudbury]
Sonsie’s
Summer Winter
Sweet Potato Bistro [takeout]
Taiwan Cafe
Taj Cafe [Brunch @ the Taj Boston Hotel]
Tamarind Bay
Tapeo
Texas Roadhouse
Tomasso Trattoria
Toro [ x2 ] [Three times a charm] [Sunday Brunch] [R’s First Time]
Turner Fisheries
Uncle Cheung’s [dimsum]
Otto pizza [Harvard Sq]
O Ya
Wagamama [Prudential]

Taiwan

老王客家莊
老友紀 Lao Yo Ji [Part Deux]
明森宇治抹茶 [Japanese Tea House – Taichung]
小熊書房
國立傳統藝術中心 Natural Center for Traditional Arts
扁頭原味海鮮
小南門點心世界 [Breeze Center]
菊島-澎湖海鮮餐廳 Seafood Restaurant [HsinChu]
鹅肉郎海鲜
新葡苑
阿嬌海產店 [HsinChu]
Afternoon Tea [SOGO]
Agnes B. Cafe [Breeze Center]
Amadeus Kaffee [SOGO]
AoBa [Breeze Center] [Revisited.. again]
Aunt Stella’s
Bach Cafe
Bambino
Brasserie Liz [SOGO]
Cafe Kitchen [SOGO]
Cellar Lounge
Chou Tin Kuo 朝天鍋
Chun Shui Tang 春水堂 [Taichung] [More Yummies…]
Daikanyama
Dian Shui Lou [點水樓] [SOGO]
Din Tai Fung
EN Japanese Cuisine [SOGO]
EVA Hello Kitty Airlines 
K’s Cafe [Breeze Center]
Kao Chi
Khaki Cafe Bar 珈啡吧
FreshFields Resort – Japanese
FreshFields Resort – Seasons Buffet
FreshFields Resort – Lounge
G-Woo 雞窩
Goose Mama [Taichung]
Honey Creme
Khaki Lounge
Le Bistro de L’olivier
吉凡尼的花園 Le Jardin de Giverny [Taichung]
Le Louvre [Howard Hotel]
Liu Family Small Eats 劉家小馆 [Second Time just gets better]
Modern Toilet
Mövenpick Cafe [明曜]
Mr Cat with Friends 貓咪先生的朋友
New Song Museum [Breeze Center]
Nightmarkets – Dan Shui, ShiLin & Hualian
PAUL
San-hsi-t’ang Teahouse
Shaburi 紗舞縭
Shanghai Shanghai 紅豆食府
Shin Pu Yuan 新葡苑 (Dim Sum)
Shin Yeh
Spring City Resort – Tea Time
Syphon Cafe
Taipei Flora Expo Part I
Taipei Flora Expo Part II
Taiwanese Food Court @ The National Palace Museum
Tasty
Thai Town Cuisine 瓦城泰國料理
Tony’s Brasserie 坊間小館 [Hsinchu]
Uni-Sato 上都和食 [Hankyu]
UCC Vienna Cafe [SOGO]
Wasabi
WooBar [W Hotel Taipei]
Wu Fu Wontons 高雄五福扁食專賣店
Yuan-Yuan 圓苑 [圓山大飯店, Grand Hotel]

Chicago

Alinea
Anteprima
BaconFest 2010
BaconFest 2011
Chaise Lounge [now known as The Southern]
Custom House
David Burke’s Primehouse
David Burke’s Primehouse – Foie Gras Flight
David Burke’s Primehouse – Primehouse’s Birthday 2009
David Burke’s Primehouse – Rick Gresh’s OktoBEER Fest 2009
Demera
Giordano’s
Goose Island Brewery – Pig Fest 2009
Grill Inn
Green City Market Chef’s BBQ 2009
Green City Market Harvest Festival 2009
Green Zebra
India House
Mizu
Molly’s Cupcakes
NightWood
Noon Hour Grill
Oy Sy
Publican [brunch]
Publican – James Beard Foundation Dinner 2009
Red Light – 3 Sisters Event 2009
Sahara Kabob
Tank Noodle
Taqueria Los Portales
Tzuki
Uncommon Ground
Uncommon Ground [brunch]
Urban Belly

Washington DC

Astor Mediterranean
Black & Orange
Bourbon Steak at Four Seasons [Dog Days of Summer] [The Last Dinner]
The Brixton
Cashion’s
Clyde’s at Gallery Place
The Diner
Graffiato [Chef Isabella Book Signing]
Granja de Oro Chicken a la Braza
Hello Kitty for President 2012 – Living Social
Jack Rose
Jaleo
Julia Child’s Kitchen & PS7’s
Jyoti
La Fourchette
Lamb Jam: Lamb Pro-Am @ Palomar Hotel 2012
Los Cuates
Mandu [Brunch]
Mandu [K Street]
Mellow Mushroom
Ming’s Restaurant
Mintwood Place
MixTec Dining In MixTec Takeout
Old Ebbitt Grill
Old Glory BBQ
Oyamel Cocina Mexicana
Pearl Dive Oyster Palace – Brunch
Porc Out 2012
PS7
Sam & Harry’s [DCA Airport]
The Source – Noodle Anniversary Dinner
Sushi Taro
TAAN Noodles
Ted’s Bulletin
Toki Underground
Vino Volo [Dullas Airport]
We, The Pizza

Vegas

Bellagio Room Service
BLT Burger
Birthday 2011
Birthday 2012
Britney Spears: Piece of Me – Vegas Show
Caesar’s Palace Room Service
Cafe Bellagio
Cafe Gelato
Central
Chophouse & Brewery [LAS Airport]
Circo
Gordon Ramsay Steak
Hot N Juicy Crawfish
Koi
La Salsa Cantina
Nove Italiano
Planet Hollywood Room Service
Scarpetta
Sirio
Snowflake Shavery
Sushi Roku

Virginia
Honey Pig

Baltimore
National Aquarium
Pabu
Wit & Wisdom

Detroit
MGM Detroit – Breeze Center
MGM Detroit – Bourbon Steak  [x2] [x3]
MGM Detroit – Ignite Sushi Bar/Lounge
MGM Detroit – Saltwater a la Chef William Morris [x2] [x3]
MGM Detroit – Wolfgang Puck Grille
Motor City – Lodge Diner [x2]
New Parthenon [Greektown]
Palette Buffet [Wed-Crab Leg Night] at MGM Detroit
Roast by Iron Chef Michael Symon
Slow’s BarBQ [x2]

Windsor, CANADA
Frenchy’s Poutinery
The Keg
Simon’s Prime Hamburgers

Cape Cod
Chatham Bars Inn – Room Service
Pate’s
Sacred Cod Tavern 

Ohio
China Cottage
Brio Tuscan Grille

Maine
Acadia Cafe [Bar Harbor]
Fish House Grill [Bar Harbor]
Jordan Pond House [Acadia]
Parkside [Bar Harbor]
Stewman’s Lobster Pound [Bar Harbor]

Connecticut
Bobby’s Burger Bar [Mohegan Sun]
Sol Toro Tequila Grill [Mohegan Sun]

Long Island
Cafe Formaggio
Novita Wine Bar & Trattoria
Waterzooi

Other Travels…

Anguilla
Blue
Cafe Med
Dune Preserve
Jacala
Pimms
Smokey’s at the Cove
Spice
Straw Hat
Veya

Colorado
Crú
Duo
Fruition
Keg
Mizuna
Rioja
Snooze
Solera
Sushi Sasa

Hawaii – Honolulu/Waikiki
Beachhouse
Cheeseburger Waikiki
Hana No Sato
Hula Grill
Iyasume Musubi
Lulu’s Waikiki Surf Club
Moana Terrace Poolside Restaurant & Bar
Ono’s Hawaiian Foods
Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar
Tiki’s Grill & Bar
Wahoo’s Taco Truck

Miami/South Beach
1500°
1500° Breakfast Buffet
Blade Sushi Bar/Lounge [lunch]
Blade Sushi Bar/Lounge [dinner]
Fontainbleau Room Service – Breakfast Lunch Dinner
The Counter [MIA Airport]
De Rodriguez Ocean
Gotham Steakhouse
Joe’s Stone Crabs [outdoors]
Joe’s Stone Crabs [indoors]
Puerto Sagua
SOBE Food & Wine Festival 2011 – Moët Hennessy’s SOBE 10th Year Anniversary Party “Let Them Eat Cake” [Emeril Lagasse, Martha Stewart & Ocean Drive Magazine]
SOBE Food & Wine Festival 2011 – Dolce Brunch [Michael White & Gail Simmons]
SOBE Food & Wine Festival 2011 – Gilt City’s Wine + Dine + Design
SOBE Food & Wine Festival 2011 – Grand Tasting
SOBE Food & Wine Festival 2011 – Guy Fieri’s Closing Party
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