Wednesday, April 29, 2015

My South America Adventure - Christmas 2014

I have been wanting to write about this for a long time (before I forget about the details of the trip). It was an amazing adventure and experience so far in my life (I am hoping to have a lot more of these kinds of experiences). We went to 3 countries (4 technically if you count the one afternoon we spent in Brazil), Argentina, Bolivia and Peru in 3 weeks, and it might sound like a long time, but there is just too much to see. Although we have seen a lot, what we saw was just a tiny tiny tiny portion of the country, and there are sooooo many reasons to go back there.
I was planning this trip since summer, and I was super duper excited about the trip from the day I have decided to go! I am just a tiny Asian girl who does not speak any Spanish, so of course I am going with the boyfriend. Men do not like to plan trips (EVER!), so it is always my job to make sure things happen. Therefore, the whole trip was planned by me and me alone.  In my opinion, it is a pretty damn good itinerary for 3 weeks. It was very intense, but it is not often that we get to go to South America, so maximizing time to do/see things is definitely my priority. I am going to try my best to take you with me through this journey of mine for the next series of posts.


Saturday, April 25, 2015

Maude - A restaurant by Curtis Stone

Just found an interesting restaurant called Maude, opened by an Australian celebrity chef. It is a very small restaurant with only 25 seats. What's special about this place is that they have a theme each month, focusing on one key ingredient, and using that ingredient to make a nine-course dinner. I really like the idea, and here's what they have for this year. I love asparagus, but it is already the end of April...... OH MY! November and December are white and black truffles!!!! I love truffles (who doesn't!?), I am soooo going! I haven't been to this place yet, and none of my friends have, but it does look very appealing. I will keep you posted!