Our Dining Experience at Santa Fe’s Terra at Encantado
I seem to have a set of senses that are very perceptive to the world around me. I cry when I hear Luciano Pavarotti sing Nessun Dorma. I find myself reverently mute at the sight a beautiful sunset. I find great joy breathing in the beautiful scents that inhabit our world. I melt at the [...]
Brown’s Beach House Restaurant at The Fairmont Orchid
If I were asked to close my eyes, and imagine the perfect setting for a romantic dinner with my bride of 24 years, then the Brown’s Beach House Restaurant, set inside The Fairmont Orchid Resort, on the Big Island of Hawaii, would exactly fit the picture in my mind. Before I get to the amazing [...]
Dining at Merriman’s Waimea on the Big Island of Hawaii
Merriman’s Waimea Hawaii is a perennial favorite when combing restaurant awards for the Islands of Hawaii, with Chef/Owner Peter Merriman being a three-time finalist in the prestigious James Beard Awards for Best Chef, Pacific Northwest and Hawaii. We walked in the door just before the restaurant opened, and found the staff reviewing the night’s menu [...]
Bryan’s Black Mountain Barbecue in Cave Creek, Arizona
Cave Creek, Arizona is a cowboy town. Cowboys like their barbecue, and Chef Bryan Duley (pictured with Carol) serves up some foot-stompin’, gun shootin’ good barbecue! It was a Thursday night when we visited Bryan’s Black Mountain Barbecue, and the minute we walked in the door we could tell that we were in for a [...]
