Category: Food

  • Campagne – Kilkenny, Ireland: Michelin #2

    Campagne – Kilkenny, Ireland: Michelin #2

    Tucked away on the other side of the river from the Medieval Mile in Kilkenny, Ireland, is an unassuming one-star Michelin restaurant, owned by Chef Garrett Byrne, who returned to his hometown and opened this French-inspired eatery in 2008. Campagne is all about excellent food and service that feels a…

  • The Glenturret Distillery and Lalique Restaurant: Michelin Moment #1

    The Glenturret Distillery and Lalique Restaurant: Michelin Moment #1

    In the summer of 2022, we hired a driver in Scotland for three days of exploring with our family. When our kids graduated high school we let each of them choose a big trip for the whole family to go on together. This time, it was our middle son’s turn…

  • The Judge, the Nurse, the Teacher and their communal Costa Rican dinner

    The Judge, the Nurse, the Teacher and their communal Costa Rican dinner

    “Would you mind if we eat together? Because that’s what we do,” said the Judge to the teacher’s husband. “And would you mind if I ask the Frenchman also?” Twenty minutes later we all sat down at a shared dining table for eight next to the kitchen – a couple…