The Saccharine Habit: Gerbeaud Budapest
What’s better than dessert? Dessert with a history. With a penchant for travel, I find it even more alluring to find the history of culinary ingredients, tastes and rituals and […]
Category Archives: Cafes
FOMO is a MOFO
I have an incurable case of FOMO. Until it came to time when time was valuable and suddenly, FOMO became the enemy of valuing your own time. FOMO lures me […]
I Love La La Land So Matcha
There is nothing more la-la-la about La La Land than an afternoon basking in the sun on Melrose Avenue and slurping in the sights of hot LA locals and newly […]
A Slice of Cake and Bohemian History in Budapest
Stepping back into time equipped with a tech-savvy smartphone has it’s privileges. For right outside the grandiose of the Opera House is Muvész Kavehaz in my favorite European city oozing […]
All I Crave is Sunshine, Wine and Chocolate
Everything happens for a … riesling. Satisfy every craving, sip by sip, bite by bite. Sometimes we wander, and sometimes we muse, and other times we amuse. A languid, nonchalant […]
Restore to Factory Settings … with Plenty of Chocolate
Restore to factory settings can never have the same, tech-like meaning after my accidental stumbling at a cafe that is actually the factory store of a thriving chocolate manufacturer. Making […]
Adulting through Wonderland with Spiked Ice Cream Floats
Imagine juxtaposing mystical, comical and aspirin-inducing memories of science laboratories, with my delectable addiction to ice cream. Akin to a wonderland, of sorts. We made the right, paradoxical choice on […]
Elixir of Caffeine, Street of Love, City of Whimsy
I am an introvert, but a progressive thinker. I prefer solitude, but seek the compassion of strangers. I know it makes me a quirky individual, but hey, that’s why my […]
The Sweet and Sugary Edition of the Arabian Nights
Have you ever stepped into something that transports you into wonderland just due to its scent? The only things missing from Al Samadi Sweets were angelic, doe eyed angels with wings, picking […]
Enjoying the Simple Things in Life, Like Pies in Philadelphia
It took me many years to realize that happiness was in the simple things of life, not the shimmery, glittery and opulent ones. We all learn in our own ways, […]
