Feb 17

Here is a list of celeb’s favorite hotels. Some celebs stay at these hotels to wind down and some enjoy the hotels while they are on business.

Sep 27

The Wave Magazine, a local Silicon Valley weekly paper recently put out their 2008 Readers Choice Award. Here are a short list of top restaurants by readers.

  • Best Seafood
    Hawg’s
    150 S Second St.
    San Jose, CA
  • Best American
    Arcadia
    100 W San Carlos St.
    San Jose, CA
  • Best Chinese
    Taiwan Restaurant
    1306 Lincoln Ave.
    San Jose, CA
  • Best Japanese
    Kyoto Palace
    1875 S Bascom Ave.
    Campbell, CA
  • Best Vietnamese
    Vung Tau
    535 E Santa Clara St.
    San Jose, CA
  • Best Korean
    Korean Palace
    2297 Stevens Creek Blvd.
    San Jose, CA
  • Best Dim Sum
    Sino
    377 Santana Row
    San Jose
  • Best Mexican
    El Burro
    1875 S Bascom Ave.
    Campbell, CA
  • Best Indian
    Royal Taj
    1350 Camben Ave.
    Campbell, CA
  • Best Ethiopian
    Zeni
    1320 Saratoga Ave
    San Jose, CA
  • Best French
    La Papillion
    410 Saratoga Ave.
    San Jose, CA
  • Best Italian
    Original Joe’s
    301 S First St.
    San Jose, CA
  • Best Malaysian
    Layang Layang
    1480 S. De Anza Blvd.
    San Jose, CA
  • Best Tapas
    Cascal
    400 Castro St.
    Mountain View, CA
  • Best BBQ
    Sam’s BBQ
    1110 S Bascom Ave.
    San Jose, CA
  • Best Hawaiian
    Hukilau
    230 Jackson St.
    San Jose, CA
  • Best Fondue
    La Fondue
    14510 Big Basin Way
    Saratoga, CA
Aug 24

What is the best restaurant in the world? According to Restaurant magazine, the best restaurant in the world is El Bulli. Located in the Mediterranean coast in Spain, El Bulli has taken the top spot since three consecutive years, 2006, 2007, and 2008. Under chef Ferran Adria, El Bulli has earned three Michelin stars. El Bulli books reservations only once a year, and it is often booked in a single day. The restaurant is only opened for dinner from April to September.

Chef Adria can be described as a mad culinary scientist that deconstructs classic plates down to its core elemental flavors. Instead of elements he deconstructs dishes to their core flavor, temperature, and texture and then reconstructs the dish at the molecular gastronomical level. Chef Adria can certainly be considered the Grand Chef of Haute Cuisine.

Couture Central loves Haute Cusine.

Aug 11

I recently stumbled onto JW Yeung flicker account. JW has some of the most stunning hotel picture in some of the most luxurious rooms. His flickr profile does not say who JW is or what he does other than the following he is a hotel addict, architect, visiting lecturer and amateur photographer.

JW has a great set photos of his top ten hotels in Asia.

Park Hyatt Seoul: Suite 1410
Park Hyatt Seoul: Suite 1410

Grand Hyatt Shanghai: Room 6422
Grand Hyatt Shanghai: Room 6422

Aug 7

In the 80’s it was cool to walk like an Egyptian. This is the new millennium, walking is for scrubs and mummies. If you are going to travel with style you need to fly like oil rich sheiks. The folks of Telstar Logistics were given a unique opportunity to test fly the Emirates A380 from San Francisco (SFO). San Francisco will become Emirates’ newest destination on December 15, when nonstop service to Dubai begins. Dubai, like a mirage in the sands, has sprung up to be a jewel in the deserts, flushed with oil money it is becoming a major commercial center in the region.

The A380 goes far and beyond first and execute class. In first class you fly not in seats but in miniature skybox suites, pun definitely intended. The aircraft is even loaded with two showers. First class tickets are expected to cost somewhere above $10,000.

Feel free to take a look at some at the photo gallery provided by Telstar Logistics.

Emirates First Class Suite
Emirates First Class Suite

Emirates First Class Suite
Emirates First Class Suite

Jul 13

Chicago maybe best known for their famous deep dish pizzas but Chicago has more to offer than just pizzas. Chicago is like any other metropolitan area with different cultures are strongly infused in
cuisines. Here are some of the top restaurants in the in the “Windy City”.

Jul 3

Recently, Barack Obama claimed his Democratic Presidential nomination. Given all of the publicity celebs have been offering their opinion of Barack. Recently in US Weekly they collected quotes from some from Barack’s most famous supporters.

  • “He’s an extraordinary guy, but I also think his consistency on the war vote is most important to me.” Ben Afflek
  • I just think he’s the right one. He really, truly represents the face of America.” Kate Walsh
  • “He’s incredibly inspiring and intelligent and has great visions for where he wants to take this country.” Amy Smart
  • “Obama is awesome.” Pete Wentz
Jul 1

The benefits of tea are well documented and a health nut city like San Francisco would be home to some great tea rooms in Northern California. If you find yourself in San Francisco on a cold and foggy day, you may want to stop by any of the tea rooms listed below.

Jun 29

The Los Angeles downtown area has a ton of hot spots. When visiting downtown LA for business or pleasure you need to make a quick stop to some of the trendiest bars in town.

Jun 23

Welcome to “This Week in Hollywood”.

  • Brad Pitt is jetting off to Italy to see Radiohead.
  • Britney Spears is working on a new album, there’s talk of her even having a Las Vegas show!
  • Paula Abdul and her restaurateur boyfriend J.T. Torregiani have broken up.
  • A tax warrant has been issued against Katie Couric for $210.
  • Doctors have discovered that Amy Winehouse has emphysema.
  • Comedian George Carlin passed away.

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