Category Mediterranean

Fine Dining at Le Basilic in Cancun

This is another post in the Cancun series.  Le Basilic is a fine-dining Mediterranean restaurant in the Hotel Zone in Cancun.  If you read a few of my prior posts on Cancun, you would have read about my preference to eat local food where the locals eat, so why would we eat at a Mediterranean restaurant? […]

Best falafels, best zucchini cakes, and the best lamb kebabs in NYC at Taboon

Taboon (773 Tenth Avenue, between 52nd and 53rd Streets)  is a restaurant in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of NYC that consistently serves excellent Mediterranean food in a very nice atmosphere with white brick walls, and bright light coming in from its many windows during the day. The brick oven near the entrance will keep you […]

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Healthy (?) Mediterranean at Boulud Sud

Mediterranean cuisine is considered the healthiest of cuisines.  Take a look at what we ate at Boulud Sud and tell me  – “Did we eat healthy”? When we go out as a group, we often order many appetizers for the table and either skip or share main courses. The chickpea and eggplant dish was served […]