Introduction I’ve been meaning to go to Altura since it’s one of my friend’s favorite restaurant. Plus, Jessica Alba, my love from 2000 (“Dark Angel” TV series) to 2005 (“Into the Blue”) dined at Altura when she visited Seattle in August 2016. Unfortunately since I dined with my wife, I couldn’t ask the waitress where […]
Introduction My wife and I love prix fixed tasting menus. We’ve been to quite a few Michelin restaurants all over the world, and I reviewed Canlis Seattle a few months ago. I think Seattle needs more restaurants with tasting menus. The only other notable ones are Herb Farm (not worth the price) and Altura, which […]
Introduction It’s wedding season, and an old buddy of mine decided to have a destination wedding in Maui (which is preferable to the more touristy Oahu, but you really can’t go wrong with either.) I had booked this Hawaiian Airlines one-way flight using 12K Virgin America points per person from my Membership Rewards transfer. It […]
Introduction I’ve lived in Seattle now for nearly 10 years and have never taken Amtrak. It’s one of those things that you know you SHOULD do, but you never get around to doing it… well the wife had a 4 day weekend, and instead of trying to find last minute flights, I decided we would […]
Introduction Let me first disclaimer this post by saying that while I love food, I’m no “foodie.” I don’t like sushi. I don’t know the names of the expensive stuff I eat. I’m basically like this four year old that reviewed French Laundry. Anyway, the wife and I celebrated our wedding anniversary recently, and a […]