San Francisco Food Trucks and Food Carts: The Best of the Best

As in most other big cities, the gourmet food truck and food cart trend is in full swing here in San Francisco. It’s pretty surprising, too, considering the fact that San Francisco has yet to change it’s legislation to better accommodate this rising food trend, like other cities have. But maybe all the struggle and determination required to open up a food truck in San Francisco makes the food that much better!

Here are some of the most popular gourmet SF food trucks and carts, along with their twitter names so you know where to find ’em:

* One of the most popular is the one-man-operation, the Crme Brle Cart. He serves warm and uniquely-flavored crme brles, such as Mexican Chocolate, Lavender and Honey Vanilla. Follow him at @cremebruleecart. Continue reading “San Francisco Food Trucks and Food Carts: The Best of the Best”

What’s the Point of Survival Food Storage in a Modern World?

In a modern world to most having something like a survival food storage seems a bit silly. The idea of having access to food and goods at all times seems normal because most of our lives that’s exactly how it has been. There are situations that having a survival food storage is a good option to have.

There are some situations where access to goods or ability to buy goods could be limited. Having a good 30 or 60 day supply on hand isn’t a bad idea.

Job loss – For most people at any time their jobs can be lost. This normally isn’t thought of as a survival situation but in a modern world it is. Having extra food and supplies will just make the period of job loss a bit easier. Continue reading “What’s the Point of Survival Food Storage in a Modern World?”

Take AnAspect at the List of KeyAttractions That Pull People to Kansas City

Kansas City is certainly among the most worth-exploring cities in the United States of America. This City is in Missouri, featuring tons of big attractions and a lot of things to do related to entertainment.

From history to music, construction, and food, the city keeps a great reputation in terms of everything.

You can reserve Spirit Airlines Flight tickets to travel to the city and conquer some of the city’s highlights on your vacation.

Take a look at the top tourist spots of the city.

Top 5 tourist places in Kansas City

1.Country Club Plaza: Located in the Country Club District of Kansas City, it is a shopping center named after the district in which it is located. It became the first shopping center in the city to accommodate the shoppers arriving by car. Today, it is the most famous shopping site in the City. Your trip to the city cannot be completed without shopping in the plaza. You can find high-end brands Michael Kors, Kendra Scott, and Kate Spade, here. Also, you can choose to shop from local stores.

Besides, you can absorb the amazing sights of this 15-block area. It features romantic horse-drawn carriage rides or a gondola float on the adjacent Bush Creek.

To have one amazing, full of entertainment vacation, you must travel to Town. Reserve Spirit Flights tickets in advance to bag the inexpensive deals on flights to Kansas City.

2.Nelson Atkins Museum: It is an art museum which is known for its collection of works from nearly every continent and culture. Especially, the museum features an extensive collection of Asian Art. The museum has an outstanding collection of more than 33,500 objects. On visiting the museum, you get a chance to learn about several civilizations through different paintings, prints, sculptures, drawings, and photographs.

3.Power & Light District: It is one of the most popular areas in the city which offers some of the coolest entertainment venues to its visitors. It is an eight-block entertainment hub that keeps buzzing with locals and tourists all year round. There are more than 50 shops, nightlife venues, and restaurants in Power & Light District. From sports to music, and dining, this place hosts a lot of free events for its visitors, each year. So, if you want to experience City nightlife, you must definitely pay a visit to this place.

4.Joe’s a Top Barbecue: If you love barbecue foods, you have got a good reason enough to reserve Spirit Airlines tickets and travel to the City. While the city is a famous foodie destination, Joe’s City Top Barbecue is a must-visit place due to its outstanding barbeque options. The best food items from the menu of this restaurant include a rack of ribs, The Z-Man, and fries.

5.American Jazz Museum: On traveling to New City, you definitely owe it to yourself to visit American Jazz Museum. In fact, your trip to the city cannot be completed without making a must-visit to this place. While the museum preserves the history of American jazz music through exhibits Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, and other famous jazz music composers, it also holds live performances multiple nights a week. If you are a jazz music lover, reserve Spirit Flights tickets to Kansas City and visit this museum.

Have a happy vacation in the city!

Source by Jack T Parker

Dining In The Foothills Of The Atlas Mountains In Morocco

Morocco is a country known for the variety and excellence of its food and there are so many excellent restaurants in Morocco (and in Marrakech in particular) that it would be foolish for anyone to pretend to know which one is best. In any given year or month, that would depend a great deal on one’s particular tastes and which chefs were having a particularly good season. And Morocco is full of skilled culinary artists.

In the environs of Marrakech there is one particular restaurant made famous by Sir Richard Branson that is so unique that I think it is worth a special visit, an escape into the countryside outside of Marrakech, going south into the great Atlas Mountains to a very special hilltop where Sir Richard has spruced up Kasbah Tamadot since buying it a dozen years ago when he first set eyes on the castle-like resort from high above the earth in one of his famous balloon trips across North Africa.

That was back in 1998. The Kasbah Tamadot resort reopened five or six years later as part of Branson’s Virgin Airlines franchise. Sir Richard obviously loves this place, as it seems to get better and better every year, clearly the recipient of his personal attention and affection, and his ability to invest in it. Continue reading “Dining In The Foothills Of The Atlas Mountains In Morocco”

Dallas’ “Ocean Prime” Should Be on Your Short-List Of Best Restaurants In North Texas

There is something to be said for visiting a five-star restaurant when the city is in the clutches of an ice storm: The other scheduled patrons have cancelled their reservations to hide under quilted bed covers nursing a hot toddy; and so the chef and his staff, having braved the ghastly weather themselves to show up valiantly for work, will be very happy indeed to see you there, and they will do everything short of performing headstands to express their gratitude, serving you outstanding meals with exemplary service.

Such was my visit, on a blustery winter day this December, to Ocean Prime, the elegant 2006 Cameron Mitchell creation on Cedar Springs Road across from the Crescent Court Hotel on the northern end of downtown Dallas. The staff was so happy to see us, and our praise after an outstanding meal was such, that while we were drinking our coffees Executive Chef Eugenio Reyes himself came out personally to take a bow and chat with us for a few minutes. He is a gifted artist.

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Valentine’s Day Treats – Restaurants And Roses

No sooner is the busy Christmas and New Year period out of the way, our thoughts turn to the feast of St Valentine’s Day, celebrated on 14th February by lovers the World over!

Through the dark, cold days of winter, it is an excellent excuse to gladden our hearts, show our romantic sides and dream about the warmer weather of summer.

Traditional love tokens are greetings cards, chocolates and red roses, followed by a secluded table in a local restaurant for your favourite meal and a special moment with your loved one.

But what are the origins of this particular feast day and why do we most often associate it with food, flowers and cards? Continue reading “Valentine’s Day Treats – Restaurants And Roses”

Dakota’s Steakhouse Is A Dallas Gem

I am certain that Dakota’s Steakhouse, opposite Dallas’s Fairmont Hotel at the corner of Akard and San Jacinto streets, may be in the running today to be considered the finest dining spot in the DFW metroplex, certainly for lunch. I have eaten there half-a-dozen times in the last twelve weeks; I have never been disappointed. Indeed, I’ve been delighted each time, and I’ve decided that the venerable Dakota’s is doing a better job than many of the newer (and flashier!) additions to the Dallas dining scene.

I first was a guest at Dakota’s more than twenty years ago, at a dinner for twelve in honor of a visiting diplomat from Peru. The venue itself attracts attention, and there is indeed an interesting story behind Dakota’s magnificently lush underground space. Dakota’s was built in 1984 by the Lincoln Property Company, which built a sleekly modern glass tower that still stands next door. The owners wanted a signature restaurant at street level, but the land on which the building went up was purchased from a neighboring Baptist church, and the deed contained a legally binding clause that absolutely forbade the sale of alcohol on the former church grounds, in perpetuity. Continue reading “Dakota’s Steakhouse Is A Dallas Gem”

Do You Like Crabs? San Francisco Restaurant Review

This weekend was a long weekend. It was Memorial Day weekend. We wanted to have something notable, because it was 3-day-weekend. As any other weekends, we went to 24 hour fitness for exercise in the morning. We took a 2 classes of exercise in our fitness club, Boot Camp and Dance for 2 hours, sweat some. We came home from exercise, took shower, relaxed, then call the restaurant for reservation.

This restaurant is “Tanh Long”, in Sunset, San Francisco. We have known this restaurant famous for Crabs. Since we both love crabs, we decided to go to this restaurant.

“Tanh Long” is the sister restaurant of a restaurant in downtown San Francisco, “Crustacean”. “Crustacean” is high-class, business setting, and relatively expensive restaurant. My office colleagues took us to “Crustacean”. The master chef of Crustacean told us about the sister restaurant “Tanh Long”, which is more family oriented type restaurant with almost same menu as Crustacean. Continue reading “Do You Like Crabs? San Francisco Restaurant Review”

Setting Up a Natural Amazon Themed Aquarium

Most of the freshwater aquarium fish we find in our pet stores originate from the tropical river of the Amazon in South America. The Amazon has more variety of fish and plant life of all the rivers in the world put together.

The amazing variety and beauty of Amazonian fish and plants is what drew me to this style of aquarium. I have fallen in love with creating Amazon community tanks and re-creating the environment and natural eco-systems of this river.

The diversity of the Amazon River and its many streams means there are infinite ways in which you could create an Amazon theme, and the style and decor of your aquarium setup will depend on what sort of fish you wish to keep.

Today I will focus on setting up an Amazon themed aquarium suitable for Angelfish or Discus. These fish can grow quite large so it is recommended to have an aquarium at least 150-200 litres or more in volume. They are also rather peaceful fish, so are very suitable for the community tank, so long as follow a few simple guidelines. Continue reading “Setting Up a Natural Amazon Themed Aquarium”

Zermatt, the Eternal Alpine Snow, and a Peek at Switzerland

Mont Blanc stands proud as the highest Alp. Yet one of the most photographically reproduced is Matterhorn with the village of Zermatt at its feet.

When I first saw Matterhorn from the ground up, I felt as if I was looking at a solidified ardent flame. A native who saw me look at it with awe said: “You can climb it,” as if it were nothing. I laughed…not at him but at me. I wouldn’t dare think of trying that.

In Zermatt, as well as other places, locals show off their skill by the number of times they have climbed the Matterhorn; although, many fall numerous times. A local had climbed it more than 300 times. His wife shrugged: “Useless to say how many times,” she said. “The mountain is going nowhere. It stays there and only the workless (also meaning worthless) do the climbing.”

There are no cars in Zermatt. Transportation is possible by using the cog train and horse-drawn sleighs. Sitting in a horse drawn sleigh with a lap robe, which is a folded small blanket, with an eternal snow around is one of the most romantic things. Continue reading “Zermatt, the Eternal Alpine Snow, and a Peek at Switzerland”