The Balon North Carolina Dining Tour Ends in Hillsborough
One last night on our trip, and one last spectacular meal. No seafood tonight, but instead one last meal at The Nomad, a cross-cultural street food inspired eatery in Hillsborough where I had the most amazing gua bao (shown below.) The pork belly was incredibly tender and the chili sauce was a perfect complement. Three […]
North Carolina Seafood Trip Continued
Last night we visited Kathryn’s Bistro & Martini Bar in Emerald Isle. I began with a low country classic: she-crab soup. The taste was mellow and redolent of all the flavor profiles characteristics of this crustacean. Then came the soft shell crab pictured above. It was a mountain of beauty – each claw absolutely exploded […]
The Balons Head to the North Carolina Coast
We’re literally eating our way through a myriad of locally-owned seafood restaurants on the North Carolina coast around Emerald Isle and Beaufort. And our journey has been rewarding. We just tore through a whole red snapper (above) at a place called The Fish Hut Grill along with some perfectly cooked soft shell crabs. The night […]
Rob Finds a Great Breakfast at Grandmother’s Kitchen in Woodland Park, Colorado
We’ve often lamented about the inadequacies of the Austin breakfast restaurant scene. So on a brief trip to see our daughter and her husband in Woodlank Park, Colorado, (elevation 8,435 ft), my radar suddenly started pinging and there, like a beacon in the primordial mist, was a cozy spot called Grandmother’s Kitchen. I walked in to take […]
