Tagged - best food in the world

Alrighty so Jin insists I do this tag or she will no longer take sweetbox orders from me. Since I am addicted to her goodies I have no choice but to oblige. This tag was started by Nicole Tan. Once you do it be sure to email her so she can add you to the final list

So, here's the rules:
1. Add a direct link to your post below the name of the person who tagged you.
Include the city/state and country you’re in.


Nicole (Sydney, Australia)
velverse (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
LB (San Giovanni in Marignano, Italy)
Selba (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Olivia (London, England)
ML (Utah, USA)
Lotus (Toronto, Canada)
tanabata (Saitama, Japan)
Andi (Dallas [ish], Texas, United States)
Lulu (Chicago, Illinois, United States)
Chris (Boyne City, Michigan, United States)
AB (Cave Creek, Arizona, United States)
Johnny Yen (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Bubs (Mt Prospect, Illinois, USA)
jintrinsique (Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA)
Dino aka Katy (Newport News, Virginia, USA)


2. List out your top 5 favorite places to eat at your location.

#1: Its Al Fresco Italian Restaurant and not only because I work there. Their food is amazing and there are lots of dished for me to eat that are not in a marinara or alfredo sauce. They make everything to order so dishes can be adapted to whatever your heart desires.

#2: The Monastery is a czech restaurant that is to die for. The food is a little pricey but well worth it. They make everything from scratch just the way you'd get it in the old world.

#3: Nawab Indian Restaurant. OMG their lunch buffet is simply divine. I don't like going for dinner because I get to only eat one thing.

#4: Das Waldcafe. This is the German Restaurant I used to work in and their food is really good. Its the Bavarian/southern German cuisine but still really really good.

#5: Thai Erwan - while I don't get to eat there as often as I'd like to (mainly because Grumpy is not big on Thai food) they still offer amazing veggie dishes. I just saw there is a Thai place opening near my office and I am planning on testing them throughly for lunch every day well maybe every other day.

3. Tag 5 other people (preferably from other countries/states) and let them know they’ve been tagged.
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Okay so if I have to do this so do you: Nicole, Angel, Gareth, Jonathan (do it on your current location) and Real.

*Updated link on those who have done the meme.* courtesy of Velverse
Yeay… great place to dine around the world is just a click away. Here are the updated links of people who have done the meme.

Australia
Bubba Stuff (Melbourne)
WokandSpoon (Melbourne)
SiwwyPig (Perth)
Little Miss May (Sydney)
Nicole (Sydney)

Canada
Barbara (Calgary, Alberta) *added recently*
Chrissy (Manitoulin Island, Ontario)
Bluepaintred (Saskatchewan)
Canadian Pie (Toronto)
Lotus (Toronto)
Tanya Espanya (Toronto)

Egypt
Pinksterz (Egypt)

England
Olivia (London)
Vol Abroad (London) *added recently*
Wennnn(London)
Melinda June (Milton Keynes)

France
WokandSpoon (Paris)

Greece
Karma Canyon (Athens)
Melusina (Thessaloniki)

Hong Kong
CuriosityKiller (Hong Kong, SAR)

Indonesia
Selba (Jakarta)

Italy
LB (San Giovanni in Marignano)

Japan
Pandabonium (Kashima City, Ibaraki)
The Moody Minstrel (Namegata, Ibaraki Prefecture)
tanabata (Saitama)

Malaysia
Chen (Penang)
Kenny Ng (Penang)
Alicialphh (Petaling Jaya, Selangor)
Bkworm (Petaling Jaya,Selangor)

Philippines
Kimmie (Metro Manila)

Singapore
eastcoastlife (East Coast)
Leonard (unknown)

South Africa
Angel (Gauteng)

South Korea
Bybee (Gumi, South Korea)

Sweden
Kikare (Scania)

Thailand
Jane (Bangkok)
Cherry & SiamJai (Chiang Mai)

United Arab Emirates
Petty-change (Dubai)

United States of America
Anonymous Blogger (Cave Creek, Arizona)
J (California)
Laluna (California)
teczcape - an escape to food (California)
Avitable (Florida) *added recently*
Splotchy (Brookfield, Illinois) *added recently*
Johnny Yen (Chicago, Illinois)
Land-o-Lulu (Chicago, Illinois)
Natalie (Chicago, Illinois) *added recently*
Bubs (Mt Prospect, Illinois) *added recently*
Deadspot (Urbana, Illinois) *added recently*
Daphne (Annapolis, Maryland) *added recently*
Gorillaboy (Annapolis, Maryland) *added recently*
Some Guy’s Blog (Boyne City, Michigan)
wreckless (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
Dmarks (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
Shelli (Minnesota)
bookfool (Mississippi)
Blogarita (Missouri) *added recently*
Heather (Greensboro, North Carolina)
Squirrel (Oklahoma) *added recently*
Doggy Mama (Rhode Island)
Estella’s Revenge (Dallas, Texas)
insidious truth (Dallas, Texas)
Iliana (Dallas, Texas) *added recently*
Simple American (Sugar Land, Texas)
ML (Utah)
Amy of Nook and Pantry (Seattle, Washington)
Dino aka Katy (Newport News, Virginia) *added recently*
Alasdair (Walla Walla, Washington)
jintrinsique (Manitowoc, Wisconsin) *added recently*

ACE (Hillsborough, New Jersey) *added recently*

From all over
Killer rants

Happy Valentines Day

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Originally uploaded by dino0477.

So I had been debating on what to get Grumpy for Valentines day. I mean a card and chocolate would have been okay but its not very romantic or orginally so I decided to write him an old fashioned love letter. I have this cute computer stationary paper which is a sunset over the ocean so I used that to write. After finishing I sprayed it with perfume (not realizing the ink would run duh!) and after folding it I set it into the red roses I had brought from the restaurant. See on Valentines day we give a rose to the ladies while we give the check to the men.

Well the best part of the present wasn't the letter - even so I am not one of the people that says "I love you" all the time so I am sure Grumpy loved the letter just for that

(I just think the words are being over used especially by people that you don't "love" that way. See in german you only say "I love you - Ich liebe dich" to that one special person the phrase you use for others is different.)

but I know he was kind of bumned that he was off all day today while I had to go in the office and then to the restaurant. Anyhow while working last night one of the greedy little bitches complained that she wasn't working today and how lucky I was that I got scheduled WTF??? Why would I rather work on a day where we are so busy that you can one not give great service and two everything will be so busy that people are bound to be upset where I could be spending the evening with Grumpy???? I am sorry there is not enough money in the world for me to wanna do that so I gave her my shift and made a reservation in my favorite Czech restaurant.


And that was the P.S. in the letter. So I am excited. The restaurant is on the other side of the water so we don't get to go often. I will try to remember to take some pictures for you - its called THE MONASTERY. They serve you a basket of home made bread and cheese and their Cesky Knedliky (dumplings) and sauerkraut are to die for. And for dessert they have these dumplings. OMG I am going to be in heaven.

Yeah I get to have a date!!!!