Just a few steps down and behind dingy lace cafĂ© curtains, businessmen in smart suits sit elbow to elbow with tourists on the pew-like bench that lines the long wall at Skindbuksen. Lunch in Copenhagen is a scene and the small wood-paneled bar located at No. 4 Lille Kongensgade Street has been feeding the city... Continue Reading →
out&about: O’Munaciello
O’MUNACIELLO * 6425 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL Every good Neapolitan home has a well-worn copy of the Smorfia sitting on a shelf somewhere. A deeply superstitious city, where around each corner there’s salt being tossed over shoulders and red horns being rubed, the Smorfia was devised to translate dreams into lottery winnings centuries ago. From... Continue Reading →
out&about: Sarasota Tiki Bar Hop
CASEY KEY FISH HOUSE & TIKI BAR * 801 Blackburn Point Road, Osprey, FL Sitting on wooden barstools covered in a garish thick yellow vinyl, conversation was easy going with Aly, the only bartender on duty on this humid summer afternoon. When asked for their most popular drink, she didn’t hesitate: “Rum Runner!” After just... Continue Reading →
out&about: 3 Scoops on Miami Ice Cream
AZUCAR ICE CREAM * 1503 SW 8th Street, Miami A trip to Azucar Ice Cream in the heart of Little Havana on Miami’s famed “Calle Ocho” (Eighth Street) feels like a mini-vacation. The clacking of dominos mixes with drunken cheers from the men across the street passing the afternoon in straw hats and crisp linen... Continue Reading →