Sunour, originally uploaded by MadeByMark. Photos can’t possibly do justice to these light, sweet cinnamon rolls frosted with chocolate icing, called sunour. Clyde chose the version with caramel topping. Tasty, but not my favorite. Other great...
Reykjavik: The Hallgrimskirkja, originally uploaded by MadeByMark.
You climb the hill, you round the corner, and there it is, looking for all the world like the pipe organ the mutants worshipped in Battle for the Planet of the Apes.
Unlimited Hot Water, originally uploaded by MadeByMark. Our condo doesn’t even have a hot water heater! Instead, thanks to Reykjavik’s abundant geothermal energy, boiling hot water gushes straight out from the tap. For me, that means...
There are trips, and there are trips. This afternoon, we leave for Iceland. As far back as I can remember, I’ve wanted to go to Iceland. As a kid, I pictured iceland as the most remote place on Earth: more “North Poley” than the...
As quirky as it is colorful, the Firefly Grille offers inventive, casual comfort food in a vibrant dining room lit by Japanese paper lanterns and Christmas lights. If a crew of hobbits watched Mad Max, Blair Witch, and HGTV’s Color Splash...
Fido is a bit schizophrenic. On the one hand, it presents itself as a hip, edgy coffee house with a broad range of inventive breakfast options. On the other, the joint is littered with notes from Mom warning customers how to behave. Linger too long...
The dining room is sterile. The college-age staff is efficient (but totally devoid of personality). But Pie in the Sky Pizza is well worth a visit, especially since the star of the show — the pizza — is some of the best in Nashville. We...
While the staff is friendly and professional, the Loews Hotel Vanderbilt (Nashville) falls short of the quality and polish normally associated with the Loews brand. In our room, peeling wallpaper, broken closet doors, and a broken shower curtain rod...
