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  1. Had the same decision to make a couple years ago and ended up staying in Beaune. It's an attractive town with some very good restaurants/wine bars, a great market, good food shops, and it's very walkable. Kind of felt like the spiritual center of Burgundy. But it is small and not much closer to the more lauded communes in the Cotes de Nuits than Dijon. Assuming I had an itinerary full of wine visits and my free time coincided with evenings/dinner, I'd probably stay in Beaune again.
  2. Stayed there last fall. Room, service, and room service were great. Bar has a nice selection of scotch. At the higher end, I prefer it to the Ritz and would stay again. Miss River looked good, but we only had three nights and it didn't make the cut.
  3. Those chips are too sweet. If you like chongqing chicken, check out these nuts.
  4. Two (has happened multiple times).
  5. It's consistently been an hour plus during the week over the past several months.
  6. Spent a week in Seoul last year. It was amazing. Between the temples, markets, parks, nightlife, shopping, restaurants, and bars, it flew by. We're talking about returning next year to visit Busan and Jeju. I'm guessing late September means you'll be too late to catch a baseball game, which is too bad... the games are wild.
  7. For anyone interested in contemporary art, the Seattle Art Museum is currently featuring the largest exhibit of Ai Weiwei to be held in the States. It's running through Sep 7th. I plan to get up in August at some point.
  8. Moreno is awesome and absolutely should have been on the list. I was in Lockhart this morning and after ruling out Black's--recently hit the Guadalupe location--and Terry Black's--taking the FIL this weekend--decided to hit Kreuz for the first time in 10-15 years. Goddamn, Central Texas barbecue has gotten so good in the past ten years, and Kreuz is the worse for it. The meal was above average for Kreuz, but it was not good. I used to buy whole briskets from Kreuz, Smitty's, and Black's and fly them back to NY so I could host brisket parties back when I lived there. Those briskets would blow minds, but they really can't compete with the newer wave.
  9. Check out Village Vanguard. Other old-school options: Blue Note, Small's, Birdland. UWS is a bit of a culinary wasteland. But if you're staying on W 79th, you should make the trek to Barney Greengrass for breakfast or lunch. Very worthwhile NY institution.
  10. Looks like Poeta closed already. Bummer.
  11. Agreed. Was surprised Atomix didn't get their third star, esp considering Jungsik did.
  12. There's also a Din Tai Fung in Taipei 101, on one of the lower levels. A friend took us to A Joy, which is on the 86th floor. An over-the-top buffet with awesome views. I'm not a buffet guy but it was pretty cool.
  13. I've been over twice in the past year, primarily in Tainan, with a handful of days in Taipei and Kaohsiung thrown in. Can't recommend Tainan enough, esp if you like exploring a city on foot. Let me know if you're looking for anything specific. Also, check out al.dente.life on IG. He does a great job chatting up chefs and industry people on their favorite spots... primarily in Taipei but plenty of recs around the island.
  14. I was in Japan a couple weeks ago. Easiest way to pay for metro is to download the Suica app. You can add funds from your phone as necessary and don't need to bother with a card. We did not use the e-visa and blasted through customs, but it's kind of luck of the draw.
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