Bankers Hill Restaurant and Bar is a hidden gem located off the grid in the Park West neighborhood of San Diego. I’m thrilled I found it! The cocktails and food are spectacular. The atmosphere is bright and industrial and my comfortable bar seat gave me a great view of it all. The cocktail list at […]
SAN DIEGO, CA – NOBLE EXPERIMENT
This bar in San Diego is not to be missed. It’s a true speakeasy, hidden behind a door of beer kegs in the back of a restaurant called the Neighborhood. There are no signs identifying it as the Noble Experiment until you are past the door of kegs. There are also some tips to get […]
LAS VEGAS, NV – MANDARIN BAR AT THE MANDARIN ORIENTAL
If you are looking for a truly special cocktail experience, you absolutely must go to the Mandarin Bar at the Mandarin Oriental. I make it a point to go every time I’m laying over in Las Vegas. And lucky for me, this particular layover was loooong, with a late pickup the next morning, which means […]
PORTLAND, OR – LITTLE BIRD BISTRO
Following my awesome food cart experience at lunch and an afternoon nap – yes, flying from the east coast to the west coast is exhausting for us flight attendants, too – I was excited to try and find a really great place for dinner, and that I did, Little Bird Bistro. This perfectly quaint French […]
SAINT LOUIS, MO – PLANTER’S HOUSE
My evening in the Lafayette Square neighborhood of St. Louis continued with a stop for dinner at Planter’s House. I received a warm welcome and was seated at a high top table in the bar area. Planter’s House has an extensive and innovative hand crafted cocktail menu. It was hard for me to decide where […]