Amsterdam Gem and Dining Haven: Hotel Okura

Usually Japanese five star hotels have something to teach the world about hospitality. Impeccable staffs. Modern design. Fine dining. The Okura has it all...almost. So close. We were assigned room 2009, a junior suite (with an emphasis on junior). The room includes a beautiful canal view over the city, a closet that is slightly too small with too few hangers and that insists on closing itself, an HVAC system with a mind of its own, and a rectangular design familiar to hamsters […]

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Ciel Bleu is Exceptional

(cross-posted on apothecaryshed) Executive Chef Arjan Speelman at Ciel Bleu is a great guy. Not only is he running one of the best of 417 two star restaurants (in 26 countries), but his kitchen exhibits a relaxed intensity that only comes from years of practice and absolute top notch management skille. The restaurant is a machine. Not the kind of machine that grinds you up...the kind that nurtures you and teaches you and sets you up to make something out there like it. You can feel this […]

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On the Boat in Amsterdam

Romey and I hired a boat for a canal tour. We also hired a bottle of champagne. The boat ride was excellent. We started from the pier at the Okura just after dark. The boat itself was built of teak and glass in 1903. The lights are a sight to see. Seven bridges

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