for and by sophisticated executive travelers
I made a quick business trip to San Francisco the week before last. It was great to spend a couple of days on the left coast just as it was getting cool back east. I was sorry to see that one of my old favorite restaurants, 1550 Hyde, had closed. It was a great neighborhood spot serving local, organic food. It has been replaced by Seven Hills which … [Read more...]
Following on the hotel breakfast post I thought I'd share this tidbit from the IMDB file on Cary Grant: Cary Grant once phoned hotel mogul Conrad Hilton in Istanbul, Turkey, to find out why his breakfast order at the Plaza Hotel, which called for muffins, came with only one and a half English muffins instead of two. When Grant insisted that the … [Read more...]
Like any frequent business traveler, I have to deal with the dilemma of breakfast. At a hotel it is easily the most expensive meal per day when measured by dollars-per-calorie. It can be easy to rack up significant charges when ordering what would cost a few bucks at a coffee shop. It can also be slow just when I'm looking to get going. And let's … [Read more...]
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