Neighbor Roy invited me out to lunch but gave me the choice of restaurant. I chose 5 Points because I had heard good things about it and had never been there. Two good reasons, right? We arrived about noon and the place was hopping. We got the last available table. … Continue reading
Ms. Rosemary invited me to join her at Feast, a trendy mid-town restaurant that’s very popular and enjoys a regular clientele. Ms. Karen, our friend and foodie Kent and I had been to feast shortly after they had opened in their previous location, so I was interested in seeing how … Continue reading
October 2017. On an early Sunday morning, Ms. Karen, Ms. Rosemary, & I left our home in the Tucson Mountains to see if we could find the ruins of the Wilbur-Cruce Ranch a few miles west of Arivaca. Ms. Karen had read about it in a book entitled A Beautiful, Cruel … Continue reading
(May 2015) Earlier this week, Neighbor Roy & I went to the Tucson Desert Art Museum to see their new SNAP! exhibit. As I write this, I am also working on a review of that exhibit whose content is sure to be controversial. Afterward, we enticed Ms. Lois, who works at … Continue reading
On a pleasant mid-day in January (2015) I had the pleasure of dining at Tohono Chul’s Garden Bistro with good friend Ms. Marcia. For the shear joy of dining on a patio surrounded by beautiful gardens, serenading songbirds, and acrobatic hummingbirds, you cannot beat the Garden Bistro. Two years ago, … Continue reading
In January 2015, I had the pleasure of a unique Downtown Tucson food, culture, and history tour. These tours are scheduled Wednesdays, Fridays, & Saturdays from 1:00-4:30 PM. Our tour had 15 participants, including myself; lasted slightly more than 3 hours, and covered 2.5 miles both walking and riding the … Continue reading
Editor’s Note: Rumor is that Nox is now closed. Goodness Kitchen has taken its place. Mary had been Ms. Karen’s bridesmaid many years ago. And even though we all ended up in Tucson, we don’t get to see her as often as we’d like. So, we planned a lunch together … Continue reading
Editor’s Note: Please see Renee’s comments at the end of this review. (July 2014) A few years after we moved to Tucson from LA, we became friends with 4 other couples, all of whom were big supporters of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. For years, we played golf together at various … Continue reading
Continuing on our painstaking efforts to rank the Best Sunday Brunch In Tucson, Ms. Karen, Neighbor Roy, & I marched down to the Agustin Kitchen.
Continue readingAccording to Tucson Weekly, their readers rated Westin La Paloma #1 for Best Sunday Brunch; with Loews Ventana Canyon Resort as runner up. The first thing I noticed about both reviews is they have the price wrong. Sunday Brunch at Westin La Paloma and Loews Ventana Canyon Resorts is NOT … Continue reading
