I hardly ever go on vacation. So when I heard the Motivational Interviewing Conference this year was in Venice, Italia I jumped on registering and decided to add another week for fun and research. Italy is having a “Indian Summer’ as they call it so it is hot, muggy and challenging to walk around. My […]
This past weekend I was in San Francisco for my annual diabetes conference and was beyond excited to go back to my most favorite restaurant of all time – Boulettes Larder. I do a fair number of restaurant reviews for “clean eating” restaurants but never have I found such amazing flavorful, sustainable food within a warm […]
While visiting our good friends Lucille and John Jack in France they suggested we take a road trip to the Burgundy region of France. This rolling foothill region of France is notorious for it’s wines; food and quaint, picturesque villages nestled in lush densely wooded areas. Lucille researched where to stay and came up with […]
One of my favorite things in Europe is eating breakfast. Depending on where you stay the breakfast is usually a great selection of yogurt, fruit, cheeses, nuts/seeds and of course carbohydrates of many types depending on the country. Our hotel is Brussels (Hotel Metropole) had one of the best breakfast buffets I’ve seen and could […]
Jeffrey and I got off the plane in San Francisco hungry and looking for a place to eat lunch. After checking into the hotel we decided to let the wind guide us to sustenance. What better place to come every other year for a diabetes conference to learn the cutting edge research? This year we […]