Travels

A Foodie’s Guide to Avalon Park – Spring 2023

Ricky Ly - Mar 7, 2023

The charming Avalon Park neighborhood was founded in the late 1990s by Swiss developer Beat Kahli, who envisioned a community that combined modern amenities...

A Foodie’s Guide to Florida’s Space Coast – Part II – Spring 2023 – 24 Hours in Space Coast

Ricky Ly - Feb 14, 2023

With its stunning beaches, rich history, and exciting festivals and attractions, as well as some fantastic hidden gem restaurants, Florida's Space Coast is the...

NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex debuts Gateway Experience and Artemis Mission Manual Scavenger Hunt –

Ricky Ly - Jul 29, 2022

The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is the visitor center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center just a short car ride away from Orlando in...

Grimaldi’s – Queens

Jun 3, 2010

Beneath a bridge in Queens in a mall plaza sits Grimaldi's pizza, home of one of the more delectable pizzas in New York. Famed...

Pommes Frites in East Village, Manhattan, New York City

May 16, 2010

Pommes Frites in East Village, Manhattan, New York CityThis past January I spent a frosty winter afternoon in New York with some of...

Lamb kebobs in Flushing, NY

May 1, 2010

I love street meat.It was a blistery night in January. The wind howled, testing our Florida skin against the New York icy cold winter....

White Bear Dumplings – Flushing Queens NYC

Mar 19, 2010

White Bear Dumplings - Flushing Queens NYCOn a recent trip to New York, I dropped by this small hole in the wall (New Yorkers...

Chinatown Ice Cream Factory – New York City

Mar 8, 2010

Chinatown Ice Cream Factory - New York CityThe first time I saw the Chinatown Ice Cream Factory a few years ago, I was, at...

53rd and 6th Halal Cart

Aug 20, 2009

53rd and 6th Halal Cart or"its best if we get wasted first...."On the way to St Marks Place, my brother Joseph aka Icebox from...

Koryodang Bakery and Tai Pan Bakery Flushing Queens New York

Aug 16, 2009

On my latest trip to New York, I was privileged to try a few of the delicious bakeries in the Flushing area....Koryodang Bakery -...

Spicy and Tasty – Szechuan Cuisine – in Flushing

Aug 12, 2009

Spicy and TastySzechuan CuisineFlushing, Queens, New YorkI first heard about Spicy and Tasty from one of my brothers, Victor Yin. It was lunch time...