Bringing a little Napa Valley to Chicago: The French Laundry @ Next Restaurant
Even though it's been almost ten years, I remember it like it was yesterday. We were driving to Yountville, sipping champagne and exchanging stories about dishes we'd heard about and speculating on what the experience would be like. It was almost as if we were kids in school gossiping about what took place on the playground. Quite possibly the shortest 45-minute drive I've ever taken.
Tucked away above a steep, quintessentially Dutch staircase in the heart of Amsterdam is one of the city’s most charming hidden gems: Upstairs Pancakes. Anyone who knows me knows my mild obsession with pancakes, so of course, this restaurant would make the travel itinerary.