Columbia Spanish Restaurant [Ybor City, Tampa, FL]

Had lunch with my husband Bill at Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City today. This restaurant is more than 100 years old! It was fabulous! I almost ate it all before getting any pictures.

I had the Atun Crudo tapas appetizer (yellowfin tuna, tomatoes, cucumbers on tostones) and Pollo con Manchego y Pasta as the main course. The appetizer was good, but the main course was great! The chicken was moist and delicious with the melted manchego pasta purse was divine.


Bill had the Cuban sandwich and Black Bean soup. He says it was very good!

It was a great lunch at a great place!

4 out of 4 stars
★★★★
Columbia

Spain Restaurant & Toma Bar [Downtown Tampa, FL]

Had a lovely dinner at the Spain Restaurant & Toma Bar. They had tons of tapas, several entrees, and live music! And our waitress gave us so many places to go tomorrow, she was great!

We had three tapas and an entree. For the tapas, we had the Scallops, the Rolled Pork, and the Beef Tips. All were excellent! I've only got a picture of the Rolled Pork because we ate the other two before I remembered to snap the photo!

For the entree, we had the Port Tenderloins. Very tender and delicious.

I'm only giving a three out of four stars because the glass for my wine was not the cleanest.

3 out of 4 stars
★★★
Spain Restaurant & Toma Bar

Founding Farmers [Tyson's Corner, VA]

Had dinner a Founding Farmers with the class I was supposed to be in. It was really good. Everything is fresh from the farm and made on premises. There was a nice selection of breads and dips and other stuff as appetizers. I had the Ribeye (not with the Lobster). It was pretty good. But, the Prime Rib that Shawn had was melt in your mouth! We finished dinner off with a piece of Carrot Cake. Yum! Afterwards, we had drinks at the hotel bar.

4 out of 4 stars
★★★★
Founding Farmers

Season's 52 [Tyson's Corner, McLean, VA]

Had dinner at Season's 52 with most of the Analytics team. There was some kind of interesting appetizer that had crab meat. And I had the Cedar Plank-Roasted Salmon. It was great!

4 out of 4 stars
★★★★
Season's 52

Brio Tuscan Grill [Tyson's Corner, McLean, VA]

Went to Brio Tuscan Grill at the Tyson's Mall for dinner. They had some delicious bread to start. I had the Shrimp Mediterranean.

It was pretty darn good!

4 out of 4 stars
★★★★
Brio Tuscan Grill

American Airlines [First Class]

Had a very nice snack dinner on the way home from Vienna, VA.

Kizuna [Tyson's Corner, Vienna, VA]

Had lunch next to the office at Kizuna. Very nice.

3 out of 4 stars
★★★
Kizuna

Majesty of the Seas [Royal Caribbean Cruise to the Bahamas]

A sample of the food we had on the cruise to the Bahamas on the Majesty of the Seas. The food was pretty good, but in a mass produced kind of way.

3 out of 4 stars
★★★

Brennan's [French Quarter, New Orleans]

Went to Brennan's for my last night in New Orleans. It's my favorite restaurant! Had the roasted oysters as an appetizer. And then the Pan-Roasted Young French Chicken for dinner. It was outstanding! I highly recommend this restaurant! Unfortunately, I was so full, that I had to pass on the Banana's Foster for dessert.

4 out of 4 stars
★★★★
Brennan's

La Thai [Uptown, New Orleans, LA]

At La Thai restaurant by myself. It's Thai food with a Cajun flair. Lovely Ahi Tuna starter. And the Duck Cubes were divine!!

4 out of 4 stars
★★★★
La Thai

Bourbon House [CBD, New Orleans]

Back to the Bourbon House. Had a very nice dinner with Vishal. He had some the fish of the day, I had the BBQ Shrimp. Yummy!

4 out of 4 stars
★★★★
Bourbon House