“Laughter is sunshine, it chases winter from the human face.” -Victor Hugo, Les Misérables Perhaps even better than laughter for chasing winter from the face is laughter + St. Barts with old friends. The combination is positively summery! We decided to meet up at Pipiri Palace. Might I suggest that when you are feeling that…
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Saint Barthélemy: L’Entracte
How to follow up a lovely lunch at Tamarin? A lazy afternoon at Gouverneur beach where we would eventually tackle the next major decision of the day and one that would vex us repeatedly during our trip, “Where should we eat dinner?” This answer was pretty simple. We headed into Gustavia for a light dinner at L’Entracte. The pizzas at…
Saint Barthélemy: La Gloriette
It was 2002 when Coco Lobo first figuratively “opened its doors” (as it literally had no doors) with a grill and tables in the sand. It was a neighboring spot to the original La Gloriette restaurant which, by then, was an island institution. This new, casual feet-in-the-sand dining experience was a huge hit. Time passes…
Saint Barthélemy: Eddy’s
Where to eat the first night on St. Barts? Where to eat the last night on St. Barts? These are the sort of pressing issues one wrangles with when vacationing on this little rock. We kept it simple and choose Eddy’s for both nights. For the first time in a long time we did not…
Saint Barthélemy: Orega
Le Sapotillier opened its doors on November 11, 1985 when I was still in high school and my idea of French cuisine consisted of the sad excuse for creme puffs I made for my French class. A little over a decade later, Bob and I found the island of St. Barts and discovered Le Sapotillier…