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2016 has started off with a bang: two celebrities dead, a contest of insanity and loudmouthed-ness (read the never-ending American elections) and of course blizzard Jonas pounding east coast like…

San Francisco’s dining scene is ever expanding and 5-6 new restaurants open up every month. Despite this heavy influx of newcomers, there are a few small gems that hold out…

Palm Springs in southern California is an Oasis in the famous Mojave desert and a major winter or long weekend getaway for us Californians. It’s thriving downtown has a pretty…

Today’s guest blog post on yrofthemonkey.com features none other than Dolphia Nandi-Arnstein, the blogger and owner of the insanely popular food blog “Story of Cooks”, which, in a sea of food…

Dog friendly Sebastopol: Why visit this town in Sonoma county? Sebastopol is a small liberal, primarily agrarian community focused city in wine country (Sonoma county) tucked in between Santa Rosa…

Real estate prices combined with a rising crop of chefs in the Bay area have catalysed a seismic shift of sorts in the culinary landscape of San Francisco, with many businesses…

Every travel destination opens up endless possibilities in terms of gastronomic delights, provided you are flexible and adventurous enough to try out local cuisine. If you are lily-livered and simply…

A short blog post showcasing some of my favorite off-kilter products, blogs and brands that believe in a different kind of consumerism-the one where neither nature nor animals or humans…

We visited Seattle and Vancouver, two lovely cities in the Pacific Northwest in the summer of 2013 and had tons of fun sampling local cuisine and the very best that…

San Francisco is riddled with hundreds of cafes and with new ones springing up each week and a hot cup of  Joe is indeed the holy grail of the city.…