Author: Sydney Aaliyah Michelle

Contemporary Romance writer, voracious reader, movie watcher, tattoo lover & enthusiastic traveler.

Listen, Watch, Read . . .Repeat – Mike_Reverb

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I saw this great post by at Mike_Reverb.

These are the books, song and movie that over and over again make me feel how I felt the first time I experienced them.

Non Fiction Book – Marriage of the Sun and the Moon – non fiction – I read it in college at a time when college was almost over and I couldn’t get any stimulation from my surroundings any longer. I just couldn’t wait to get out and see what life had in store for me. Every time I need that jolt again, I revisit this book.

Fiction Book – The Regulators by Stephen King – The first book that sucked me completely into the world and life’s of the people in the book. The book still scares me.  One of the only books that I re-read once every couple of years.

Song – Dangerously in Love Part 2 – It is how I hope to feel about someone someday. Love never gets old.

Film – Goodfellas – I own the DVD, and have it on the hard driver of both of my computers. Even when it comes on TV, with commercials, all the dubbed over cuss words and violent scenes deleted I still sit and watch it. I am also 100% into every emotion of the movie even though I know what is coming next.

What does it for you?

Restaurant Bucket List

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I really love food.  But, I love it best if others are cooking it.  I am also a devoted Top Chef fan and although I thought Season 11 was a little more tricked up then I thought necessary, the right chef one.  And, if you have even skimmed my blog, you know that I have a special place in my heart for Chef Michael Voltaggio.  With that in mind, I have put together my Restaurant Bucket List.

If any you have had the pleasure to experience these restaurants, please share.

ink. – LA

inksac – LA

Talde – NY

Catch – NY

Border Grill – LA

WD 50 – NY

Frontera Grill – Chicago

Topolobampo – Chicago

Volt – Maryland

Craft – NY

Craft Bar – NY

Colicchio and Son – NY

Riverpark – NY

Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles – LA

Red Rooster – NY

Gramercy Tavern – NY

Lonesome Dove Bistro – FW

The Bazaar – LA

Girl & the Goat – Chicago

ABC Kitchen – NY

Babbo – NY

Per Se – NY

Le Bernardin – NY

Michael Voltaggio on The Baub Show

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Michael Voltaggio on The Baub Show

I will always and in every way be a fan of Michael Voltaggio.  So, in hearing his interview on The Baub Show, I am even more impressed.  And, I have never tasted a single bite of his food.  I have been in China for 4.5 years.  Give me a break.  But, he is just greatness.

Check out the article and the photos and to listen to the interview, click on this link.