John Michael, Author at Food 8nd Trips

Pigging Out on Smoked Pig at San Jose’s Smoking Pig

Silicon Valley is truly where dreams come true, at least for Paul. He was a Silicon Valley techie turned Smoking Pig Southern BBQ slinger.

Posted by John Michael | May 14, 2020 | Desserts, Tokyo

I was in Tokyo with my day open to do anything at all. All I could think of was “I wonder what all those Pompadour pastries taste like.”

There’s a lot of barbecue spots in Austin that we had to pick and choose where we were going to eat at. La Barbece was one of those places.

Posted by John Michael | May 12, 2020 | Activities, Taipei

We were on a mission to to take photos of Taipei 101. This is our story of hiking up Elephant Mountain’s Xiangshan Trail to the horizon.

Sometimes you want to eat something that you find comforting. We wanted some good Italian in Vegas and found it at Trattoria Reggiano.

Posted by John Michael | May 9, 2020 | Oahu, Street Food

For 13 years, Macky’s Shrimp Truck helped pioneer and develop the shrimp plate scene. Unfortunately they closed up but left us with memories.

Posted by John Michael | May 8, 2020 | Activities, Oahu

If you know me, you know I love Costco! I always, ALWAYS make my way to the local Costco Warehouse to see what they have for me.

Posted by John Michael | May 7, 2020 | Activities, Oahu

We spent a lot of our time in Honolulu’s popular Waikiki Beach. This central area highlights the island’s main hotels and local attractions.