Our Gourmet

Ever had dinner in a former brothel? How about a morgue?

Our daughter, who lived in New York City for seven years and is married to a Chinatown enthusiast, teamed up with Our Gourmet to visit Bao 155, an Asian fusion restaurant next to Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club in Portsmouth.

I’m always looking for the out-of-the-way place that you may not have heard of to write about in this column. And if I’m lucky, I find a hidden gem.

With golf season upon us, and a rare warm Saturday, we decided the time was right to check out the 1759 Grille, the new restaurant at Pembroke Pines Country Club.

We’ve never been to Hawaii. We’d never eaten poké. But we are curious people.