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Munch Your Way Through Florence – Gourmet Food Tours in Tuscany
Come meander through Florence and experience the many gourmet food tours in Tuscany! Italian cuisine is renowned worldwide for its delicious cooking styles and amazing recipes, and it is nowadays being served in some of the most sought after and famous restaurants in the world. Little...
Tours Inspired By Your Favorite TV Shows
Have you ever watched an episode of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives and wished you were sitting in that red Camaro riding along with Guy Fieri, nibbling and chatting your way down the road? Or perhaps you've watched a PBS special and fantasized about exploring a...
Make A Perfect Cocktail Right In Your Hotel Room
The James Hotel New York, Soho's latest urban chic hotel, is bringing in-room amenities to a whole new level! The James wants you to be able to sip a delicious designer cocktail right in the privacy of your own room while you gaze out at...
Jazz Up Your Winter With a Theme-Weekend Getaway
Work weeks are long. By the time the weekend rolls around, no one would blame you for wanting to spend your time couch surfing while watching reruns of your favorite TV shows. But, if you’re looking to break out of the old routines, try packing...
A Foodie’s Intro To Luscious Sicilian Food
If the current BBC TV series ‘Sicily Unpacked’ is anything to go by then our fascination with the beauty of Sicilian food and culture continues to grow. The show features Giorgio Locatelli, widely considered to be one of the best Italian chefs working in the...
Isabel’s Culinary Adventures in Aruba
Our destination in Aruba is Caribbean Palm Resort. Because the island does not list street names, it takes us awhile to locate the resort. We are not disappointed. A tropical haven with palm trees and two swimming pools (one perfect for laps),an...
Barcelona’s Top 5 Restaurants
Anyone making the trip to Barcelona will be well-aware of the almost limitless variety in day-time activities that keep visitors flocking to the city every year. After a day of sight-seeing there’s bound to be a few pangs of hunger within your party though, so...
Where To Eat On A Budget in Florence Italy
The cuisine of Florence is one of the most scrumptious delicacies in the world. There are numerous restaurants which offer all types of cuisines such as Continental, Chinese, Fusion, Caribbean, Latin American and certainly Italian. Restaurants in Florence which offer delicious cuisines are generally expensive...
Tasty Carolina Crab Cakes
Yesterday Clint and I stumbled upon some of the best crab cakes we've ever eaten. One of the great pleasures of traveling is discovering totally delicious food in a completely unexpected place. Such was the case when we stopped at exit 138 off Rt 95...
The Best Italian Restaurant in Naples FL – Just Ask The Red Sox
Fall is the perfect time to find and try the wonderful new gems in Naples Florida. This year we found a real gem, Sophia’s Restaurante Italiano… but it appears that Dice K (Daisuke Matsuzaka of Red Sox fame) found it first and celebrated his...
Linda’s Totally Delicious Thanksgiving Sweet Potato Bake
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, Linda and I are sharing her totally delicious recipe for preparing Sweet Potatoes - You're going to love this slightly sweet recipe with the subtle tartness of dried cranberries and dried blueberries! ...
Spaghetti Aragosta – Combines The Tastes of Italy and Thailand
A sensuous new beach resort has just opened in exclusive Lamai Beach in Thailand. Le Meridien Ko Samui Resort and Spa, a Starwood property, is comprised of 77 gorgeous suites and villas that resemble a traditional Asian seaside village. The 224-meter floating dock...
A Hauntingly Good Fall Apple Crisp Recipe
The Captain Lindsey House Bed and Breakfast in Rockland, Maine is not only one of Maine's premier inn experiences, but it is so comfy that spirits from past generations just don't want to inhabit anyplace else. Recently a "spiritologist" reported that Captain Lindsey himself...
Celebrated Vineyards of New Zealand
Dating from colonial times, New Zealand produces a diverse array of wine styles due to the range of climates that the grapes are grown in. The most popular and successful wines in New Zealand are arguably Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir and it would...
Three Cheers for the Boston Tea Party Martini
To kick-off the celebration of their new Boston restaurant (and with a nod to their neighbors The Tea Party Ship), Smith & Wollensky created the perfect signature cocktail for their new restaurant - The Boston Tea Party Martini....
Try A Ridiculously Good Pasty from Butte, Montana
A yummy treat from my visit to Butte America: Land of Mullets and Pasties When visiting Butte, Montana, you will quickly discover that you are not, in fact, visiting Butte, Montana, but rather: you are visiting Butte, America. Or, so the locals here tell me. Also,...
Recipe For A Perfect Summer Weekend – The Newport Wine and Food Festival
Sip, nibble and be entertained in grand style at Newport's annual Winefest in August. Here's my trip report of this sparkling event. The day was beautiful, the setting magnificent and before us stretched all the beer, wine and spirits you can consume in a day. We attended the...
Gingerbread White Chocolate Chunk Cookies
I was recently in Newport, RI to attend the gala Newport Winefest (see my trip report). While there I did a bit of shopping at the Newport Mansions Gift Shop and met Cookbook Author, Diane Perry Gardner. Diane was doing a book signing of her...
Savor The Gifts of Autumn With An Olive Harvest Tour
How I wish I was writing to you from a verdant Tuscan hillside surrounded by laughing friends, plucking sun-ripened olives from low hanging branches, tasting freshly pressed olive oil and sipping a bold Brunello...
Susan’s Maine Blueberry Muffins
This week I'm traveling to Maine where we've just finished picking our blueberry harvest. One of the great joys of owning property in Maine is the wild blueberries that grow everywhere in profusion. Stop along any sunny roadside in mid-to-late July and you're...