All Entries in the "Foodies" Category
Shhhhh….San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter has a secret speakeasy.
A girlfriend and I were recently on Fifth Avenue in the heart of San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter looking for a bar. Actually, we were surrounded by bars – throbbing music, dancing disco lights and crowds of pretty party people. But we were looking for a secret place, a prohibition-style underground speakeasy. We had an address. [...]
Chef’s Holidays at Yosemite
Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul – John Muir Hike through Yosemite Valley surrounded by waterfalls, or cross-country ski along the Merced River beneath granite walls, then return to the giant fireplaces and soaring ceilings at [...]
Travel the World as the Chef of a Cruiseline
How many times did you eat Alaskan King Crab, filet mignon or baked Alaska? Ask anyone who has taken a cruise and they’ll probably admit that they let out a notch on their belts and gained weight. Who manages the food preparation for 1,970 passengers and 900 crew members on a Princess Cruise to Alaska? [...]
Extrême Chocolate Tasting in Legendary Switzerland
For the delight of fine chocolate lovers, visit a chocolate factory in Switzerland. Take the “Chocolate Train” and visit the Cailler-Nestle factory and tasting room. What makes the milk chocolate so delicious? Fat, happy cows with rich, organic milk. After the tour, you’ll have about 30 types of chocolate to taste. Believe it or not, [...]
New York City Speak-Easy for Cocktails and Food
Little Italy in New York offers much more than red sauce dining and the Feast of San Gennaro. Read more from New York City Contributing Writer, Meryl Pearlstein who shares the inside scoop with us. Perhaps you know a bit of the rich and tenacious history of the area, first populated by Germans, then by [...]
The French Coast in Normandy as painted by the Impressionists
Like a beret perched askew on a Frenchman’s head, the 360-mile Normand coast curls along the north and northwest of France. After visiting Rouen, I headed for the coast to soak in the beaches and soft-green landscapes bathed in shifting light. Etretat “I count on doing a large canvas of the cliffs of Etretat, although [...]
France. Impressionist Painters in Normandy.
What exactly is a Francophile? Someone who appreciates French history, culture, fashion, art and cuisine, and that describes me. Ever since I lived in Paris, for four years when I was in my 20′s, I jump at every opportunity to go to France. Last month I jumped at a chance to go to Normandy to follow [...]
One Perfect Day in Bangkok
Even after a dozen visits, I still love to spend a day or two in Bangkok between flights. Bangkok is a vibrant metropolis with golden temples, soaring skyscrapers, royal palaces, and floating wooden boats selling flowers and vegetables, but it also has 10 million inhabitants, traffic gridlock, diesel exhaust, concrete and shopping malls. Here’s my [...]
Napa, Sonoma and Surviving Wine Festivals. P.S. Buy a wine bra.
Spice up a quiet wine country visit; plan ahead and take part in a local festival. Check the “Events Calendar” in area websites for the latest offerings: Healdsburg, Sonoma County, Napa. Everyone has heard of Napa, but there are other, not-so-well-known, scenic areas worth a visit. I recommend the Dry Creek Valley in Sonoma County, [...]
