It’s amazing, yet true, that I grew up near the Canadian border, have traveled extensively, am about to turn 40, and just made my first trip to Montreal this year. And it was worth the wait because there’s a chemistry there, and I’m going back for more. Like Paris, what sparked the trip to Montreal…
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Butterflies in the Snow
Perhaps my Snow Belt roots drove me outside last Saturday when New York City was quilted by a few soft inches of fluffy snow. “Snow storm” is an understatement regardless of what the weather channel would have you believe. Less than three inches fell, but Mayor Bloomberg had the salt trucks ready. I hauled the…
Flavonoid Overload
What could bring me to my knees begging for raw vegetables? The New York Chocolate Show, one the most decadent experiences I’ve had in New York City, and I’ve dined at Daniel–that was decadent! Never have I had a weekday morning rife with sexual innuendo, alcohol and sugar all before noon. The New York Chocolate…
Discovering Something New in New York
When Washington Irving penned “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” in the early 19th century, could he have predicted jump starting a seasonal tourism machine? The country estates of wealthy Manhattanites had not quite taken over Westchester County when Ichabod Crane was riding for his life. But what hasn’t changed since Irving’s short story, published in…
Sweet -n- Low
Savannah’s kitchens were humming long before Paula Deen arrived, and, like the ghosts said to haunt the land there, these kitchens will continue to crackle and hum for centuries to come. There’s so much to taste and try in Savannah, so leave Paula Deen to the Food Network and simply sample your way across town….