by Michelle McDermott Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren, Escada and Diesel are a small sample of international design labels worn on the streets of Glasgow. Recently this “Style Capital of Scotland” has seen a dramatic upsurge in the number of boutique hotels, and I’ve made it my personal mission to stay in all of them—an expensive…
My favorite party of the year is almost here- June 29th is SF Mag’s Best of the Bay Area party! Last year, my favorite nibble of all the dozens of restaurants serving tastes was Red Bull sorbet and vodka! The year before that, I won a live auction bid for a girls’ getaway trip to…
Scott Howard is the newest restaurant to call San Francisco home, and they have generously offered to introduce some of their delicious cuisine to Tango Diva members in hopes of raising money for cancer research. Join me and other Tango Diva members at Scott Howard for this very special “Flavor Flight” where we will be…
We have this fabulous Tango Diva travel photo contest going on – and many of you are still sitting on the fence! With only 18 days left to enter – taking some time browsing thru your photo collection can only be a truly pleasurable trip down memory lane. Possibly discovering a winning photo! Submit! Win!…
Wine tasting is one of my favorite things to do here at home and while I am traveling. This June 14th from 6-8pm at Butterfly in SF, several diva vintners are pouring for your pleasure. Heidi Barrett for Ravena Cabernet. AKA First Lady of Wine. Pam Starr for Crocker…
Got a call from Katie in Los Angles. My buddy Peleg Top had referred her to Tango Diva. She was seeking sanctuary, Overworked and recently single – she wanted yoga, spa treatments, nature. I rattled off 6-8 destinations that fit the bill – both domestically and internationally. Red Mountain was my first choice for her….
By the fifth day of my stay at Rancho La Puerta, it all made sense. At last, I understood why Deborah Szekey, the founder and passionate Visionary of the outstanding spa in Tecate, Mexico, is adamant about the required one-week (Saturday-to-Saturday) stay at “The Ranch.” When I first started researching spas throughout North America, I…