Or as we like to say in San Francisco… Once Again, A Woman’s Place Is in the Kitchen… But This Time They’re Running The Show!!” In honor of the James Beard Foundation’s 20th anniversary, 20 cites around the country will join in the Foundation’s first national Taste America food festival, celebrating the diversity of…
El Grito – every 16th of September is the Mexican Fiesta par excellence! On this day Mexicans all over the world celebrate Mexico’s independence from Spanish rule. It also provides a perfect excuse for gringos to pardy-hardy, too. And even though I usually eschew tequila, after tasting the newly released Partida Tequila, I yelped, “Ay…
I’ve always loved a good olivey, anchovy-laced tapenade. Which is why the name first caught my eye when looking for a restaurant in San Diego, to take my girlfriend, Joan, for her birthday dinner. After reading one rave review following another, on La Jolla’s Tapenade Restaurant, we decided to celebrate there. It turned out to…
$1 Million Donation to the National Park Foundation; $250,000 Donation to New York City Environmental Initiatives Hertz Green Collection Expanded with a $68 Million Investment in 3,400 Reservable Hybrid Vehicles by 2008; 100 Hybrids Added to Manhattan Fleet Environmentally Friendly Vehicle and Operational Initiatives Announced The Hertz Corporation, the world’s largest general-use car rental company,…
My Birthday Dinner. I have a birthday coming up so have been putting together my virtual “wish-list” of Birthday Dinner Party possibilities. Here are my top three contenders: 1. Ithaa Undersea Restaurant, MaldivesI think it would be fun to dine 16 feet below sea level at the Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa’s unique eatery that…
Sure, we all like a good Vodka… what’s not to like? But I really think the envelope has been pushed to the ultra-max, with the almost daily offering of yet anther infused flavor. (Most recently a Green-tea Vodka!) The NKOTB (new kid on the block) Gin is really an old one making a major comeback….