Stephanie Block on her balcony at 21C Hotel with red penguin

Kookie Hotels in Unusual Places…

1. 21C Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky–This uber modern, avant guard contemporary art gallery/ hotel MIGHT pass in San Francisco, but deep in the heart of the South?? I couldn’t believe the naked, anatomically correct statuary and puzzling installation pieces that abounded. Getting to the concierge desk meant stepping over the video of a couple in bed,…

The State of the “Union” is Totally Delicious :: Seattle, Wa.

I always give extra bonus points for a restaurant that has the care, ambition, and talent to change their menu daily. Few can pull it off with the level of success that Chef/Owner Ethan Stowell manages to, at his Union restaurant. With some of the world’s best produce available just steps away at Seattle’s Pike…