Inspiration: Mexico: Listless in Ek Balam

Inspiration: Mexico: Listless in Ek Balam

by by Jennifer Anthony Everyone loves a vacation. But for list lovers (aka Listlubbers) such as myself, it is bliss, a chance to indulge my love and slightly manic preoccupation of constructing: • Catalogs; • Inventories; • Records; • Registers; • Rolls; • Files; • Indexes; • Directories; • Listings; • Checklists; and/or • Enumerations….

Inspiration: One Cup of Sugar, Several Chords of Classical Music Creates Elizabeth Podsiadlo, San Diego’s Opera Singing Chef

Inspiration: One Cup of Sugar, Several Chords of Classical Music Creates Elizabeth Podsiadlo, San Diego’s Opera Singing Chef

by Alexa Trotta Elizabeth Podsiadlo is busy coloring. She’s helping her eight-year-old daughter with a school project, but that doesn’t mean she’s unavailable for a quick chat. Podsiadlo is good at multi-tasking and as of now this opera singing chef’s plate is quite full. Her annual music program, “Slow Growth” just wrapped up which featured…

Inspiration: The 50-Plus Triathlete (or, I may be slow, but I’m not last)

Inspiration: The 50-Plus Triathlete (or, I may be slow, but I’m not last)

by Mary Leigh Burke I never used to be much of an athlete. My current co-workers would be shocked to hear me say that – since I’m now known as the office athletic fanatic. I spent most of my life existing only from the neck up. Back home in Grand Island, NY, outside of Buffalo,…

Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun! Where to Stay:: San Diego, Ca. Part 1.

Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun! Where to Stay:: San Diego, Ca. Part 1.

If I’m not off traveling in some exotic country, I usually check in with my mom, who lives in Seattle, every morning. For the past month the conversation has gone something like this… “Hi Mom. How u?” “Hi Dear. I’m simply freezing to death up here!” So in an effort to try and thaw her…

Coffeecake Challenge on Charlotte Street:: St. Augustine, Florida

Coffeecake Challenge on Charlotte Street:: St. Augustine, Florida

Historic Inn Cherishes Coffeecakes On these cold winter mornings, nothing is cozier than a slice of hot homemade coffeecake for nibbling with your cuppa, although I can’t remember the last time I baked… or even turned on the oven for that matter. But when I read that the Inn on Charlotte is hosting a Coffeecake…

Celebrity Cruise Line’s Latest Launch:: The “Solstice.”

Celebrity Cruise Line’s Latest Launch:: The “Solstice.”

Known for comfortable sophistication, five star dining experiences and attention to detail, CelebrityCruises takes it up a notch with the , a classy new ship featuring some exciting “firsts” in the cruise category. As you well know, it’s Food and Libations that “float my boat” so I perked up to learn that there will be…