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Top 10 Flavor Pairings Announced for 2007 Are you feeling a little programmed? The Fashionistas dictate our hemlines, Hollywood spoon-feeds us our movie mantras ( I think we’ve reached about the end of the line with rooting for the underdog in whatever sport with the latest … what number is it… Rocky 12?). And if…
Malta Musings: Part 3: How’s The Food? The Maltese Kitchen Maltese cooking is a conglomeration of traditional recipes handed down, combined with the influences left behind of the many foreign dominations, as well as a nod to its neighbors, Sicily and North Africa. Since there has always been a lack of firewood on the island,…
Malta Musings, Part 2: Where And What? Like many other Americans, we were a little unclear on Malta’s exact location. It is made up of three islands (Malta, Gozo and Comino). This turned out to be a blessing since we never saw another American the whole week we were there (which may account for the…
Malta Musings, Part 1: Why Go? Malta is certainly not the easiest spot to travel to. There are no direct flights — although breaking up the trip with an overnight each way in London was quite enjoyable. Particularly if you’re passing through on a weekend a wonderful detour is the stomach-boggling Borough Market under the…
Hybrid Dining, Drinking & Dancing: The Poleng Lounge, San Francisco Again, the critics were right-on! (Not too suprising, since I have the highest respect for the SF Chron’s Michael Bauers’ taste buds.) For weeks I have been meaning to try Poleng Lounge, but kept putting it off because I was unsure how good the food…
Today is the day! My baby is born! I have spent the morning on various radio stations across America. I woke up at 5:00 am for my first interview in Syracuse, New York. From Syracuse to St. Paul, then over to San Francisco – today is a very busy day for me. My aunt Esperanza,…
Maybe If I Pointed Out The Aphrodisiac Properties of Chocolate? The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, CA I’m exhausted from dropping ever-so-subtle hints to my boyfriend about “How this would make a Valentine’s Day present that I would never forget,” and getting no response. I’ve even offered to drive the golf cart around and promised not…