Feeling Crabby? Steer Straight (tho mind the curves) to Mendocino, Ca.
This cold, gray stormy weather can really make you crabby – in a good way. The best thing about January is that it’s Dungeness Crab season
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Anyone want my place at the Thorrablot feast in Iceland?
Having never been to Iceland, when I received my invitation to attend a special Thorrablot feast, (which I had never heard of before,) I was ready to book my flight.I always say I will go ANYWHERE for a good meal…but I can’t tell you how thankful I am that I looked up the menu for…
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Folk Music, Hot LA Shop, Grey Goose Cocktail Recipes!
Diva-roos! :) How is everyone today? Well after a fortifying Classic hot chocolate from Bittersweet, I am ready to share some gorgeous thangs with you… 1. Lisa Gatewood: Ooooh, a great new chanteuse of the original, acoustic folk variety. This Wisconsin woman will surely get you tapping your feet, and thinking, too. Check out Lisa…
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Style: The Gorgeous Guide to Europe in Five Days
by Michelle McDermott Shopping and checking in to Boutique Hotels are two of my favorite things. So much so, that I even have my own website dedicated to these pursuits! [www.ohsoboutique.com] With one week’s vacation time and a clutch of travel tickets, here’s how you can visit three European cities, stay in the best boutique…
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Style: Stephanie’s Personal Secret Holiday Dream List
by Stephanie Block Take a secret peek into my often sordid dreams and see what I hope is under the Christmas tree! (Hanuka bush? Kwanza calla lily?) On the first day of a non-denominational, secular holiday, my true love (yeah, right, I can’t even get him to pay for a meal) gave to me… Twelve…
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Is There Such a Thing As a Beer Sommelier? :: San Francisco, Ca.
I’ll have to remember to ask Chef Bruce Paton, who simply refers to himself as a Beer-Chef, when I see him at his next Beer & Food Pairing Dinner, which features the finely crafted ales of Pelican Pub and Brewery. If you’ve never been to one of the Beer-Chef’s dinners, you are in for a…
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A Mexican Christmas: Part 2
Sometimes it is easy to forget how blessed we are. Our wealth and abundance was never clearer than when we were delivering toys to children in Mexico. My husband and I spent the day riding in the back of a truck giving toys to kids in Playa del Carmen and Puerto Adventuras. It was one…
