In a city with stars as common as convenient stores, bartenders also have their place in LA’s figurative Walk of Fame. Going head-to-head with masterful mixologists of New York City, Chicago, Miami and Portland, Los Angeles’ notable bars specialize in farmers market ingredients, Pre-Prohibition classics and some flame-juggling thrown in for pizazz. If cocktail artistry […]
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I’m no cook and I will be the first to admit it. However, trying my hand at a cooking school in Brussels, Belgium, with a group of friends was too much to pass up. Keep in mind I am a person who can’t even boil water – but I was assured that by the end
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For years, Indianapolis was derisively referred to as Naptown, but that perception has finally have been laid to rest after the city’s bang-up job of hosting the Super Bowl in February. Visitors from all over the world were shocked to find what most Hoosiers have known for years, the Circle City is filled with culture,
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Sampling local cuisine is one of the high points of travel for me. I love sleuthing out regional dishes, trying local delicacies, and learning about the culture of a people by enjoying their food. It satisfies my curiosity and that rumbling in my belly. So get your Mexican music playlist queued up (find some suggestions
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After a few meals in New Orleans, it’s easy to see why entire books have been written about this city’s cuisine. While many American cities have a regional specialty, New Orleans is laden with options, incorporating such diverse influences as French provincial, Spanish, Italian, West Indian, African, Native American and good old southern American. Here
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Instead of all the regular cooking and cleaning of the holidays, how about an island getaway instead? A destination like Aruba will not only deliver lovely temperatures and that signature ocean breeze, but also some great places to eat that are worthy of a holiday celebration. A celebration abroad can be just as special as
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Indian food is so much a part of Britain’s heritage that chicken tikka masala – which some surveys say is the nation’s most popular dish –– doesn’t even exist in India (well, except perhaps as a re-export!). And even if chicken tikka masala isn’t actually the national dish, sub-continental food is certainly part of modern
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Squeezed between nearly 4000 miles of coastline and the spine of the Southern Andes (the highest peak breaking 22,000 feet), the country of Chile seems to be all about nature. Mountaineering, trekking, back country adventures, cruising the fjords of Cape Horn. A limited number of Antarctica expeditions leave from Punta Arenas, Chile’s port at the
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If you are a lover of gourmet food and fine wine, you probably wouldn’t think to head to a theme park for the ultimate in culinary experiences and wine tastings. Yet, that is exactly where foodies and wine connoisseurs will be heading as Walt Disney World Resort presents the 16th Epcot International Food & Wine
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Some wine lovers scoff at the idea of drinking wine from anywhere but France or California, but wine snobs beware – the state of Georgia’s wine growing region is sneaking up on the rest of the world. With a climate that mirrors the south of France, Georgia’s northeastern section is now the proud owner of
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