Everyone has their own haven of deliciousness, that one spot where they reached food nirvana. For me, that spot is a little restaurant in Florence called La Giostra. Just thinking about it makes me crave fresh Carpaccio, rosemary scented rack of lamb and bold red wine. Unfortunately, I don’t get to my little slice of [...]
I’m addicted. To blood. To True Blood. Yes, the HBO show about vampires. Now I’m not a usual vampire fan - but this could possibly be one of the best shows out there. Granted, there is enough nekkidness to make anyone blush, but this show has truly some of the best acting and casting EVER. The [...]
Santa Fe, New Mexico, is one of those unique and beautiful cities where food represents tradition merging with the very best of innovation. Pueblo Indian corn, red and green chiles come together with Spanish spices and cooking to create “New Mexican” cuisine. Add in diverse and delicious Mexican fare, and it is easy to see [...]
So I was in Rome, yet again, a couple of weeks ago for work but also a few additional days of pleasure.
The New Orleans-based Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board has launched a dynamic new newsroom site to manage online news and crisis communications as a result of the devastating impact on the seafood industry caused by the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The site was launched a week ago – www.LouisianaSeafoodNews.com – [...]
Got milk? While there is debate out there (i.e. T. Colin Campbell’s The China Study – good read if you haven’t yet) about cow’s milk and its benefits and dangers, a lot of us drink milk or at least give it to our children. But do you know where your milk comes from? If you [...]
In February I had the good fortune of having to travel to Colombia 0n business. I am always down for a trip and as I had never been to Colombia I was eager to see what awaited me there. My division at Phelps Stokes (the NGO I work for), Programs for Latin America and [...]
Usually, an appointment with my hairdresser, – we’ll call him Casanova – lasts approximately 25-30 minutes. But upon seeing my stylist’s face, I knew that I would be in the chair for slightly longer. “Hey Girlfriend.” Casanova sighs. “What’s up with you today? “ “Oh, I’m well!” I exclaim. “Thanks for asking! Seriously, though, I [...]
Every winter on the dreariest, snowiest, coldest days, people and I’d also imagine late birds will decidedly say to each other, “It’s sunny somewhere else,” and then flock in droves to the airports (well, not the birds, although that would be funny—can you imagine a goose with a little suitcase?) to head to Mexico or [...]
Before I moved down south, I was living in the Big Apple. Loved Manhattan, loved the food. But as I proudly purchased my fruit at the little farmer’s market across the street from me on Central Park West on Saturdays, I quickly realized how little I knew how food is grown, or how to be [...]
