Jane Simon Ammeson is a freelance writer who specializes in travel, food and personalities. She writes frequently for The Times of Northwest Indiana, Mexico Connect, Long Weekends magazine, Edible Michiana, Lakeland Boating, Food Wine Travel magazine , Lee Publications, and the Herald Palladium where she writes a weekly food column. Her TouchScreenTravels include Indiana’s Best. She also writes a weekly book review column for The Times of Northwest Indiana as well as food and travel, has authored 16 books including Lincoln Road Trip: The Back-road Guide to America’s Favorite President, a winner of the Lowell Thomas Journalism Award in Travel Books, Third Place and also a Finalist for the 2019 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards in the Travel category. Her latest books are America’s Femme Fatale: The Story of Serial Killer Belle Gunness and Classic Restaurants of Northwest Indiana.
Her other books include How to Murder Your Wealthy Lovers and Get Away with It, A Jazz Age Murder in Northwest Indiana and Murders That Made Headlines: Crimes of Indiana, all historic true crime as well Hauntings of the Underground Railroad: Ghosts of the Midwest, Brown County, Indiana and East Chicago. Jane’s base camp is Stevensville, Michigan on the shores of Lake Michigan. Follow Jane at facebook.com/janesimonammeson; twitter.com/hpammeson; https://twitter.com/janeammeson1; twitter.com/travelfoodin, instagram.com/janeammeson/ and on her travel and food blog janeammeson.com and book blog: shelflife.blog/
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A Feast of Ice and Fire: The Official Game of Thrones Companion Cookbook
I’ve come lately to be a fan of the Game of Thrones, having first read the historical novels by Maurice Druon upon which GOT author George R.R. Martin used as a basis for his Medieval fantasy novels which are now a long running TV series. The original books by Druon are based upon real life…
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Turnips & Tortillas: A Mexican Chef Spices Up the Southern Kitchen
Southern food meets Mexican food in Eddie Hernandez’s new book Turnips & Tortillas: A Mexican Chef Spices Up the Southern Kitchen. Hernandez, the James Beard nominated chef/co-owner of Taqueria del Sol, has written a fantastic cookbook that explores the commonalities of these two cuisines. Never hesitating to improve upon tradition, Hernandez tweaks classic dishes to make…
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Carla Hall Cooking Demo at This Year’s KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship at Harbor Shores in Benton Harbor
“I would love to walk into a room seeing everyone with big curly hair or different hairstyles, funky glasses and mixed prints,” Carla Hall tells me when I ask what it would be like if people attending her cooking demonstration at the KitchenAid Fairway Club during this year’s KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship at Harbor…
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Justin Chapple Interactive Cooking Demonstration at KitchenAide Sr. PGA
“I’ve always been a people person,” Justin Chapple tells me almost immediately after he calls for the scheduled interview. Within minutes, I totally believe him. It’s like we’ve been best friends forever. “I love to hear from people,” he says, adding that he almost always answers people who contact him via his many social media…
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Celebrity Chefs’ Demos at KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship at Harbor Shores in Benton Harbor
Every two years I look forward to the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship at Harbor Shores in Benton Harbor, not because I love golf that much, but because there’s always an exciting line-up of celebrity chefs as well as some great Southwest Michigan chefs showing how to create some of their favorite recipes. So I…
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Wine Judging Announcement! The Indiana Wine Fair judging results are in!
What are the finest wines in Indiana? The Indiana Wine Fair judges have just completed two days of sampling and judging. Here’s the verdict: BEST OF SHOW: Huber Winery, “Indiana Uplands Heritage” 2014 BEST INDIANA GROWN: Huber Winery, “Indiana Uplands Heritage” 2014 Dry Red: GOLD: Huber Winery, “Indiana Uplands Heritage” 2014 SILVER: Holtkamp Winery,…
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Chicago Chef Bill Kim Makes Korean BBQ Simple and Delicious
Bill Kim’s first cooking experience was making instant ramen over seogtan (burning coals) at age six a year before his family moved from Seoul, Korea to Chicago. Fast forward four decades and Kim, who owns several restaurants in Chicago including urbanbelly, a communal-seating restaurant featuring creative noodle, dumpling and rice dishes, Belly Shack featuring menu…
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Dave McIntyre, survivalist and winner of “Alone,” Shares His Story
It was day 66 in Dave McIntyre’s barebones existence on a remote beach hemmed in by cliffs at the northern tip of Vancouver Island when a boat arrived to notify him he had outlasted nine other competitors and was the winner of History Channel’s hit reality show “Alone.” By then, McIntyre had woven a gill…
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Following the Danube to Matyas Pince
We followed the Danube south as it flows through the center of Budapest up to Marcius 15 – a street lined with centuries-old buildings – to Matyas Pince restaurant, which since it opened in 1904 is almost new in this city of historic culture and architecture. It was a beautiful evening in Budapest, and we…
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2018 Brown County, Indiana Morel Foray April 25th, 2018
Kids under 10 are welcome and free! (nominal fee if you want us to pack lunches for them and to participate in the feast) **Please Note: Each person who attends receives a free Foray Bumper Sticker, Lunch, Feast, and link to the on-line foray video. Mesh bags will be available to purchase if you need…
