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Travel dispatches, restaurant reviews, chef interviews, cookbook deep dives, and the occasional detour into true crime and history.
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A Jazz Age Murder Podcast
A big thank you to Laura Shimel, who interviewed me for her podcast, Fact or Fiction: A Mostly-True Crime History Podcast. Here’s her introduction to…
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21c Museum Hotel and Hotel Distil: Award-Winning Stays in Louisville
Two of the city’s most distinctive properties—21c Museum Hotel Louisville and Hotel Distil—have earned major national honors this summer, reinforcing Louisville’s growing reputation as one of the country’s…
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Announcing the 2026 Wine Spectator Chicago Restaurant Award Winners
Wine Spectator, the world’s leading authority on wine, has unveiled the winners of the 2026 Restaurant Awards, which honor the world’s best restaurants for wine.…
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Ascension Parish, Bowling Green, Cajun/Creole, Cooperstown, Desserts, Dollywood, Food/Travel, Ice Cream, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, Louisiana’s Cajun Bayou, Maryland, Otesaga Resort Hotel, Shenandoah, Uncategorized, VirginiaA New Way to Celebrate National Ice Cream Month
“This morning, we’ve opened the doors to MBPR’s imaginary ice cream parlor, where every scoop represents a different destination on our client roster,” writes Mallory…
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Announcing the 2026 Wine Spectator Arizona Restaurant Award Winners
Wine Spectator, the world’s leading authority on wine, has unveiled the winners of the 2026 Restaurant Awards, which honor the world’s best restaurants for wine.…
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Discover the Whiskeys of Buffalo Trace’s Prohibition Era
Buffalo Trace Distillery proudly unveils the third edition of its Prohibition Collection, an annual limited-edition set of five bottles commemorating the whiskeys legally produced and…
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Don’t Miss the Encore Broadcast Today of 2025 TASTE AWARDS on USA Today Channel
2025 16TH ANNUAL TASTE AWARDS JULY 5TH, 4PM ET/ 1PM PST, 10PM ET / 7PM PST USA TODAY CHANNEL A special 60-minute encore broadcast…
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Make Margaritas Your Go-to Drink When Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary
Celebrate America’s 250th birthday with a toast to the nation’s number one cocktail, ironically, the Margarita. Bright, citrusy, and endlessly adaptable, the drink has become…
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Circus theatrics, strong vocals and puppetry shine in ‘Water for Elephants’
By Guest Blogger Eloise Marie Valadez The stage of Chicago’s Nederlander Theatre is currently filled with much excitement. “Water for Elephants” is the show now…
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Don’t Miss the North American Premiere of “Brokeback Mountain” at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
By Guest Blogger Eloise Marie Valadez “Brokeback Mountain” tells the story of cowboys Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist, who fall in love in Wyoming…
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Freedom Fest at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Returns for Its 16th Year
Freedom Fest returns to the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess for an unforgettable celebration of America’s 250th birthday, bringing together three spectacular nights of patriotic energy, live entertainment,…
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Cannabis and CBD for Health & Wellness: An Essential Guide
With the increasing legalization of recreational cannabis and medical marijuana throughout the United States, interest is growing rapidly in cannabis-related health products, especially those that…
