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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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‘The Outsiders’ hits theatrical high notes in return Chicago visit
By Guest Blogger Eloise Marie Valadez ‘The Outsiders” is back heating up the Cadillac Palace Theatre stage. The production, in its return visit to The…
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Podcast Episode: Drink Up with the Best Margarita Recipes
Pip: Nothing says “it’s a holiday” quite like discovering your country has a dedicated day for tequila, and that bartenders have been quietly making the…
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Podcast Episode: New cookbook explores Hemingway’s Spain
Pip: You know a writer has truly arrived when someone follows their footsteps across an entire country — not for the literature, but for the…
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New cookbook explores Hemingway’s Spain
I have followed in Hemingway’s footsteps in Cuba, visiting Finca Vigía, his island home, and El Floridita, the bar in Old Havana where he spent…
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Tessie’s Cocktails & Chords is Now Open
Caesars Republic Lake Tahoe is Bringing Touring-Caliber Live Music and Craft Cocktails to South Tahoe. Weeklong grand opening celebration draws A-list crowd from American Century Championship,…
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National Tequila Day: Celebrate with the Best Margarita Recipes
National Tequila Day on July 24th shines a spotlight on modern mixology, where innovative tequila cocktails are kicking it up a notch on the classic…
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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…
