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Stories from the Road
Travel dispatches, restaurant reviews, chef interviews, cookbook deep dives, and the occasional detour into true crime and history.
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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…
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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…
