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Portland Maine’s Rising Tide
Bon Appetit Magazine recently named our little town of Portland, Maine, “Restaurant City of the Year 2018.” Suddenly, we’re a world-class destination for all things yummy and wondrous – a somewhat frenzied big deal. Here is my humble townie perspective: … Continue reading
Dreaming of a Red Christmas
I arrive to a grim, gray and blizzardy Manhattan. I am longing to see RED. I trot to Museum of American Folk Art‘s exhibition of bright geometric quilts created by recuperating soldiers from wool uniforms — cleverly named, “War and … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Culture, East Coast Travel, Food and Wine, Holiday Travel, New York City, Theater, Travel
Tagged Blue Note, Broadway, Brooklyn, David hockney, Elizabeth Margolis-Pineo, epicurean travel, hospitality, Kees Van Dongen, Lower East Side, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of American Folk Art, New York City, Noodle Pudding, Russ and Daughters, The Band's Visit, winter getaways
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You Old Indian Summer
Oh my. We’re nearing the shortest and coldest day of the year. Rather than sink into permafrost, I channel a recent Indian Summer weekend of blue skies and warm temps. Theater Boy is working on some splendid stuff in New … Continue reading
Posted in East Coast Travel, Food and Wine, Italian Travel, Musicals, New York City, Theater, Travel
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Saveur & Savoir: Montreal 2017
The first week of July brings us to the Montreal Jazz Festival. We do not mind missing the promiscuous display of red white and blue at home, and are ecstatic to be going rogue.In the upscale province of Justin Trudeau, … Continue reading
Posted in East Coast Travel, Festivals, Food and Wine, International, Jazz Festival, Magic, Maine, Montreal, Music, Quebec, Travel
Tagged Atwater Market, Griffintown, Jessica Molaskey, John Pizzarelli, Josh Redman, King Crimson, Leonard Cohen
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Revolutionary Road: Western Mass
I’m invited for a weekend in the Berkshires. The lure of Tanglewood, museums, theater, tastings, and progressive politics is so compelling that I welcome the hellish drive. John Pizzarelli’s jazzy Radio Deluxe helps the hours and miles be-bop and fly. … Continue reading
Down On The Farm: Austrian Wines
A balmy evening at a favorite summer dining spot, The Well at Jordan’s Farm, yields Austrian wines to savor and some solid wine-tasting advice. Go Slow “Your first taste is practically a throwaway,” says my wine-savant pal, Chris Ziagos. “Enjoy,” … Continue reading
Posted in East Coast Travel, Farm-to-Table, Food and Wine, Magic, Maine, Maine Travel, New England Travel, Staycation, Sustainable Travel, Travel
Tagged Anton Bauer, Austria, Austrian wines, Hillinger, Meinklang, NetzlStrauss, Steindorfer, Steininger, Tegernseehof, The Well at Jordan's Farm
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Montreal Jazz Festival: Colossal Musicianship for 38 Years
mu·sic [ˈmyo͞ozik] Vocal or instrumental sounds combined to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion. June 28 to July 8, 2017 The 38th edition of the Montréal Jazz Fest will possess all the beauty of form, harmony, and expression … Continue reading
Indecent + Irresistible
New York City. I didn’t discover the joys of this place until Theater Boy beguiled me with his dazzling array of art, theater, dance, music and cuisine. It worked. Here are a few of my favorite ways to navigate choice … Continue reading
Surprise! Jersey City
Across the Hudson River from Manhattan sits Jersey City — hip and relaxed, taking the long view. This astonishing little city is proof of art’s power to renew and restore. Cultural Revival The first thing you see when you emerge … Continue reading
Tuscan Wines Shine
Among my favorite Italian expressions is, “Anni e bicchieri di vino no si contano mai,” or “Years and glasses of wine should never be counted.” Here at Enoteca Athena in Brunswick, I am eager to begin a relaxed, uncounted evening … Continue reading
Posted in East Coast Travel, Farm-to-Table, Food and Wine, Italian Travel, Maine, Maine Travel, New England Travel, Off-the-beaten-track
Tagged East Coast Travel, Enoteca Athena, epicurean travel, food and wine, hospitality, Poggio Alloro, Sarah Fioroni, Turina Wines, Tuscany, winter getaways
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