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Born To Run
My pal theater boy somehow scores tickets to Bruce Springsteen on Broadway. Magic, sleight of hand and surprise are just a few of his many gifts. We arrive rumpled and in need of a recharge. It is not quite noon. … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Culture, Documentary Film, East Coast Travel, Food and Wine, New York City, Off-the-beaten-track, Theater, Travel
Tagged Brooklyn, Carmignano, Eataly, epicurean travel, food and wine, hospitality, Italian cuisine, Margolis-Pineo, Mario Batali, New York City, Springsteen on Broadway, Springsteen set list
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La Primavera: Part I
Wisteria Season March 20 is the first day of Spring. It is also my birthday. We leave Maine’s four-foot snowdrifts knowing it’s full-on primavera in Italy. There’s nothing I like more than eating my birthday dinner on a plastic tray … Continue reading
Royal Pop-Up at Tempo Dulu
Lucky me – I’m invited to an eight-course Royal Thai dinner designed and prepared by Chef Goy Siwaporn, left, who hides a prodigious talent in her tiny frame. Best of all, the sparkling eight-course dinner is held at The Danforth … Continue reading
Posted in East Coast Travel, Food and Wine, Holiday Travel, Lobster, Magic, Maine, Maine Travel, New England Travel, Off-the-beaten-track, The Other Portland, Travel
Tagged epicurean travel, food and wine, Goy Siwaporn, hospitality, Maine, Margolis-Pineo, Portland, Portland Maine, Raymond Brunyanski, Tempo Dulu, The Danforth Inn, winter getaways
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“P” is for Paris
In the smoky wake of Notre Dame’s calamitous fire, I re-post this love letter to La Ville des Lumieres — the City of Light, Love and Art. Peonies Pompidou Pâtisserie Petits bibelots Pique–nique Pouting a la moue Ponctualité Protest Pont … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Culture, Food and Wine, French Travel, International, Paris, Travel
Tagged d'Orsay, epicurean travel, food and wine, France, hospitality, Left Bank, Margolis-Pineo, McCartney, Paris, Pernod, Pompidou, Prixe Fixe, Rive Gauche, Warhol, winter getaways
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Shake It Up Baby: Paris 2015
Pont Neuf I am crossing the oldest bridge in Paris, pinching myself, heading for my daughter’s flat on Rue de L’Hirondelle. By “flat” I mean two burners and a giant window, c’est tout – think Madeline without pink roses. I’m … Continue reading
The Maine Cottage
More summer stories for a chilly season that originally appeared in the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram in June, July and August of 2014. The Maine cottage is making a comeback. Originally designed as small vacation dwellings for working people, … Continue reading
Posted in East Coast Travel, Farm-to-Table, Maine Travel, New England Travel, Retro-Travel, Sustainable Travel
Tagged Bay Leaf Cottages, Bob Crowley, Camden, Durham, glamping, High Tide Inn, Lincolnville, Maine, Maine Cottage, Maine Forest Yurts, Margolis-Pineo, Ogunquit, Shepherd's Pie, The Dunes, yurts
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