The Fairmont Winnipeg and Habitat for Humanity® have teamed up to offer a travel experience with plenty of heart. Guests at the hotel may volunteer during their next getaway by helping to build homes for families in need of decent shelter. Starting at $219 a night, the hotel’s Home Sweet Home package includes overnight accommodation…
I’ve dug into deep dish pizza in Chicago, folded a slice of pie sideways in New York, and enjoyed lukewarm foccacio pizza in Florence. Now, I’ve tasted the ultra thin crust gourmet pies at Pizzaria Picco and I loved them. This newish restaurant on storied Magnolia Avenue, next to its Restaurant Picco, is a great…
When I was getting by Back to School clothing a few decades ago, we’d go to a couple of stores in San Francisco’s Stonestown Mall, buy a few pair of Levi’s, a few dress shirts, maybe a pair of shoes, and we were all set. But that was way before MTV, “The O.C.,” and “My…
A sleek, hip, luxury boutique hotel opening in New York is about as newsworthy as Paris Hilton’s reading her favorite Bible passage. But one that is located on the “other side of the Hudson” has some legs to it. Opening on Fourth Avenue, in the Park Slope South area of Brooklyn, could be risky —…
Not sure if this qualifies for one of your “five a day”, but what the heck… Four pieces of Michael Recchiuti’s favorite flavor combo include tarragon leaves infused in extra-bitter chocolate ganache, then topped with a sliver of candied grapefruit. This artisan chocolate expert mans a store at the Ferry Building Plaza in San Francisco….
We women are on the move! With 32 million trips taken last year, U.S. women are predicted to spend more than $125 billion on travel during 2007. Travel expert Marybeth Bond has written a book geared to all of us who want to treat ourselves to “gals only” trips — whether it’s celebrating a milestone…
Big Whoop… at the 16th annual NatureSweet Carmel TomatoFest®, Sunday, September 16, 2007 from 12:30 – 4:30 p.m. at the magnificent Quail Lodge Resort in Carmel, California, you’ll be able to taste more than 350 varieties of delicious heirloom tomatoes!! Founder/Director of the TomatoFest, Gary Ibsen, announced that 60 of America’s finest chefs will attend…
When I exited the mayhem and hubbub of Orlando’s theme parks, I was ready for a melt down. Luckily, I found a more soothing alternative. A mere 10-minute drive away was a tranquil oasis where service and attention to detail reign supreme. Occupying a 230-acre site along Shingle Creek, the headwaters of the Florida Everglades,…
I love ridin’ the rails. And now Amtrak has introduced “luxurious” rail rides with The GrandLuxe Limited. Formerly known as the American Orient Express, it’s a premier, separate, seven-car train attached to regularly scheduled Amtrak trains. It comes complete with private dining, lounge and sleeping cars.
Last Sunday, my wife, daughter and I took a mini-vacation. Driving just 45 minutes north from our home in Marin County to Sonoma County, we strolled around the Healdsburg Plaza. Similar to Sonoma’s Plaza, I found this town more upscale, quaint and chic. In fact, Healdsburg, about to celebrate its 150th anniversary, s now a…
I can’t begin to tell you how many times people have said to me, “I’ve got just two words for you.â€? (But I certainly can’t print them here!) However, I was amazed to discover that someone has actually created a viable business based on just Two Words! Actually, it is two someones — Carrie &…
VIA Rail Canada has partnered with International Flora Montréal 2007, an event in Quebec that brings together the latest trends in the art of gardening and landscaping. Rail passengers visiting any of the 16 participating gardens from Vancouver Island to Halifax will be eligible to win a weekend for two at International Flora Montréal 2007….