Add some pizzazz to making that morning cup of coffee. The jeweled Clip N Scoop from Cox Creations of Las Vegas will open your eyes long before the coffee’s brewed and keep the bag of beans fresh long after. The innovative kitchen tool comes from designer Gretchen Cox, who makes a variety of funky jewel-…
Visitors to the Bar Lazy J Guest Ranch near Parshall, Colorado, can make sure their muscles appreciate a good long soak or soothing massage by hopping in the saddle for trail rides that end at a hot springs spa a few miles away. Guests head out on horseback for a couple-hour ride to a jaw-dropping…
Denver residents and visitors waited decades for a hotel to open in the heart of the luxurious Cherry Creek shopping and entertainment district just east of downtown. It couldn’t be just any hotel; it had to be a hotel worthy of the neighborhood’s luxurious, energetic reputation. In 2004, that wait was rewarded with the opening…
Nothing from the wine industry goes to waste in Brad Evans’ world. He makes lazy susans from cabernet-stained wine barrel bottoms; serving trays from the barrel tops; votive candle holders and coat racks from the curved barrel slats; trays, tables, storage bins, planters, stools and even dog dish holders from the wooden crates in which…
Can you fall in love with a small, harshly-lit store in a strip mall along one of Denver’s busiest major streets? If the store is City Wine, it’s love at first sight that deepens with time, going beyond appearances to the friendly, helpful, entertaining personality within. City Wine’s owners are knowledgeable and passionate about wine,…
[EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS IS SUE’S 100th VAGABLOND ARTICLE. CONGRATS, SUE!] Starwood Hotels & Resorts of Italy, Malta and Croatia has launched an interactive Web campaign, Taste the Mediterranean. Designed to promote the distinct and unique flavors of this popular region, Taste the Mediterranean is a Web-only travel package for food and wine lovers. The Taste…
Sylvia Main, owner of Victoria, BC’s historic Fairholme Manor Inn, has created a beautiful cookbook featuring her very best breakfast and brunch recipes. The elegantly designed book, Fabulous Fairholme: Breakfasts & Brunches, is highlighted by dozens of photographs of the inn’s breakfast and brunch offerings, along with the inn and its lush gardens. The cookbook…
In the heart of the Latin Quarter, in the heart of Paris, state of the art, yet old fashioned decor, lively yet cozy atmosphere, with all you need to make this your hang out during a short or long term stay in Paris. When opening his ‘Little Temple Bar’ in ‘rue de la soif’ (street…
No one parties like New Orleans parties! They plan to pour more than 15,000 glasses of wine from 1,000 wines and over 200 winemakers from across the globle at the 16th Annual New Orleans Wine & Food Experience, from May 23-27. You’ll enjoy wine, food, and generous portions of jazz and zydeco music, as well…
This week, we’re celebrating our second birthday. Quite a bit has changed in the past 24 months. We’ve grown from Ava, Branden and Gil to a worldwide group of contributors. • We’ve now posted over 1,800 articles and comments in these four areas: Food, Shopping, Travel and Wine. • Our traffic has doubled in the…
London Chocolatier Thorntons invited passers-by to tuck into the 14.5ft by 9.5ft (4.4m by 2.9m) edible billboard in Covent Garden, London. The Easter creation, a world first, was made of (860lb) of pure chocolate including 10 chocolate bunnies, 72 giant chocolate eggs and 128 chocolate panels, each weighing 2kg. It was eaten in just three…
Backroads has long been known for its week-long adventures. But now for those who don’t have seven days to spare, how about three? Weekend biking trips in Northern California’s renowned wine country are now on the menu. As with all its biking, walking and multi-sport itineraries, Backroads’ trips are top quality and feature impeccable service…