Dinner at Eleni’s, Gramercy, NYC
I had been to Eleni's, a Gramercy area Greek restaurant on Third Avenue, but only for lunch. We decided on it for dinner based on [...]
Julie Hartigan’s Grandma’s Pasta Fagioli
My last post re-introduced our Guest Foodie column, providing insight into the points of view of almost top foodies — people who made a living [...]
Two Countertop Beverage Appliances Brita Electric Water + Hamilton Beach® FlexBrew®
At a recent product showing, I found two appliances from Hamilton Beach that warm the heart of a New Yorker with a small kitchen and [...]
Fall Fest: Cider, Beer & Spririts Stroll + Luna Red, San Luis Obispo, California
While visiting San Luis Obispo, we attended the inaugural Fall Fest Stroll, run by Downtown SLO. The walk included cider, beer or spirits and bites [...]
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Fall Fest: Cider, Beer & Spririts Stroll + Luna Red, San Luis Obispo, California
While visiting San Luis Obispo, we attended the inaugural Fall Fest Stroll, run by Downtown SLO. The walk included cider, beer or spirits and bites offered at about 20 shops, followed by a short terrace [...]
Two Countertop Beverage Appliances Brita Electric Water + Hamilton Beach® FlexBrew®
At a recent product showing, I found two appliances from Hamilton Beach that warm the heart of a New Yorker with a small kitchen and little countertop space for devices. I had started researching Brita [...]
Dinner at Eleni’s, Gramercy, NYC
I had been to Eleni's, a Gramercy area Greek restaurant on Third Avenue, but only for lunch. We decided on it for dinner based on my recommendation. We were early for our res and walked [...]
Drift In, Hudson River Parkway + Elephant Migration, Meat Packing, NYC
The migration of 100 life-size elephant sculptures began in Newport, Rhode Island before the herd took up residence in the meat-packing district of New York City. They stayed there through late October, when they headed [...]
Breakfast with a view at Vista Steak and Seafood, Pismo Beach, California
While on the Central Coast of California, we dined at Vista, one of three family-run restaurants on the bluffs in Pismo Beach overlooking the Pacific Ocean. We started brunch with oh, so reasonably priced cocktails—at [...]
Pre-Theatre Menu at the Greek Kellari Taverna, Theatre District, NYC + Our Town
After reading Ann Patchet's Tom Lake for one of my book groups, where they put on a production of “Our Town,” by Thornton Wilder, we realized that show was coming to Broadway and vowed to [...]
Happy Hour*** Springs Tavern and Grill, East Hampton, New York
On an overcast weekend in East Hampton late summer, we visited Springs Tavern and Grill for their delightful happy hour menu. On our first round of margaritas, three of us had the regular; one tried [...]
Breakfast at Joe’s Cafe, Santa Barbara, California
We had a few hours to kill in Santa Barbara before heading to the airport for our flight home. To have enough time to catch our flight, we took the pre-sunrise Amtrak Pacific Surfliner from [...]