Food: Madison Square Eats

What I love about New York is the diversity of everything; from the fashion to the lifestyle to the food. Properly titled “Mad Sq Eats”, the event is an upscale version of a food festival, featuring some notable New York…

Travel: Irish Room Service at The Lodge at Doonbeg

Set along the Atlantic shores in County Clare, The Lodge at Doonbeg is the only 5-star luxury coastal resort in western Ireland with panoramic views of the fairway and pasturelands. The 400 acre property features 189 guest rooms and suites…

Categories: food, ireland, travel

Food: 9021Pho

Being the jaded restaurant-explorer that I am, it’s hard to get excited over new openings.  I am feeling waves of excitement  over the opening of 9021Pho in my old hood of Beverly Hills today. This new eatery mixes all of…

Categories: california, food

Birmingham, Alabama

 Back in Alabama! I actually love coming here; the city has the perfect balance of upscale cosmopolitan and small-town charm and ambiance.  There is no shortage of Southern Hospitality or great food! This trip took me to the brand new Hyatt…

Categories: events, food, life

Bay Area, CA

Long weekend = food, wine and fun. Croquet @ Meadowood. Domain Chandon Winery. Truffle Scrambled Eggs @ Epic in San Francisco.

Categories: drink, food, life

Birmingham, Alabama

We continued the Bon Appetite tour to Birmingham, Alabama. First stop was the gorgeous hotel. We were set up at the AAA Four Diamond Property Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa. The greeting committee wanted us to get a taste…

Categories: food, life, pictures

Paul Martin American Bistro Opening

Eat Organic. Believe in Sustainable. Buy local. Eat fresh. This is the mantra of the new Paul Martin American Bistro opening on February 28th, 2009 in El Segundo, CA. Started by Paul Fleming ( of Fleming’s, Ruth Chris and P.F.…

Categories: events, food

happy friday!

Friday’s should always be set aside for shoe shopping and ethnic food night. Well, at least this Friday the 13th was. Started off the day running errands, and happened to find myself at one of my favorite shoe stores in…

Categories: food, life

charities, birthdays, and more!

What a busy weekend! Hard to recover from the frequent flyer week (Tuesday Vegas, Wednesday/Thursday Oregon…total miles = 2,382 for 3 days!) and get ready for a hectic weekend. Friday night I opted to stay in after my wonderful massage…

Categories: charity, events, food