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Good Eats in South Florida, Part II

April 6, 2011 |

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So, I went on a little vacation to Florida. It was warm and sunny, I ate lots of good food, was utterly relaxed and had loads of fun. And I totally didn’t want to leave. My Chief Culinary Consultant’s parents live down in the southern part of Florida so we paid them a visit and [...]

Pittsburgh, in a Sandwich

October 7, 2010 |

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I receive emails from time to time from readers who find themselves traveling through or visiting Pittsburgh, with questions about where to eat. Now, Pittsburgh has a great deal of amazing restaurants and diamonds in the rough that are off the beaten path. And while all of those are fabulous, you absolutely, positively cannot visit [...]

Good Eats in the Outer Banks

August 25, 2010 |

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This past weekend my Chief Culinary Consultant and I escaped to the Outer Banks of North Carolina for a relaxing long weekend. Nothing makes you forget the ins and outs of everyday work life quite like sinking your toes into the sand, closing your eyes and listening to the waves crash onto the shore. We [...]

Foodbuzz 24,24,24: Japanese Hanami Menu for Cherry Blossom Festivals

March 28, 2010 |

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This weekend marks the beginning of the three-week long cherry blossom festival in Washington, D.C., which is the largest festival in the United States. What some people may not know, however, is that cherry blossom festivals are steeped in Japanese tradition. The traditional Japanese custom of enjoying the beauty of cherry blossoms is known as [...]

Good Eats in NYC

March 17, 2010 |

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Well, this pretty much sums up what the weather was like over the weekend in New York. Talk about a monsoon! Drenched clothes, sopping wet hair, and three umbrellas destroyed by 60+mph winds later, I am back in Pittsburgh and staring at sunshine. Ahhh. My mom and sister took me to New York City this [...]

Good Eats in South Florida

September 15, 2009 |

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My Chief Culinary Consultant and I took a little drive and had a wonderfully relaxing and fun vacation. I’m back and trying to get settled back in to “real life” (begrudgingly!); I hope you all enjoyed the posts that I had lined up for last week while I was away. In case you missed them, [...]