Month: November 2018

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10 Unexpected Discoveries in a San Francisco Weekend

Sadly, it took me five years to return to San Francisco from Los Angeles. This time I skipped some of San Fran’s most popular attractions for first-time visitors, to discover my own greatest hits. Although you shouldn’t miss walking across the Golden Gate Bridge, sailing around Alcatraz, riding a trolley, seeing Lombard Street aka “the world’s crookedest street” and perusing Fisherman’s Wharf and Sausalito, try … Continue reading 10 Unexpected Discoveries in a San Francisco Weekend

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Interactive Dining at Maui Chef’s Table

This article was first posted on MoneyInc, November 2018. Upon arrival to the Waikapu Valley in central Maui, we passed charming modest plantation-style bungalows while the majestic green mountains loomed in the distance. This land was once a bustling location for sugarcane production and commerce for over a hundred years. Waikapu was the home to the area’s plantation workers, many who came from around the … Continue reading Interactive Dining at Maui Chef’s Table

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Find Wellness at Terranea

This article was first published on Trusted Travel Girl, November 2018. I couldn’t stop looking down, because 70 feet below I could see the ripples of the sand while orange Garibaldis and silver sardines swam around me. The blueish-green hued water was so clear off the coast of Palos Verdes that I contemplated capsizing my kayak just so I could swim on this hot Indian … Continue reading Find Wellness at Terranea

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The Essential Guide to Dining in Maui

This article was first published on MoneyInc, November 2018. Hawaii is a true melting pot. Everywhere we dined had influences of multi-ethnic cuisine. By 1911, 16,000 Portuguese arrived as laborers on sugarcane plantations along with Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Filipinos in various years. Many stayed to create Hawaii’s rainbow of cultures that influence the food today. Along with the produce and ingredients coming straight from … Continue reading The Essential Guide to Dining in Maui

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Shots, scones, and ice cream sandwiches – happy delivery services in LA

Let’s face it, I am happy when anything shows up at my house that does not scream BILL. I get excited over handwritten cards and packages, but what really puts a smile on my face is the many delivery services in LA that make life a little easier AND a lot more fun. Shots, scones, and ice cream sandwiches, Oh My! Here are three ways … Continue reading Shots, scones, and ice cream sandwiches – happy delivery services in LA

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Southern Italian cuisine with a Michelin star chef at Luigi al Teatro

The restaurant Luigi al Teatro speaks to me. Perhaps it is because my ancestors came from southern Italy but before I even dine, the restaurant mesmerizes me with the design and intimate outdoor bar with hanging bulbs and seed pockets growing produce off the walls. Just 11 months old, Luigi al Teatro is tucked behind Main Street Santa Monica in what is almost Venice. The youngest … Continue reading Southern Italian cuisine with a Michelin star chef at Luigi al Teatro

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Rock n Reilly’s USC Innovates on the Irish Pub in All the Right Ways

Go to any major city in America, or really, in the entire world, and there is one thing you are almost certainly guaranteed to find- an Irish pub. If you walk into one, whatever diverse surroundings and stresses you encountered outside melt away with the warm air, aged wooden bar tops, and memorabilia from the Emerald Isle. The experience you have is comfortably consistent and … Continue reading Rock n Reilly’s USC Innovates on the Irish Pub in All the Right Ways

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Easy’s playful diner fare

Easy’s, the new brightly lit diner that sits on the second floor of the Beverly Center, is the only food on this level. Booths and bar seating are ready for your sugar and fat cravings from 10 am to 10 pm daily. This neo-vintage Americana corner in the newly updated mall is just one of the many new concepts from celebrity restauranteur extraordinaire Jeremy Fall, who … Continue reading Easy’s playful diner fare

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