Please join me for a visit to the marvelous Italian Market in Philly. To be clear, it really isn’t a “market” per se, but rather, a 10 block long gastronomical paradise located on 9th Street between Wharton and Fitzwater Streets in South Philly. Having just celebrated its 100th year in business, The Italian Market is considered […]
Today on the blog I’m sending you a postcard from Philadelphia where we spent 3 days exploring this charming city. Come see! I’ve got lots and lots of suggestions for what to do in the City of Brotherly Love.
Hello friends and Happy New Year! Las Vegas is a popular place to celebrate the New Year. Have you ever wondered where the high rollers stay in Vegas? Well, one such place is in a suite at the Palazzo Hotel, part of the Venetian complex on the Las Vegas strip. I had the very good […]
Greetings! I recently paid a visit to Eataly, an Italian gastronomical paradise of epic proportions. Eataly, a cute play on the words “Eat” & “Italy” has several branches in various cities around the world, but I recently visited the New York City location. A visit to Eataly has been on my bucket list ever since […]
Dear friends and food aficionados, have I got a restaurant for you! It’s called Dirty French… and it’s located in the Ludlow Hotel where we stayed during our recent trip to New York City. You can read all about this terrific, lower east side hotel in my recent post by clicking here. During our short stay […]
Hello there. We’ve just returned from an 11 day adventure that took us to New York City where we spent 3 days visiting with family and friends and then embarked on a 7 day cruise to Bermuda. If you’ve been following along you’ll know that this trip was a graduation present to our youngest son […]
Hello there. As the owner of 1, and soon to be 2, vacation rental homes here in Big Bear Lake, California, I am both an experienced landlord, and an experienced tenant as well, having rented numerous vacation homes myself over the years. After I wrote about our rental house in The Hamptons I had several people […]
Greetings from Central California Wine Country. Today we will pay a visit to my favorite winery: Justin Vineyards and Winery. As you may know I recently celebrated my birthday in Paso Robles Wine Country. Located in San Luis Obispo County on the central coast of California, this prolific wine region is now home to hundreds […]
After Orange County is a publication dedicated to living life in the slow lane. I escaped The OC for life at a higher elevation. Leaving suburbia behind, I now live in the beautiful mountain resort of Lake Arrowhead. Join me at 5,000 feet above and beyond as I cook, garden, renovate, entertain, travel and live life After Orange County.
