The LINQ to Vegas fun
\ Located In The Heart Of The Strip. Las Vegas, as young to the world as it might be does have a vibrant and storied history. From its earliest days in the mid-1800s, when a group of Mormon … Continue reading →
\ Located In The Heart Of The Strip. Las Vegas, as young to the world as it might be does have a vibrant and storied history. From its earliest days in the mid-1800s, when a group of Mormon … Continue reading →
Wine and Food Excursion. It’s a sunny Thursday morning when I arrive at the Napa Valley Train Station located in the charming city of Napa, California. Napa is an American Viticultural Area and one of the premiere wine … Continue reading →
The Atlantic Coast Hollywood. Stress free transportation. Hollywood has produced many unique, campy, and fun beach movies during the past century of celluloid, but no beach movie matches Hollywood Beach – not the tinsel town Hollywood, but … Continue reading →
Venezia – Venice, capital of the Veneto region. Venice is known as ‘The City of Bridges” with over 100 of them crossing the famous canals. The main transport is by boat or by foot because cars are banned … Continue reading →
Meet the Spaniards With Tapas and Wine. Imagine you’re sitting in a dimly lit jazz lounge. Everybody around you has a smile on their face, a drink on their table, and everyone is dressed with a classiness that … Continue reading →
Dine in San Diego’s Historic Balboa Park. (Photo of The Prado Fountain Courtyard.) Spanish influences are evident in The Prado. I’m strolling down the promenade of Balboa Park in San Diego; there is crispness in the Spring … Continue reading →
I am on a bar and lounge and fine dining adventure, but I am early for my dinner reservation at FIX Restaurant and Bar at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, so I saunter across the casino floor … Continue reading →
Ol’ Blue Eyes Dined Here. Ever since Mel Haber purchased Palm Spring’s Ingleside Inn over 30 years ago, the restaurant named for him has been a shining example of everything one visits Palm Springs for: a quiet ambiance … Continue reading →
The largest Italian wine cellar in Vegas. For years I’ve had a problem with an Italian restaurant in Las Vegas—Ferraro’s. Despite sitting down with best intentions to explore a rich variety of main courses, I always wind up ordering … Continue reading →
Click photo for FIN. Click for Cirque du Soleil BEATLES Love. The new Beatles LOVE Cirque du Soleil live theatre extravaganza is taking Las Vegas by musical storm, and after learning that former Beatle, Sir Paul McCartney, LOVES … Continue reading →
Click photo for Wolfgang Puck’s Bar and Grill. There are only three fruits that are indigenous to North America: Concord Grapes, cranberries, and blueberries. So when I stepped into The Wolfgang Puck Bar and Grill located inside the … Continue reading →
Fresh Seafood from The Bahía de Banderas. Dining aficionados need never go gourmet-hungry in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Just sample these restaurant delights. (To call any of these restaurants outside Mexico you must first dial 001+52 and then the … Continue reading →
Fresh Finny Food From Around the World. The author samples the Bang Bang Shrimp. Finding fresh fish in the desert has always been problematic for Las Vegans. Personally, I don’t take much comfort from knowing that things … Continue reading →
A Traditional Feast In a Norman Castle. The Earl of Thomond greets me and my two accompanying wenches — Carol and Mary — at the gate of Bunratty Castle. He points overhead: “If you misbehave hot oil will … Continue reading →
Sizzle Your Taste Buds in Vegas. Green Chili Chicken Posole Soup. Distinctive Southwestern cuisine hasn’t rung up much account in Las Vegas over the years. Perhaps the plethora of Mexican restaurants—some quite remarkable, like the Michoacán group—has all … Continue reading →
Hey, It’s is California. At times I like to think of my life captured on a movie reel, so let me start this by setting the scene for any of my welcoming readers: The author … Continue reading →
The Wauwinet Hotel’s Topper’s Is Tops on Nantucket. Usually, when one refers to a review by the ubiquitous restaurant guide Zagat, it means their “surveyors” have eaten at and rated a particular establishment. And like the coveted Michelin … Continue reading →
L’Etoile fine dining at The Charlotte Inn. Head Chef Brisson. Chef Michael Brisson of L’etoile is standing on the front porch of The Charlotte Inn leaning comfortably on one of two columns that frame the doorway to … Continue reading →
Luxury on a Connemara Horse Farm. Standing at the head of island studded Cashel Bay the only thing separating Connemara’s Cashel House in Ireland and North America is the North Atlantic. The hotel is a Relais and Chateaux … Continue reading →
The Liberty Hotel is the former Boston City Jail. Scampo, on the first floor of the Liberty Hotel in Boston, has been transformed into a comfortable, elegant Italian restaurant, while it exudes a modern aesthetic retaining elements of … Continue reading →