Category: General

• Secrets From A NYC Food Stylist-Or Another Use For Polygrip

  Check out Pablo Munoz’s food-styling secrets to making sure that burgers, pastas and desserts on TV stay camera ready. Pablo uses polygrip to attach lettuce to hamburgers! He also finds that the most basic trick of the trade is using vegetable oil. He likes using this ingredient because it has a neutral color perfect for painting a…

  kimsswidler

  March 1, 2011

  Foodie Finds, General, Stories, Tips

• Behind the Scenes: The California Academy of Sciences and Its “Living Roof”

  Oil prices are rising again at a frightening pace and, this winter,very few places in our country could escape the growing effects of global warming.  I don’t know about you, but I’ve certainly had enough snow to last me for more than a few years. Its becoming even more obvious that we have to come up with viable ways…

  kimsswidler

  February 28, 2011

  California Travel, General, Stories

• Travel To San Francisco and the New Rick Bayless Airport Restaurant

  I just came back from a wonderful trip to San Francisco.  My vacation, as usual, was jam packed. This time, it included a behind-the-scenes tour of the California Academy of Sciences, a close up view of the world’s second largest Chinese New Year Parade, and, a dream come true, a side trip to MBARI, the renowned scientific center for deep sea exploration.…

  kimsswidler

  February 24, 2011

  General, Stories

• 10 Strangest Restaurant Locations

  Check out Zagat’s list of the ten strangest restaurant locations. Here’s one that I’d love to go to-the Cave Restaurant. Zagat says that this American restaurant, located in Richland, MO, provides a three-story elevator ride up a bluff. The elevator deposits customers inside a restaurant in a cave that overlooks a river.  This photo was provided to Zagat…

  kimsswidler

  February 23, 2011

  General, Travel dining

• Buy On Tuesdays To Save On Airline Costs

  The New York Times reports that you can save on the cost of an airline ticket if you buy your fare on a Tuesday, months in advance of your time to travel. The paper quotes Anne McDermott of Farecompare.com who says that most airlines begin sales on Monday evenings. By the following day, McDermott reports, other…

  kimsswidler

  February 22, 2011

  General, Stories, Tips

• Romantic Places Close To Albany

  A reader just asked: “Any suggestions on a couples retreat for a long weekend within driving distance of Albany, NY? Something romantic for Spring time would be wonderful!” My husband and I had a great time at the Inn at Erlowest during the Autumn of 2009. Located on Lake George, we found this inn to…

  kimsswidler

  February 18, 2011

  General, Stories

• For My Valentine: Travel to the United States Supreme Court

  Happy Valentine’s Day! How many of us gave the gift of travel or planned a getaway for this romantic holiday? When we think of where we’d like to travel with our loved ones, many of us take into consideration the common interests that we both share.   If both of you are foodies, you might want to head off …

  kimsswidler

  February 14, 2011

  General, Stories

• Travel Like a Student To Save Travel Costs

  Michelle Higgins of the New York Times reports that it is possible for older travelers to take advantage of student travel agencies like StudentCity, STA Travel and Student Universe. As an example, Higgins sites a four-day Inca Trail Trek with STA Travel that had no age restrictions.  The trip provided a discount of over $200 per person.

  kimsswidler

  February 10, 2011

  Deals, General, Stories, Tips

• Eight Best NYC Pizzas and News of a Manhattan Grimaldi’s

  Zagat lists what it finds to be the 8 best NYC pizza places. They are: De Fara Lucali Denino’s Pizzeria  Zero Otto Nove Amorina Keste Pizza e Vino Franny’s  Posto Click here for more information including ratings, prices and locations. Let us know what your favorites are. Zagat also reports that Gramaldi’s has moving into…

  kimsswidler

  February 9, 2011

  General

• Exhibit on African American Contributions in DC

  The National Geographic Museum has organized what looks to be a fascinating exhibit entitled  “America I Am:The African American Imprint.” This is what the museum says about this show: Take a journey through trials and triumphs while exploring nearly 500 years of African American contributions to the development of the United States. Experience 12 galleries filled…

  kimsswidler

  February 8, 2011

  General