Category: Travel dining

• NYC Deal: Summer Restaurant Week 2024

  

    NYC Tourism + Conventions wants us to know that reservations for NYC Restaurant Week® Summer 2024 are now open. What: This twice-yearly program offers diners an opportunity to enjoy more than 600 restaurants across all five boroughs with more than 50 styles of cuisines in over 70 neighborhoods, at a value. Participating restaurants will…

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  July 16, 2024

  Foodie Finds, I Love New York, New York, New York City, Tips, Travel deals, Travel dining, Uncategorized

• Foodie Alert: Movable Feast at the CIA

  The Culinary Institute of of America  and USA Today are offering a unique culinary experience on June 21, 2014.   Entitled, ” Movable Feast,” the event permits you to: Dine “across the CIA” at all three of its award-winning restaurants Mix and mingle with three of the Hudson Valley’s most celebrated CIA alumni chefs who…

  kimsswidler

  June 4, 2014

  culinary institute of america, Foodie, Foodie Finds, New York Travel, Stories, Travel dining

• Key West: Land of Adventure, Culture and Romance

  

    A few years ago, I had the wonderful opportunity to be invited by Hyatt to visit Key West, Florida. I had such a great time, I wanted to bring my husband, Robert, back to this southernmost part of the Unites States for a short three night romantic escape. Southwest Airlines made it relatively easy because…

  kimsswidler

  October 17, 2013

  Adventure travel, Foodie Finds, General, Hyatt, Key west, Stories, Travel dining

• Foodie Alert: Top Ten Emerging Cuisines Around the US Including Israeli

  Check out Zagat’s picks for the ten most exciting emerging cuisines in our nation. They are: Northern Thai Macanese Icelandic Laotian Yunnan Hawaiian Israeli Filipino New Zealand Gonzo Fusion Click here to read the whole story.

  kimsswidler

  September 12, 2013

  Foodie, Foodie Finds, Stories, Travel dining, Zagat

• More To Explore in Toronto

    Earlier this month, Sarah and I traveled to Toronto for a mom and daughter get away before she headed off to college. As you know by now, I’m a Type A vacationer who likes to pack in as many activities as possible on a trip.  On the second day of our vacation, I easily…

  kimsswidler

  August 26, 2013

  Family Travel, Foodie Finds, General, Senior Travel, Stories, Toronto travel, Travel dining

• Family Friendly Toronto: Bata Shoe Museum and Dinner at Mildred’s Temple Kitchen

    After getting settled into the Windsor Arms Hotel in Toronto, Ontario, my daughter, Sarah, and I decided to stay close to this downtown part of the city and walk around the famous Bloor Street area. Called by some the “Fashion Mile,”  Bloor Street was lined with famous stores as well as museums including  Royal…

  kimsswidler

  August 20, 2013

  Family Travel, Fashion and Travel, Foodie Finds, General, Stories, Toronto travel, Travel dining

• Family Travel: Mom & Daughter Trip to Toronto

  

    My daughter Sarah is going away to college this fall, and I wanted to take one last ” just the girls” trip with her before she fully started her own individual life adventures away from home. But where to go? Because of time constraints, we wanted to travel some place that was relatively close…

  kimsswidler

  August 14, 2013

  boomer travel, Canada travel, Family event, Family Travel, Fashion and Travel, Foodie Finds, General, Historical Travel, Mother-daughter travel, Stories, Toronto travel, Travel dining

• Best Disney World Restaurants

  Travel + Leisure has published a list of what they think are the best restaurants in Disney World. I haven’t been back in a few years, but my favorite was Victoria & Albert. At the time I went there, they had great food, service and ambiance.   Click here to see the list and let…

  kimsswidler

  July 25, 2013

  Disney, Disney Travel, Foodie Finds, General, Travel dining

• Lights, Camera, Taste: Celebrities at James Beard Awards

      If you’ve read my blog posts, you know that I love foodie events, and one that I was thrilled to be invited to attend last month was the James Beard Award Gala.  Named in honor of the legendary chef, James Beard, the awards are said to be the highest honor for food and…

  kimsswidler

  June 5, 2013

  Foodie Finds, General, I Love New York, James Beard Foundation, New York, New York City, New York Travel, NYC & Company, Stories, Travel dining

• Panama Canal Tour of Miraflores Lock and Visit to Historic District, Casco Viejo

      After our lunch on the Panama Canal, we were taken to the Miraflores Lock where we learned much about the history of the canal.  I enjoyed the fun interactive display that made you feel as if you were actually driving  a ship down the canal. While there, we saw a Holland Cruise Ship making its way…

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  May 21, 2013

  General, Panama, Stories, Travel dining, Westin Playa Bonita