Becoming Wine Wise
March 2020 will always be remembered as the month this country went on lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but for me March 2020 is also when I unlocked my … Continue readingBecoming Wine Wise
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Traveling Safely to SXM During a Pandemic
I thought people who took international vacations during a pandemic were crazy until I traveled to SXM and lived to tell about it. Prior to jetting off to the Caribbean … Continue readingTraveling Safely to SXM During a Pandemic
Stanley Tucci Searching for Italy
Grazie mille Stanley Tucci for taking me to Italy last night in the first episode of CNN’s Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy. The program could not have come at a … Continue readingStanley Tucci Searching for Italy
Super Bowl Party of One
As a former sportswriter who covered Super Bowls XXX and XXXI for USA Today, I take my Super Bowls seriously. For my Super Bowl party of one, I prepared homemade … Continue readingSuper Bowl Party of One
Riesling with Roasted Crab and Garlic Noodles
After craving roasted crab and garlic noodles from Crustacean San Francisco for several days and nearly driving to SF last weekend for take out, I decided to make my own. … Continue readingRiesling with Roasted Crab and Garlic Noodles
New Year’s Eve Party of One
Happy New Year!!! I couldn’t find a New Year’s Eve restaurant menu in Napa Valley that I was crazy about so I pieced together a get-the-hell-out-of-here-2020 spread to go with … Continue readingNew Year’s Eve Party of One
Solo Christmas 2020
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas whether you spent it solo, like me, or with family and friends. I ordered a fabulous Christmas Eve prime rib dinner for two … Continue readingSolo Christmas 2020
Bye, bye belly
Close your eyes and visualize this: A toothpick that swallowed a lemon. Now open them and you will see how I see myself, which is why I have decided to … Continue readingBye, bye belly
Cheers to the best brunch in Los Angeles
I told Chef Jose Andres that he’s lucky he’s married, because otherwise I’d propose to him. I had just finished devouring his delicious brunch at the The Bazaar by Jose … Continue readingCheers to the best brunch in Los Angeles
Ah, the joys of being 6-foot-1
There are pitfalls of being 6-foot-1, such as theater seats, flying coach, shopping for pants and anything with long sleeves, not wanting to rock a pair of 6-inch Christian Louboutins … Continue readingAh, the joys of being 6-foot-1