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Culinary Travels
Destinations worth the trip — and the tables worth booking when you get there.
July 17, 2021
Country roads in West Virginia lead to serenity, history
Check out my latest column….. https://www.timesherald.com/2021/07/16/country-roads-in-west-virginia-lead-to-serenity-history/ Sometimes, country roads do more than take us home; they fuel the soul and restore us…
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February 18, 2018
A gem of a recipe from sunny Florida
Mike Vogler, Executive Chef at Hutchinson Shores Resort & Spa holds a popular fish dish served at Drift Kitchen & Bar. It is the time of year many of us are thinking about a respite from the cold winter and…
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December 1, 2017
Southern delight with a North Carolina flair
Omni Grove Park Inn Executive Chef Josh Thompsen prepared his Heirloom tomato salad, compressed watermelon, with basil almond hummus. The background is the spectacular Grove Park Inn. Steeped both in importance in the…
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July 3, 2017
A food-and-drink filled vacation in Treasure Island, Florida
The more people I speak with, the more I find out that Florida actually is on the radar for a summer vacation. Who would have thought that? Last year’s column about a summer trip to Clearwater Beach drew quite a bit of…
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April 18, 2017
Recipes for the Hot Brown and chocolate bourbon balls
A Hot Brown from the historic Brown Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky. Photo courtesy of Louisville CVB Test-kitchen managers and recipe developers, cookbook authors and editors, culinary school faculty, cooking school…
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February 15, 2017
Clearwater Beach a ‘Hidden Gem of Florida’
Spectacular views of the Gulf of Mexico from Caretta on the Gulf restaurant in Clearwater Beach, Florida. Photo courtesy of Sandpearl Resort After traveling inland to visit Lake County for 2016’s Hidden Gems, I’ve…
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October 12, 2016
Katz’s, Kossar’s and a recipe for kasha varnishkes
A recent column featured a new food find, the Prohibition Bakery in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Little did I know, this visit would take me back to some oldies too, places this native New Yorker’s parents took him to…
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September 23, 2016
A visit to Prohibition Bakery, and a recipe for pina colada cupcakes
It has been a while since I wrote about my favorite food places and new finds in New York City. I am frequently asked by friends, colleagues and guests on the Worth Tasting culinary walking tours of New Haven, “What are…
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July 25, 2016
A culinary trip to Clearwater Beach, Florida
A vacation in Clearwater Beach, Florida, in summer? Why not? This is the time of year that a trip to this paradise is easier on the wallet. Prices for airfare and upscale resorts are a fraction of in-season cost,…
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May 30, 2016
See your way clear to a weekend away
Getaway weekends are on top of people’s agenda this time of year, especially escapes to interesting nearby locations. Sturbridge and Brimfield, Massachusetts, for those into antiquing, are popular spots for those living…
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