A RESORT WORTHY OF THE ACCOLADES

Teri B.

November 13, 2013

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International Travel, Wining/Dining

Are you ever unsure of how true the photos depicted of a beach resort might be? Maybe in order to sell rooms, they are doctored a bit and/or the water might be made slightly bluer to get you to visit? Well, in this case, I’m not sure anything would have prepared me for the stunning […]

DINING AT AN ICONIC RESTAURANT

Teri B.

October 23, 2013

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Things I Love, Things You Should Know, Wining/Dining

What is it about being told “no” that gets the juices flowing? My favorite expression as that relates to work is “the selling begins when the buyer says no.” But this particular “no” had nothing to do with work … The original Rao’s in Harlem For a very long time, I have wanted to […]

CELEBRATING A MILESTONE BIRTHDAY (PART 1 – THE HUBBY)

Teri B.

October 8, 2013

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Things I Love, Things You Should Know, Wining/Dining

With the hubby’s fast-approaching big birthday (his 60th; mine follows in January), the question was posed to him: where do you want to be on that day … October 7th? “At a baseball game.” Sounds like a simple enough request. But given that October is the beginning of the postseason, making plans for the […]

BEST WAY TO END THE SUMMER (WARNING: Do not proceed on an empty stomach!)

Teri B.

September 8, 2013

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Things I Love, U.S. Travel, Wining/Dining

With the end of summer fast approaching, and the son and daughter about to gain full employment (please God), a family trip was in order. Where to go? Well, that would be nirvana/heaven-on-earth/the foodies’ paradise … aka Napa Valley.   Wonderful eggplant parm for the first dinner in Napa .. We decided to make the […]

NYC GRADUATION WEEKEND

Teri B.

June 5, 2013

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Things I Love, U.S. Travel, Wining/Dining

A four-day trip to New York was filled with lots of special meaning … most particularly attending our daughter’s college graduation from Hofstra University (included on a recent list of the 25 Most Underrated Colleges by Business Insider),   plus celebrating the recent graduation of our son from The Ohio State University. Not a moment […]

SHANGHAI & ASIA CONCUSION

Teri B.

June 2, 2013

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International Travel, Things You Should Know, Wining/Dining

We are continuing our travels in Shanghai, where we greatly enjoyed a visit to the French Concession area and the very modern cuisine of T8.   Delicious grilled fish with roasted beets   Lest you think Shanghai is not an international scene, the restaurant’s proprietor was Swiss and the waiter from the Canary Islands […]

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