Eating “Threads Of God!” Terrific “Gastro Obscura” Book Is Atlas Obscura’s...
Behold These “Threads Of God!” Are you looking for the perfect gift for the food and travel lover in your life? Well, these “Threads Of God” are just one incredible part of a great new book that...
View ArticleUnique Santorini Winemaking! Hidden Grapes! Circular Vines! Tasting Assyrtiko...
Discover Santorini’s “Hidden” Grapes! As part of our trip to Greece last summer, my wife Alex and I spent five day on the magical island of Santorini…I have linked to many of our adventures at the end...
View ArticleRIP Michael Nesmith…From The Monkees To “Elephant Parts” and More…
RIP Michael Nesmith… This is such sad news…Michael Nesmith, who achieved fame for his role in the musical comedy TV series “The Monkees” has died at the age of 78, it was just announced. The iconic...
View ArticleHiking Yosemite’s “Mist Trail”! Here’s Our STEEP Climb To The Vernal Waterfall!
“The last few hundred meters up the Vernal Falls trail are stairs cut into the cliffside…” With that simple line, the National Park Service warned us that a very steep climb was ahead of us! Welcome To...
View ArticleHave You Seen My Latest Christmas Tree Food Ornaments? A Delicious Holiday...
It’s A “Food Tree” Christmas! Regardless of how you celebrate, the holidays are a time to “brighten up” your surroundings – to celebrate in what ever way works for you and your loved ones – but for me,...
View ArticleRIP To Eve Babitz, Hollywood’s Iconic “IT” Girl…Here’s A Tribute With Her...
Eve Babitz – Hollywood’s “IT” Girl Has Died At 78 Years Old… Very sad news…Eve Babitz was one of the most unique and mysterious Writers of the Hollywood fast lane, and she has died at the age of 78…no...
View ArticleSanta Smokes! Hilarious Cigarette Ads! Celebrities Hawking Holiday Products!
It all started with this ad…..a vintage Pall Mall cigarette ad that promotes the smooth, non-throat-scratching mellowness of their cigarette – using Santa! It got me looking for the funniest holiday...
View ArticleThe View From Taft Point! Standing At The Edge Of The World!
Saying “Hello” From The Edge Of The World! That’s my wife Alex, perched a thousand feet above Yosemite National Park – just our latest hiking adventure! And just how dangerous is this trek? Let’s...
View ArticleMy Christmas Travel Misadventures…”Planes Hot Pockets And Automobiles!”
How’s Your Holiday So Far? I’m just hanging around with a vintage totem pole in a park near Akron, Ohio. How did I get here? Well, my wife Alex captured it well with her instagram! You see, our holiday...
View ArticleL.A. Staycation: Hiking The Hollywood Sign! Dry Cleaner Sushi! A Plug For...
Welcome To A Wet Wet Wet “L.A. Staycation!” This is the rain pouring down outside our house in Beverly Hills…we were supposed to be in Paris, but the latest Covid outbreak ended that plan…so my wife...
View ArticleA “Sky High” Hike With Will Rogers! A Spectacular New Years Day “Good Luck”...
Welcome To The Top Of The World! My friend Vincent was so excited to be standing atop the Santa Monica Mountains overlooking the Pacific Ocean that he had to pose twice! My wife Alex and I took our...
View ArticleCaviar On Deviled Eggs! Caviar Tater Tots! “Bite! Eat! Repeat!” Is Back! Here...
52 Cookbooks! 52 Recipes! A Tasty 2022 Is Here! My friend, Chef Ross Melling once shared an amazing food mashup with me: a caviar-topped deviled egg. “Eggs On Eggs” is how he referred to it…originally...
View ArticleMy “52 In ’22” Recipe Challenge Is Underway! A Classic La Belle Sole Recipe...
52 Weeks! 52 Recipes! One Delicious Year! I shared this photo on New Year’s Day – I have challenged myself to cook a new recipe each week – that I make from scratch, each one from my cookbook library:...
View ArticleA “Sunday Gravy” Recipe From The Sopranos! My “52 In 22” Cooking Challenge...
Cooking With The Sopranos! It’s week two of my “52 In 22” cooking challenge. I will be making a new recipe each week from one of my cookbooks…I teased you with a look at the first ten, with this...
View ArticleHiking To The Iconic Hollywood Sign! Getting My Tinseltown Close-Up!
Hanging Out At The Iconic Hollywood Sign! What a way to celebrate my birthday! When the Omicron surge erased our trip to Paris at the end of the year, my wife Alex did a “pandemic pivot” and planned a...
View ArticleExploring L.A’s “Last Book Store!” A Look Inside Their Iconic “Book Tunnel!”
Celebrating The “Last Book Store” In Los Angeles! This year, my wife Alex made my birthday a week long celebration of “all new” LA experiences, and that included our first ever trip to downtown LA’s...
View ArticleMy “52 In 22” Cooking Challenge Is A “Crispy Mollet Egg With Asparagus!”...
Behold Michael Ruhlman’s Crispy Mollet Egg! Yes, this is the actual photo of Ruhlman’s beautiful “Crispy Morlet Egg With Asparagus” dish, as shared in his terrific cookbook that celebrates anything and...
View ArticleA Gorgeous Beverly Hills Sunrise…And A Malibu Sunset!
Good Morning From The Top Of Beverly Hills! We all live in our own piece of paradise: our planet has endless natural beauty – so when my wife Alex headed to work the other day at 6am, she called me......
View Article“Seoul Food” The Movie! Exploring Culinary Delights At Street Level! Plus A...
Ready For Some Unique Street Food? I love to travel. I’ve been able to visit some unique places, such as one of my favorite adventures, the incredible city and food of Seoul, South Korea! One of the...
View ArticleA Delicious “Smorgasburg!” Fried Fish Sandwiches From “Little Fish” At The...
Get Ready For Fried Fish Nirvana! That’s my wife Alex, excited for me to share a wildly delicious sandwich from one of the coolest outdoor eating venues that Los Angeles has to offer: A “Smorgasburg!”...
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