by tamarmarcopolostyre
Southern elegance of a bygone era: The Omni Homestead’s American Audubon Dining Room

Special occasion dining requires a certain magic to make your experience unforgettable. It can’t be about other tables — you…
A perfect destination for seafood: Cascais, Portugal’s Mar do Inferno

Talk about eating with a sense of place! Right by a cavernous rock formation on the Atlantic with an ominous…
The cuisine of TAP Air Portugal, Business Class

I was on the inaugural TAP Air Portugal flight from Dulles to Lisbon in Business Class, as well as returning back to…
Feeling First Class: the Star Alliance Lufthansa Senator Lounge at Dulles (IAD)
There are a couple of international airlines that bifurcate their lounges into Business and First Class. While I have visited…
What a party! I was on the inaugural TAP Air Portugal flight from Dulles to Lisbon

Portugal is hot – hot – HOT right now! I had the opportunity to find out just why and I’ll be sharing…
Make your own gourmet cheese and vegan cheese with Urban Cheesecraft

Lots of people are trying to be more self-sufficient, including me. Gas is rising, grocery stores are crowded and unpleasant…
Get the building blocks of delicious, artisan cuisine at home with Sonoma Farm

Lots of dinner box subscriptions try to convince you that you’re “creating» your meal. There are food trucks that assure…
Keep elegant teas coming with a subscription to Amora

Very recently, we had a meeting at work where we had to go around discussing our favorite teas when we…
Eat in a real castle! Poland’s Zamek Ksiaz

The last royal inhabitant of Zamak Ksiaz was Princess Maria Teresa Olivia Hochberg von Pless (1873 – 1943), «Princess Daisy», divorcee’ of…
Admiring the wonders of Iceland at Út í Bláinn restaurant, at the top of the Perlan
One of Reykjavik’s landmarks is the super cool ”figuratively and literally, with its ice caves” Perlan museum. With its observatory…
Food and fun at Wroclaw, Poland’s Hala Targowa

I’ve come to the age where I’m not as afraid to bend a rule or two when it makes sense.…
Gourmet Nordic early Christmas dinner at Reykjavik, Iceland’s Satt restaurant

It had been a cold, sleeting day and night in Reykjavik. I just wanted a nice dinner for myself, by…
A Polish breakfast buffet! Novotel Wroclaw Centrum Hotel

After a long-haul flight – and in the past 2 weeks, I’ve flown into 5 countries! – I always wake…





