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TRAVEL: James Madison’s home at Montpelier gives look into Constitution writer’s life

Published March 21, 2017

But a short drive from Thomas Jefferson’s estate at Monticello lies the mansion of his friend, presidential successor and fellow Virginian, James Madison, whose Montpelier stands to this day as a testament to the “Father of the Constitution.” It was here at Montpelier that Madison spent time in his library reading about the history of […]

Seven Ways You’re Wrecking Your Sandwich

Published February 24, 2017

Reuben sandwiches are so good. If you’ve never had or made one, you butter the outside of two slices of bread; spread the non-buttered sides with Thousand Island dressing; layer on one slice of Swiss cheese, two slices of corned beef, 1/4 cup of sauerkraut and a second slice of Swiss cheese; top that with […]

IKEA Releases Free Design For Garden Sphere That Feeds a Neighborhood

Published February 23, 2017

This easily-constructed new IKEA product could feed dozens of people in your very own neighborhood – and the blueprints are available for download free of charge. style=”display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-8420654331411867″ data-ad-slot=”1313712966″> The Grow Room is an urban structure designed by architects Sine Lindholm and Mads-Ulrik Husumto in Space 10 – an IKEA idea lab based on coming […]

TRAVEL: Sanderling Resort in North Carolina’s Outer Banks provides welcome retreat

Published February 23, 2017

ANALYSIS/OPINION: On a very special piece of land betwixt the Currituck Sound and the Atlantic Ocean sits the Sanderling Resort, a choice property where the name of the game is relaxation and the ways to attain it are as varied as the imagination of the visitor. On North Carolina’s Outer Banks, the magnificent facility offers […]

George Washington’s original eggnog recipe packs quite the kick

Published December 23, 2016

Even America’s first president had a penchant for velvety eggnog at Christmas time – and an eggnog with a kick in it, that’s for sure. What follows is said to be George Washington’s original recipe for the libation, penned out by the man himself some time after 1789. Our source is the Old Farmer’s Almanac, […]

5 Easy Recipes For National Greasy Foods Day

Published October 27, 2016

5 Easy Recipes For National Greasy Foods Day It may not be healthy, but greasy foods can be a delicious treat. Tuesday is dedicated to National Greasy Foods Day, a time to kick back and enjoy a bunch of unhealthy food minus the guilt. Whether you are all about fried food or prefer your guilty […]

TRAVEL: Roots music and country birthplace offers musical education

Published October 25, 2016

TRAVEL: Roots music and country birthplace in Southwest Virginia offers musical education ANALYSIS/OPINION: Most people can name the major hot spots of American music: Nashville. Memphis. Austin. New York. Los Angeles. But just 400 miles from the nation’s capital, where extreme southwestern Virginia kisses the hem of neighboring Tennessee, the Celtic music of Irish and […]

Luigi Diotaiuti opens Italian restaurant in Washington, D.C.

Published September 24, 2016

Luigi Diotaiuti opens Italian restaurant Aperto in Washington, D.C. ANALYSIS/OPINION: There’s a bold new spot for power lunching in Northwest, and it’s fitting that celebrity chef Luigi Diotaiuti is there to be your guide. Mr. Diotaiuti, whose fortunate clients have included George Clooney, Hillary Clinton, Harrison Ford and John F. Kerry, has opened Aperto to […]

Peruvian pleasures of the table

Published September 20, 2016

Peruvian pleasures of the table Imagine you could discover flavours, textures and aromas from the highlands and the jungles of South America. Imagine a cuisine combining Pre-Inca and Inca food with Spanish, African, Asian, French and Italian influences brought by immigrants. Peruvian gastronomy is considered among the most varied in the world. Peru’s gastronomy – […]

In One Cookbook: China

Published September 20, 2016

In One Cookbook: China If Guinness World Records 2017 were to have a section on the largest number of recipes collected, written and tested in a year, married writing partners Kei Lum Chan and Diora Fong Chan might step up for the prize. Their new book, China: The Cookbook, contains some 650 recipes and weighs […]

Archaeologists find 3,000 year-old burnt cheese

Published September 20, 2016

Archaeologists find 3,000 year-old burnt cheese Three thousand years ago, someone had a pretty bad day. A 3,000-year-old clay pot with cheese residue found burnt to the bottom. (Museum Silkeborg, Denmark) Do you know that awful feeling when you forget something on the stove for too long? Sometimes, it gets so badly burned that you […]

BOOK REVIEW: ‘A Gentleman in Moscow’

Published September 20, 2016

BOOK REVIEW: ‘A Gentleman in Moscow’ A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW By Amor Towles Viking, $27, 480 pages The crime of Count Alexander Rostov is that he is an unrepentant aristocrat in the bloody aftermath of the Russian revolution. His punishment as imposed by a Bolshevik tribunal in 1922 is lifetime house arrest in the Hotel […]

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