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Who knew Missouri even had a wine country? A few fun events are happening this month in celebration of libations from this part of America’s heartland.
Stone Hill Winery has three locations in Missouri but special fun is scheduled for their Hermann site on March 20. For $20, registered participants for the Grapes to Glass event [...]

Well now that you have check into that amazing room of one of those luxurious Malibu hotels you must be starved. You could go down to the restaurant at the hotel and I am sure it will be great but how about a local hang out. Maybe you could see some cool famous actors or [...]

Recent years have proven that Singapore is a real force in the world for contemporary culture. It is a place where style and design are always at the forefront, and it has an unusually creative energy that seems to enter into the everyday flow of life.  It has a rhythm that is particular and unique, [...]

Nothing beats a great night out at, having some dinner at a Baltimore restaurant, and then heading off for a stroll through the American Visionary Art Museum.  The museum focuses on art that is the work of self-taught artists who have not had formal training.  Visionary art is art that is a reflection of one’s [...]

Daniel D. Tompkins was the New York Governor for ten years, 1807-1817.  He was then the United States Vice President from 1817 through 1825.  The President he served with was James Monroe.  Tompkins Square Park in the East Village of Manhattan is in honor of him.  Tompkins purchased that bit of land in the mid [...]

I never really dined out much when I was younger. I always ate a lot of home-cooked foods when growing up, because Dad seldom took us out to eat. I could say that I’ve been deprived of good hawker fare in Singapore and I’m trying to make up for all that lost time. I’ve had [...]

The United Arab Emirates city of Dubai is continually growing in international appeal and attention. While there are many traditional Arabic entertainment and cultural features of the city, there is also a focus on contemporary arts, technology and it continues to draw some of the best artists from around the world for festivals, individual concerts [...]

They say cheese is a dessert too, but I petty much decided custards and tarts and cakes oh my would be more the ticket. While looking for a sacher torte the mighty dessert that made Vienna famous (OK, it would be famous without it, but still) consisting of thin apricot jam layers and chocolate cake [...]