For some people it's the Hollywood sign. For others it's a big celebrity sighting, a studio tour or a hike through Griffith Park. But for me, playing the tourist in Los Angeles isn't complete without breakfast at Joan's on Third. Now I know what you're thinking, you can get a [...]
When boarding a last-minute flight to Rome simply isn’t possible, the next best thing is enjoying a cozy dinner that reminds you of eating in an Eternal City trattoria — a place where the pasta, pizze al taglio, even the fried Castletravano olives, are all right on point. And that’s exactly [...]
Ok, so it wasn't technically my first lobster roll. I'd tried a cold lobster roll once in NYC, and let's just say, that mayo-drenched plop of lobster salad on top of an equally unremarkable hot dog bun made me wonder what all the fuss was about. Surely there was more [...]
This is one happy girl right here. It's sunny, I'm in Bryant Park in one of my all-time favorite cities, and I'm enjoying incredible Speculoos ice cream. Now I'm not usually a fan of having my picture taken, let alone when I'm eating of all things, but this definitely captures [...]
Two weeks ago, I was sitting on the beach and getting my first sunburn in ages with these girls. While it’s no secret that I LOVE California, I’d never made it down to San Diego. But now that I have? Yeah, I’m a big fan. Then again it’s hard to [...]
Ever go to a place so stunning, so positively otherworldly, that you can’t even believe you’re there? That’s precisely how I felt 11 years ago when Will and I drove up the Pacific Coast Highway from Los Angeles to San Francisco for our honeymoon. And during last year’s anniversary celebration [...]
While it would’ve been much cooler to say that I first heard about Harry’s Bar because of Ernest Hemingway’s unabashed devotion (I’d discover later, of course, that it was one of his favorite places to write), I learned about the birthplace of the peach bellini (woah, just typing that makes [...]
On the list of places I’ve always romanticized, Venice was always right up there with Paris. So after checking the beloved City of Light off my must-travel list and even returning for round two, Venice quickly moved up to my top spot. Now considering that I’ve read numerous accounts from [...]
Call me crazy, but I always assumed the famed Oktoberfest festivities were in, well, October. But after our time in Germany last fall, I learned that wasn’t the case. The bulk of the big ol’ party that Munich is probably best known for actually takes place in September. So we [...]
The trees are changing later and later in DFW (case in point: they were still in their full summer splendor when we arrived back from Europe at the end of October last year), so I was thrilled to pieces, naturally, to experience the full array of Fall colors in Germany [...]
