Mar 31 2015
As the season quickly faded from fall to winter last year, my family had an unexpected visitor. She came to our window one afternoon and my son was overjoyed to run out with his dad and scoop her up into a clear container. It was a Praying Mantis, if you are wondering, and since I …
Mar 25 2015
If you remember, yesterday I talked about things that we are teaching our children without even realizing it. I guess I should say that I was actually ranting but you’ll forgive me my flaws. I am after all human and as both a human and a parent I am allowed my foibles. Actually, parents are …
Jul 01 2012
On our recent trip to Las Vegas we spent most of our time at The Venetian, as we were staying there and the hotel has an outstanding selection of dining options. However, after reading reviews online we knew we had to take at least one trip out of the air conditioned comfort of our own …
Jun 24 2012
On a recent stroll through the Grand Canal Shoppes of the Venetian Hotel, my husband and I decided to stop in at Wolfgang Puck’s Postrio Bar & Grill for a light lunch. The appeal to us of Postrio is that is has an outdoor seating vibe, even though it is inside the hotel. It could help that …
Jun 23 2012
I love tapas and I knew I couldn’t pass up an opportunity to hit up Firefly* while visiting Las Vegas. I first heard about them because according to Urbanspoon, Las Vegas, Firefly* Tapas is the number one choice of restaurants in the “Higher Priced” category. I would have to say it almost seems like it …
Jun 19 2012
Last week my husband and I were in Las Vegas for the second time this year. We are true lovers of Vegas, and it is primarily because of the fantastic food. As there are so many restaurants to choose from, it is hard cramming in all the places we dream of eating in one short …
Jun 05 2012
On a recent trip to Las Vegas with my lovely wife, we decided to stop in at Table 10 for a quick lunch. In all honesty, it was a last moment choice because neither of us could actually say we’re a true fan of Mr. Lagasse, it was just happened to be the most convenient place to …
Apr 23 2012
Recently my husband and I took a much needed vacation to one of our favorite destinations, Las Vegas. We decided to stay at The Palazzo and dine between there and the connected sister hotel, The Venetian. We absolutely adored our stay and while we were there we had some of the best meals of our lives, Pinot Brasserie …
Mar 15 2012
Top Chef Contestant Beverly Kim was a fan fave from the start of season 9. She wowed us with her modernist Asian dishes inspired by her mom and warmed our hearts with her sweet personality. Chef Kim was underrated by several of her fellow chefstestants, but after packing her knives and leaving the competition she …
Jan 26 2012
Chef Ariane Duarte was one of our favorite contestants in Top Chef: Season 5. Prominent personalites were abundant as Fabio and Stefan represented “Team Euro” and Carla was hooty-hooing left and right. Chef Ariane seemed to grow from a humble contestant into the New Jersey diva that won several challenges, and stole our foodie hearts. Today Chef Duarte …
