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Beignets: Fried dough that’s beyond a donut. As I write this, Mardi Gras is in full swing, and you’re reading it during the biggest weekend of Mardi Gras and days before Fat Tuesday. Thus, I must dedicate my writings to… Read More

RISTORANTE VINERIA IL CHIANTI – ROME, ITALY It was the first night out for my wife and I in Rome, and though our hotel was located right next to The Vatican, our friends Jennifer & Tracy had just flown in… Read More

BENIHANA www.Benihana.com There are so many restaurants that I enjoy in the Los Angeles area, places my wife and I go to again and again, so in the early days of writing my blog, one of those places I talk… Read More

RISTORANTE IL PAPALINO – ROME, ITALY It’s a pleasure for me to write about Il Papalino, as it was our first meal in Rome, and a pleasant way for us to start our two week trip of Italy. My wife… Read More

CACIO E PEPE Rome’s famed pasta dish. With and endless amount of authentic Italian cuisine, choosing a favorite is a bit unfair. Similar to having to pick one Mexican, French and so on. I’m talking about “authentic” not an Americanized… Read More

HOTEL COLUMBUS ROMA – ROME, ITALY Booking a room in Rome is no easy task. Let alone if it’s your first visit. Location for us was of course as for most travelers, of great importance; as was price when starting… Read More

IL GELATO DI SAN CRISPINO – ROME, ITALY America has Ice Cream, Italy has Gelato… more on that later, but in this duel, Italy wins hands down.

BEACH MEX – EL SEGUNDO, CA One of the great things about writing is that I get to share events in my life, from glamorous to every day experiences. So it’s about time I write about the place that my… Read More

THE LOS ANGELES TRAVEL & ADVENTURE SHOW at the LONG BEACH CONVENTION CENTER This past weekend I was honored to receive a Press Pass to cover this year’s Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show at the Long Beach Convention Center,… Read More

SAINT ROCKE – HERMOSA BEACH, CA Over the past few years, the Los Angeles area has seen some of its greatest live music venues close down: The Universal Amphitheater, The Key Club, The Music Box, The Knitting Factory and BriXton-South… Read More