It’s the peak of tomato season, which brings back memories of my favorite summertime lunch: a tomato sandwich. Some of my fondest memories of beach vacations include coming inside with sand on my feet to my mom peeling the brightest, ripest, juiciest tomatoes. She didn’t ask what we wanted for lunch. She knew. We can […]
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I’ll admit it. I hate the word “staycation.” I don’t want to stay home on my “vacation” and if I have to stay, I certainly don’t want to spend money to do it (I’d rather wallow in bad TV with a grilled cheese sandwich–ok, a Gruyere cheese sandwich). If you haven’t noticed, there are some
Once upon a time, in a land far, far away—Clearwater Beach, Florida to be exact—I was bound and determined to find my way to the castle (Cinderella’s…is there any other?). If you’ve ever been to Disney World, you know that you need a week to experience the fantasyland that is now six parks spanning about
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Lazy days are upon us, which means you’ll hopefully make time to relax beachside, poolside or even bedside and get lost in those books that have been piling up this year. Here’s a look at what we’re reading this summer–some fluffy, some thoughtful and some about to hit the big screen, these picks are sure
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FRIDAY Evening: Check into the Mark Hopkins, located at the crest of posh Nob Hill. This “mansion” of a hotel, now owned by Intercontinental, was built in 1878 by Mark Hopkins, a founder of the Central Pacific Railroad. Our room on the 16th floor had the most incredible view of the city, Frette linens and
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Secret societies hail back as far as we can remember conjuring up terms like “exclusive” and “clandestine.” When I got word that San Francisco chef Blair Warsham had cooked up a guerrilla-style dining society, I immediately wanted in. While it might not be a secret (like other elusive underground supper clubs), Graffeats welcomes the adventuresome diner
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With summer around the corner, I can’t help but long for the days as a kid when vacations lasted forever and several weeks were spent along the beaches of the Carolinas. I remember complaining when we had to spend that week in Oak Island, joking that when you sat on my grandparent’s gazebo (that literally
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