A CULINARY ADVENTURE FROM THE DEEP SOUTH TO THE GREAT NORTHWEST
Now that we are empty nesters, Hunky Hubbie and I are on the road — a lot! These trips inspire me endlessly in my Pine & Palm Kitchen. Check out my travel ideas and tips as well as my reviews of gorgeous grande dame hotels (the most famous ones in each city) and fantastic restaurants. Come visit the historic Hermitage Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee or the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle, Washington as well as wineries, national parks, and so much more. Want to know the best place to buy cornmeal or how to dress for the Henley Royal Regatta? I’ll share my best travel tips as I take you on my adventures across the globe.
Let me be clear- I love bubbles. Bubble baths. Bubble gum. Bubble tea. But most of all… champagne bubbles. Last December I was invited to a very special champagne tasting at Tim Varan’s wine shop on Orange Ave. Tim invited his clients who he knows have a fondness for bubbles. I, being one of them,…
Yes, you read that correctly. Zebulon, North Carolina. But let me begin at the beginning. I am a big fan of Chef Vivian Howard of the PBS hit series, A Chef’s Life. Last year, her show ended after a five series run. One of my favorite episodes was “King Cornbread.” One of Chef Vivian’s assistants,…
For the last eight or so years, Hunky Hubbie and I have traveled across the country (and once across the pond) watching our kids compete at rowing regattas. One of our favorite races has to be the iconic Head of The Charles held every fall on the Charles River in Boston. “The Charles” is the…
Last February, Hunky Hubbie and I drove on yet another Seattle to Montana road trip, but this time it was during Snowmagedon 2019. Seattle is not known for getting much snow. Just so that you understand just how bad it was, February 2019 recorded 20.2 inches of snow. That is the second most snowfall in…
I think my all time favorite road trip has to be from Whitefish to glorious Seattle.