There are lots of places with an early morning seafood market (Mercado del Mar) for shop owners and chefs. But … Continue reading Seafood perfection in theory and fun practice: El Salvador’s Mercado del Mar & Legends at the Pier
In the Ahuachapán department of El Salvador’s Ataco is a coffee plantation that’s been family owned for nearly 100 years. … Continue reading Learning about Ataco coffee at El Salvador’s El Carmen Estate coffee plantation
Remember a time several years ago when nobody, I mean no body, was trying to visit El Salvador? But in … Continue reading I ate at #87 of the World’s Best Restaurants in Latin America: El Salvador’s El Xolo Maiz
When you visit El Salvador, there are lots of opportunities to learn their traditional crafts and cooking. As the country … Continue reading I learn how to make papusas in El Salvador!
In El Salvador, there are a few restaurants that are unassuming on the outside, you go through a passageway and … Continue reading At Apaneca, El Salvador’s El Jardin de Celeste, lunch feels like the Garden of Eden
When in El Salvador, I wanted to see how the people shop for food. There’s so much you can tell … Continue reading So, what’s food shopping in El Salvador like?
Yucca, often known as cassava — found throughout North and Central America — is a starchy vegetable that seems to … Continue reading They say it’s the best yucca in all of El Salvador: Somos Yuqueria Anabel
Probably in your town, you know of a secret food find that even some of the locals’ don’t know. Where … Continue reading True locals’ culinary secret: Apaneca, El Salvador’s La Cucina de Tia Nubia
It’s unusual in fine dining restaurants for the chef to feel secure in a broad range of culinary offerings. At … Continue reading A modern take on Salvadoran cuisine: San Salvador’s La Gastroteca
In Suchitoto, El Salvador — settled by the Spanish 500 years ago — what were prized Mayan handicrafts became mass-produced … Continue reading Women taking back their Mayan craft traditions in El Salvador & I try it, too!
Suchitoto, El Salvador, on the tony Suchitlán Lake, is getting ready for its 500th anniversary in 2028. A very important … Continue reading Can a restaurant be elegant & wild at the same time? Suchitoto, El Salvador’s Casa 1800
Forget World Cup. The real battle is between two different wildly fried chickens that I tried in El Salvador (though … Continue reading A battle more important than soccer! Whose fried chicken is better – El Salvador’s Pollo Campestre or Guatemala’s Pollo Campero?
When I was a kid, I used to get highly annoyed when Zsa Zsa Gabor would giggle with Mike Douglas … Continue reading Have your own San Salvadoran adventure at Willy’s!
On a delightfully warm evening, after checking out the many cultural aspects of El Salvador’s capital square, it was time … Continue reading Rooftop chic comfort dining at San Salvador’s Ceache
When you head to an important city, you can always tell where the VIPs head to wheel and deal. The … Continue reading San Salvador’s Chic Steakhouse for lunch: La Doña!
Scent and touch are our most primitive of senses. So, it just makes sense that Mom will want to treated … Continue reading Feelin’ good & smelling sweet: Mom on Mother’s Day with Fragrance.com
My first meal ever in El Salvador set the bar very high: the capital city’s — San Salvador — Monarca. … Continue reading Elegant Latin/Mediterranean cuisine: San Salvador’s Monarca
There’s something very powerful about “mass luxuries”: something that each one of us can have the very best of and … Continue reading Take the day on with delicious Warpath Coffee
We Baltimore locals have known for a while that the guys at Jimmy’s Famous Seafood aren’t any kind of pushovers, … Continue reading Tasting the Maryland flavors of Jimmy’s Famous Seafood
I’ve been writing about food for well over 25 years and all the prominent foodies have a secret saying about … Continue reading Do a gourmet Valentine’s Day at home with Meat N’ Bone
Be your own Valentine! They always say you have to learn to love yourself first, right? Have you been snowed … Continue reading Hey, beautiful! Let Fragrance.com help with some self-love this Valentine’s Day
I just came back from a delightful happy hour and learning get-together with visiting folks from Swiss Tourism. The appointed … Continue reading Elegant gathering place: Georgetown’s The Graham
Scent is one of our most primitive senses. I’ll bet that when you think of holidays past, there’s a fragrance … Continue reading Get that holiday scent with Demeter!
If you’re on a budget this holiday season — and really, who isn’t? — you’ll want to make a big … Continue reading Special, considered gifts for the holidays: Fragrance.com
Drunk Elephant really knows how to put together a holiday set that reinforces their brand with trunks — get it? … Continue reading Oh, the places you’ll go with Drunk Elephant’s Holiday 2025 set!
Face it — if that’s not too awful a pun — most skin care lines for the age 45+ crowd … Continue reading Get that girlish glow for the holidays with All Golden
Philip B. has some coveted new products for the holidays and I was happy to be hosted to experience them! … Continue reading Make your holidays all good hair days with Philip B.
Earlier this week, I arrived early for an event, a very special film being screened at the Navy Memorial in … Continue reading A quite Happy Hour at DC’s The Smith
Fall can be very tricky to deal with, skin-wise. There can be a lot of sun and warmth during the … Continue reading Fall complexion fixes with Drunk Elephant
Whether you’re catching a show at one of the Kennedy Center’s performance halls or looking for a special sunset time … Continue reading A light repast at the Kennedy Center’s Rooftop Restaurant
I’m very picky about where I’ll drive to and where I like to eat in public. The food has to … Continue reading I’m a lady who lunches at Lutherville’s Stone Mill Bakery
I have to admit, I’m a little embarrassed to have never heard of Flamingo Estate. Apparently, it’s kind of a … Continue reading Pam Anderson knocks it out of the gourmet park with Pamela’s Pickles
My birthday was a few weeks ago. This summer was literally a wash, with the perpetual rain and mostly extremely … Continue reading Gourmet, farm-fresh tomatoes galore: The Chef’s Garden
Dr. Paw Paw is a British family-owned brand. The natural formula was made to be a multi-tasking balm to ease … Continue reading Glam it up with Dr. Paw Paw and Ulta!
Between high prices, offices having to do more with fewer and the general stress of modern living, the only logical … Continue reading Wellness as the new beauty with Fragrance.com
Think of your circles: work, neighbors, family, friends. Doesn’t seem like a slew of them haven’t been feeling well? Absent … Continue reading Modern wellness: Biostrips
Ever since I heard that there was going to be an Atlas Restaurant Group restaurant in Cross Keys, I was … Continue reading Upscale Chinese fusion dining: Baltimore’s Nine Tailed Fox
I think it’s been a rough summer for an incredible number of people. Even the constant storms have me feeling … Continue reading Let’s celebrate the everyday with French Blue Wines!
Over the years, I’ve told everyone I know about Philip B. hair care products — college pals, colleagues, family, friends … Continue reading Building the foundation for great hair now and in the future with Philip B.
Upstairs at the Kennedy Center, across the hall from an exhibit focusing on President John F. Kennedy, are a couple … Continue reading Pre-show or be the show: lovely dining at Kennedy Center’s Roof Terrace Restaurant
Summertime can be challenging for your complexion and body. You need sun protection. Weather can change back and forth, bouncing … Continue reading Let your skin have fun, fun, fun in the sun with Drunk Elephant
I saw a while back that all the college girls starting having long hair without exception. Like, there was no … Continue reading Get the hair of your youth with Redken
Imagine if they had a restaurant guidebook with a clear designated section based on “vibe”. I don’t just mean who … Continue reading Come as you are for gourmet Italian cuisine at Baltimore County’s Scittino’s
Of course, you want to treat Mom like royalty, but your wallet says, “no, no, NO!”. Also, time’s a factor, … Continue reading Treat mom to a glamorous Mother’s Day without the price with Fragrance.com!
Madam, my faithful mixed dachshund, turned 11 this weekend. When I saw that Little Paws Dachshund Rescue was hosting a … Continue reading Madam enjoys dog-friendly Charles Village Pub in Towson
The days are longer and warmer, gardens are starting to blossom. You’re probably getting out and people will — at … Continue reading Spring scents from Demeter!
Spring can be tricky for skin — dry and chapped from winter, yet the humidity can ramp up quickly. A … Continue reading Give Mom a pretty complexion this Spring with Drunk Elephant
I was recently invited down to D.C. to learn about the gastronomy — both the food and wine — of … Continue reading Learning about the unique gastronomy of Catalonia, Spain
On a bright and brisk spring day today, I headed to DC’s Ritz-Carlton to learn about travel in Madeira, Portugal. … Continue reading Sophisticated Spanish luncheon in DC: The Saga by Enrique Limardo
Probably nobody puts as much stock in Valentine’s Day as I do. Ever since when I was a kid and … Continue reading Post Valentine’s Day blues? Treat yourself right with Fragrance.com!
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