We went with Austin for the latest stop on our GM Good Taste Tour. We chose Austin because it is the capital of wild and weird in Texas, and is the home of eclectic little quirks including some phenomenal and interesting food. Jodi and Ned Elliot, the duo behind Foreign & Domestic, both grew up in families [...]
Shannon Morgan is the senior editor at Maryland Life, a regional lifestyle magazine that celebrates Maryland. She is a writer, runner and food allergy mom. Follow her on Twitter at @SLDMorgan. When the alarm goes off on the morning of the Zooma Annapolis 10K/half marathon, I’m glad we decided to drive to Annapolis the night [...]
New York City is iconic in so many ways. It’s the City That Never Sleeps! Gotham! The Big Apple! But as every New Yorker knows, it might just be the most difficult place in the universe to try to park. And yet, there are those who have mastered the fine art of NYC parking. Some [...]
By guest blogger Tommy Hensel of Crave Local Media What do food and wine have in common with automobiles? That was the question that was foremost in my mind when I received an invitation to the 2013 Buick Discovery Tour. Since I am insatiably curious and a huge fan of good food and fine wine, I [...]
For the second installment of our GM Good Taste Tours, the latest since our stop in San Francisco, we swung up to the Pacific Northwest for the best of Portland, a city renowned for its love of the authentic and the locally sourced. The minds behind St. Jack, a restaurant in southeast PDX inspired by the [...]
This coffee shop might just be the best in Bushwick. The local haunt of numerous musicians and artists, Kave has the distinguished pleasure of feeling like home. The place is just warm. Plain and simple. The staff are welcoming and unpretentious. The food and drink are just right. One can easily imagine this place as [...]
Guest blogger Michelle Kershner is the Marketing and Communications Manager for Tourism of Frederick County A family road trip to St. Mary’s County in Southern Maryland offers sand, surf, and history close to both the metro D.C. and Baltimore areas. In just a short drive, families can escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life, [...]
When I asked people how I could have fun on the Interstate 5, they all said the same thing: Don’t take the Interstate 5. Everyone knows the Pacific Coast Highway is for road-trippers and the I-5 is for commuters. I took that as a challenge. If you want to get from San Diego to San [...]
In Flanders, New York there is a thirty-foot concrete duck. Originally built as a way to attract visitors to a duck farm that once graced this field in the 1930’s; the farm is no longer there, but the duck still is. Inside this monolithic fowl is a gift store stocked with every duck-related piece of [...]
As a former professional ice cream scooper, I take my frozen treats pretty seriously. As a nerd, I take my Game of Thrones (books AND TV show) pretty seriously as well. Needless to say, I was pretty excited when I found out about Game of Cones- a FourSquare contest sponsored by HBO to see which NYC [...]
Being fashion bloggers in the Bay Area, we are always on the lookout for unique pieces to incorporate into our wardrobes. Last month we braved the slightly rainy weather to track down some vintage treasures at the Alameda Flea Market. While we didn’t find anything in terms of clothing, we had a blast going through the different [...]
On a long day, there’s nothing quite like it. Oaken planks lining the walls, decked to the nines in nautical memorabilia, and the warm smells wafting from the kitchen. Nichol’s is a haven of accommodating people and hearty food. If you think of the Hamptons as a place of manicured beach-front property shackled by “gated [...]
