Monthly Archives: April 2008

European-style double-ply cheese paper helps keep cheese at its best, retarding the spoilage that can occur when cheese suffocates in plastic wrap.

Giving traditional Eastern European sausages and smoked meat products a French twist in Queens.

“The Spice Bible,” by Jane Lawson, divides about 40 spices into three categories, and then discusses spice mixes and pastes.

Bartenders at the Brandy Library, Blue Smoke, Smith’s and Wildwood Barbeque, among others, are now mixing mint juleps far beyond the first Saturday in May.

Saving plants and animals that were once fairly commonplace in America and are now threatened or endangered often involves urging people to eat them.

Citrus lends both sweetness and acidity to vodka, providing a sort of built-in balance that ought to be as refreshing as one’s morning grapefruit juice.

Luxury dining at airports used to be available only to travelers with elite frequent-flier status. But not anymore.

IS it possible to fit one more thing to do into Myrtle Beach? Apparently – this month, the buzzed-about Hard Rock Park (the first theme park to open in the United States in years) opened to previews, giving the world … Continue reading →

1) HIT THE BEACH (DUH!) The whole of the promontory’s rimmed with sandy enclaves (no wonder locals are so outdoorsy). The best picks: the clean, rarely busy beach in Llandudno, or the cliquey quartet that you find side-by-side in Clifton … Continue reading →

YES, campers. It really is that impressive up close: Table Mountain, Cape Town’s flat-topped, horizon-spanning backdrop, is jaw-dropping at first glimpse. Tourists press their faces against plane windows to witness its breathtaking aerial views…

I’ve always liked to walk on the wild side. I suppose that’s how you explain why I spent a recent vacation in Oklahoma. Africa would have been better. (My husband wasn’t interested.) The venue didn’t matter – the activity did. … Continue reading →