DESTINATIONS & CITY GUIDES Why I Chose Ireland and Ballymaloe Cookery School in Ireland Posted on January 16, 2020December 20, 2025 I’m happy to know that there’s still a place where farmers are revered and animals are loved as they are raised for food. At Ballymaloe Culinary School, food is for so much more than nourishment, it is for the soul and is a representation of love. It’s slow food– love for the land, the producers, and for the people who will be lucky to relish in its flavor. Read more
DESTINATIONS & CITY GUIDES Best Coffee Shops with Fast Wifi in Manhattan KS Posted on November 5, 2019November 15, 2025 Sometimes my best blogging ideas are born from necessity. Today it was where could I chill, enjoy something tasty and get fast, free Wi-Fi. Here are my favorite places for free Wi-Fi in Manhattan, KS and why I like them. Read more
WELLNESS ON THE ROAD What is the Slow Food Movement? And Why You Should Want it! Posted on November 1, 2019November 16, 2025 My grandma Mabel baked bread from scratch every Sunday morning. I can still smell the warm, doughy goodness decades later. I was just a kid, but I knew I was witnessing something special. And now that amazing recipe is lost to us forever, because no one wrote it down. Slow food came out of this desire to embrace the local food traditions of grandmas all around the world. Read more
DESTINATIONS & CITY GUIDES A Taste of Downtown: The Ultimate Food Lover’s Guide to Manhattan, Kansas Posted on June 6, 2019November 15, 2025 Yesterday Steven and I took part in the 6th Annual Taste of Downtown here in Manhattan, Kansas. Eleven downtown restaurants prepared a special tapas-like dish from their regular menus for participants to enjoy. It was the perfect way to sample some good food and a stroll through historic downtown Manhattan,… Read more
DESTINATIONS & CITY GUIDES How to Enjoy Wine Walks and the German Weinstrasse Posted on November 27, 2018April 20, 2026 Germans love wine and walking. The German Weinstrasse is redefining both– open vineyards, generous pours, wine walk with friends, & tons of delicious food at the festivals and fairs. The German Wine Road is for anyone who enjoys a good time. Read more
CULTURE, EVENTS & EXPERIENCES Solo Dining Made Simple: A Step-by-Step Guide Posted on November 13, 2018November 16, 2025 What is it about dining alone that makes us scared? Some people won’t travel solo out of fear alone. Well, not me. I actually like eating alone. But I know a lot of people who can’t do it. Is it the memories it conjures up of not being one of… Read more
DESTINATIONS & CITY GUIDES The Ultimate Guide to Wine Tasting on the Prosecco Road Posted on October 19, 2018December 20, 2025 Sparkling wines are delicious. And I’ve tasted them in wine regions all around the world. I’ve had them in beautiful places like Napa, New York, France, Italy and Germany. But few offer the stunning natural landscapes and level of hospitality like the Prosecco Wine Road Read more
DESTINATIONS & CITY GUIDES Wine Tasting in Sicily and Why Etna Wine is not Italian Wine Posted on October 3, 2018December 20, 2025 Unveiling Etna: A Unique Wine Legacy Beyond Italian Borders Italy’s Mount Etna is young by modern standards for such an old wine region. Bottled wines have only been produced here for a few short decades, yet the rapidly growing interest in the native varieties grown on the slopes of Europe’s… Read more