April 2013
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February 2013
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January 2013
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“They should tell you when you’re born: have a suitcase heart, be ready to...”
– Gabrielle Zevin (via travels-with-charley)
December 2012
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November 2012
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You Just Have To Do Something →
You don’t have to do it right. You just have to do something.
WatchTook a stroll through Pike Place Market this morning and visited new market vendor Britt’s Pickles. They make delicious pickles (duh) and kimchi and preserved lemon and all kinds of good pickled things. They’ll let you try it all including a pickle brine shot. This stuff would make an incredible dirty martini or a damn good addition to a bloody Mary. As they say, “Nickel, nickel, gimme that...
Think global, act local.
Act local, share global.
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“If I’m an advocate for anything, it’s to move. As far as you can, as much as you...”
– Anthony Bourdain’s final words in tonight’s No Reservations series finale. (via travelchannel)
Yes, what Bourdain said.
October 2012
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America's best cities →
tout-nu:
1. San Francisco 2. Seattle 3. Washington DC 4. Boston 5. Portland 6. Denver 7. New York 8. Austin 9. San Diego 10. St. Paul
Lots of awesome cities in this Top 10 list from Businessweek.com! They based their Top 10 criteria on based on “leisure attributes (the number of restaurants, bars, libraries, museums, professional sports teams, and park acres by population);...
September 2012
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Discovering Louisville: Louisville's big winners! →
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It’s always so exciting to read The Leo’s Best Of Louisville issue every year, especially as I meet more and more amazing people in this community. I want to brag about some fantastic big winner-friends today:
Best Screen Printer
1. Madpixel Art and Design (Ron Jasin): Ron is my friend…
DEFEND NEW ORLEANS: A Food Evolution in New... →
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(Root photo from Eater.com)
In New Orleans, the food is never too spicy, babies come from cakes, natural disasters are commemorated in sugary cocktail concoctions, the sandwiches come dressed to impress, local food is honored with weekend-long festivals, and weekends begin promptly at…
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“There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,
There is a rapture on the lonely...”
– Byron (via lostinamerica)
August 2012
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WatchWhile on a a whirlwind trip to Chicago, wonderland of amazing hot dogs and home to Hot Doug’s a veritable hot dog mecca, I had a late night conversation at a hot dog stand with another hungry hot dog enthusiast in which we debated which was better - the Chicago dog with its crazy salad of fixins or the Seattle dog, a symphony of sausage, cream cheese, and grilled onions. I hadn’t had a...
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“I could spend my life arriving each evening in a new city.”
– Bill Bryson (via thatkindofwoman)
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DEFEND NEW ORLEANS: Daiq Attack: Celebrating New... →
defendneworleans:
This Saturday, August 18th, the Nola Daiquiri Festival will unleash a slew of local bartenders, daiq machines, food trucks, DJs, artists and a Sailor Jerry photo booth onto St. Claude Ave in honor of the city’s beloved frozen beverage. Founder of the event,Jeremy JF Thompson, chatted…
New Orleanians - time to cool off with a delicious daiquiri! Enjoy the NOLA Daiquiri...
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same-difference-to-me asked: i lived in Charleston many years, and I go back on occasion. I love that place!
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Discovering Cities: G&M Cafe (Fast and French);... →
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Once I knew a cowboy named Ben who scrubbed fondue pots at Gaulart & Maliclet in Charleston, SC. I was 18 years old, and I told Ben, “Take me somewhere amazing!” - - - he brought me here, and my love affair with G&M began.
G&M (otherwise known as Fast and French) is my official happy…
A sweet love letter to G&M (Fast and French), one of my favorite...
July 2012
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Top Pot Doughnuts →
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