i8tonite: A Cheat Sheet to Eating in Kalamazoo
You may have heard of Kalamazoo from one of the many popular songs about the city – from Glenn Miller to Ben Folds Five to my favorite, Walt Kelly’s Deck Us All with Boston Charlie – or poems, including one by Carl Sandberg. Kalamazoo has many nicknames, including Windmill City, Celery City, Mall City, and […]
Read MoreFinding Food, Friends, and Conversation On The Road – My Most Memorable Meals of 2015
This is a memorable guest post from Penny Sadler, blogger at Adventures of a Carry-On. I grew up in a big family, but as a teenager there was a period of time when it was just my dad and I living together. Neither one of us was a whiz in the kitchen, so we often […]
Read MoreFrom Ohio To Newfoundland: My Best Eats, 2015 Edition
What a year this has been! It started last December, when I was one of the top travel bloggers in the world to visit the White House for a special summit on Study Abroad and Global Citizenship. There was plenty of great food in DC (food trucks! and on the way, Cleveland’s Westside Market!) – […]
Read Morei8tonite: A Cheat Sheet to Dining in Oregon’s McMinnville, Best Town West of The Mississippi
McMinnville, Oregon is a town so wholesomely picturesque it borders on being a Stephen King settlement – meaning it’s so perfect a spot, something strange is bound to happen. A scant 45 minutes outside of Portland, it’s a charm-filled street scene with a couple of stoplights, red brick Victorian buildings, one post office, a few […]
Read Morei8tonite: A Cheat Sheet to Dining in Downtown Las Vegas
On my fourth or fifth visit to Las Vegas, I wanted something different. I’ve danced at nightclubs, eaten the fancy meals with celebrity chefs, played slots and viewed the shows. On different occasions, I saw Bette Midler and Cher on both of their final farewell concerts before they came back with “I’m still here” tours. […]
Read Morei8tonite: With Chef Chris Hill of Bachelor Kitchen
Editor’s Note: Still in the City of Angels where I’ve had extraordinary dining experiences. I’m wrapping it up tomorrow and headed home. Los Angeles was always a good city for me and I ate very well with friends. That’s what I will remember the most. Atlanta born chef Chris Hill created his name in the […]
Read MoreI8tonite: A Cheat Sheet to Dining in Napa’s St. Helena
Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack. We have your travel meals covered with one exemplary dish at each destination.
Read Morei8tonite: Facebook, Newsletter and Kim Sunee’s Beet & Apple Salad
Last week was busy at i8tonite, my newly deemed on-line lifestyle publication about food. I set up a Facebook page and then started a bi-weekly newsletter focusing on what lies ahead. I was very hesitant to create the Facebook page. The creation made the website seem realer. And that my career in public relations is […]
Read MoreI8tonite: Aromatic Chicken and Goodbye to Hollywood
I’ve feel I’ve discovered something about myself; as much as I love the idea of being a steady beacon in a sea of waves, I might be incapable of it. I mean being that stay-in-one-spot type of person. I think that’s what a parent is, someone that you know will be there. I see that […]
Read Morei8tonite: Braised Leeks in Cream and Tarragon (Kitchen Sense, Mitchell Davis)
I know that as I write this that I’m not the only person who walks into a grocery store or farmers market and says, “I want to make something I’ve never made.” Recently, it was with leeks for me. I’ve cooked leeks but always as a supporting character in pot pies, vichyssoise, and fried for […]
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