Key West or Bust

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If you’ve been following along on facebook and twitter you know that I’ve been fighting bronchitis since returning from my MLife trip to Las Vegas. As of today, I finally feel like I’m on the mend. Monday I leave for an over 6 hour drive down to one of my FAVORITE Florida locations KEY WEST [...]

Delish!

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This OZ thing is getting to be a regular gig for me lately. From Wicked to the premiere of Oz the Great and Powerful, I’ve simply been continuing on that Yellow Brick Road and I’m about to call The Emerald City home I’ve been seeing so much of it. Last week my journey continued as [...]

Shopping for a cause at Macy’s

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There’s nothing like a charity event hosted by a great department store, and that’s what the scene was last night at Macy’s in Fort Lauderdale (located on Sunrise Blvd in the Galleria) as The Real Housewives of Miami’s favorite drag queen Elaine Lancaster stepped up onstage to host a South Florida community shopping event to benefit Broward House, [...]

Bring on the bacon

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Just another Saturday night in South Florida? HARDLY! If you were driving down Rte. 95 or the turnpike from Palm Beach County into Broward, I’m CERTAIN that you could have smelled it. The scent filled the air and made tummies rumble. I pulled in to the Seminole Coconut Creek Casino, left the car at the [...]

Almost famous?

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One of my FAVORITE events each year is the San Pellegrino Almost Famous Chef’s Competition, and once again I had the honor of being one of the regional judges in this FABULOUS competition that highlights the BEST student chefs throughout the country. As I drove to Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Miami I [...]

Wine me, dine me, take me out to…

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Forget the flowers and candy. For Valentine’s Day I’d rather be taken out for dinner. I don’t want to shop, cook, serve and clean-up on the 14th. For those of us in South Florida, Uncle Julio’s Fine Mexican Food is featuring a lavish platter for two for Valentine’s. OMG – The Plato de Amor has [...]