• Holiday Afternoon Tea at The Langham

    Can you believe it? Tomorrow is already Christmas! I can't believe how quickly 2019 is coming …

  • A Culinary Barge Cruise Through Burgundy France

    Most visitors to France make it to Paris and Versailles but little else. C'est trè…

  • Doors of Italy

    I say this ALL the time but I am SO lucky to travel the way …

  • The Most Instagrammable Airbnb In Mexico

    Okay, okay... "Most Instagrammable Airbnb in Mexico" might be a TAD misleading considering... a) I've …

  • Chicago Eats || Casati’s Pizza Vino

    It’s no secret that I LOVE good Italian food. Frankly, who doesn’…

  • 3 Arts Café at Restoration Hardware

    3 Arts Café at Restoration Hardware

    Of all the restaurant concepts to hit Chicago this year, my very favorite is actually located in a store. Well, technically a Restoration Hardware showroom. Opened at the end of September on a quiet Gold Coast street, Restoration Hardware’s newest concept is…

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    Dennis Bartholomei Salon

    Dennis Bartholomei Salon

    Jordan Heidenwith from Dennis Bartholomei Salon here in Chicago is without a doubt one of the nicest, most talent stylists I’ve ever met! He gives me killer hair cuts (read: bouncy, modern layers with plenty of body) and is my…

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    Fierce Boots

    Fierce Boots

    “Putting on fierce boots is an instant pick-me-up.” — Nina Garcia

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    36 Hours in NYC

    36 Hours in NYC

    Last month Hubby surprised me with a quick trip to NYC and the change in scenery was EXACTLY what the doctor ordered. It had been 11 years since my last visit and I was eager to see (and eat) as much…

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    A Walk Through the Autumn Woods

    A Walk Through the Autumn Woods

    “There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, there is society where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in its roar; I love not Man the less, but Nature more.” — Lord…

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