Here's my latest column for the Charleston Gazette-Mai: In Appalachia, spring doesn’t just arrive—it creeps in slowly, teasing warm days before pulling back with a late frost. The mountains drop signals of spring: the first daffodils in fields, birds chirping in the morning and forsythia exploding in golden fire along fencerows. But the...

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Grand Central Market is Los Angeles' largest and oldest public market. There are a number of vendors, but the ones I visited were: Fat + Flour, La Huerta Candy, McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams, Sarita’s Pupuseria and The Donut Man. "When the doors first opened in October 1917, the "Wonder Market," as it was...

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Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura is a series of Italian, contemporary restaurants, found in world cities with varied and different identities. Since February 2020, Gucci Osteria in Los Angeles has embodied the same values of high creativity, inspiration and inclusiveness as the House of Gucci. The restaurants share a culinary philosophy that rides...

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Located in the heart of Beverly Hills along Canon Drive, Spago is the flagship restaurant of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group. The sleek and simple design of the restaurant enhances the iconic, market-driven menus and exceptional level of service for which the restaurant is best known. Guests can choose from a seasonal...

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When I think of "Beverly Hills," I think of Weezer. In their wise words: "Beverly Hills That's where I want to be (Gimme gimme, gimme gimme) Livin' in Beverly Hills Beverly Hills Rollin' like a celebrity (Gimme gimme, gimme gimme) Livin' in Beverly Hills Look at all those movie stars They're all so...

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