Asheville, NC is a culinary farm-to-table exploration at every turn, featuring some of America’s best chefs and young stars. The question is where to start, and for a weekend journey, what to prioritize? For our girlfriends’ four-day visit, as a seasoned traveler I consulted my most reliable resources – recent books/articles about Carolinas cuisine, recommendations … Foodie Heaven in Asheville, NC READ MORE »

UPDATE – THIS EXHIBIT HAS CLOSED The Picasso exhibit at Charlotte, NC’s Mint Museum is one of two sites for Picasso Landscapes: Out of Bounds, a different lens to experience the modern painter. A relatively small but stirring group of works from private collections and international museums, the show is the first traveling museum exhibition … The Picasso Exhibit in Charlotte – A Different Lens READ MORE »

Charleston, SC dazzles – how to wrap it into four days? The choices are overwhelming! To design the perfect girlfriends reunion weekend – and get the choices we wanted – we applied a tried-and-true travel template from our years as seasoned Womentravelers: We started planning and making key decisions, such as preferred dates, accommodations and … 4 Days in Historic Charleston, SC READ MORE »

One month into the pandemic “stay at home” experience, and deft with Instacart grocery deliveries, I heard about The Produce Box out of Raleigh, NC – home deliveries of fresh produce from around the Carolinas every week. Familiarity returns – memories of my weekly outings to the farmers market. I was blissful about the prospect … Pandemic Journal: Edible Carolina READ MORE »

I look around my California condo and all I see is “packing.” No provocative books or magazines to read, no challenging writing projects, no menus to create around a special Vermentino. Endless sorting, organizing, throwing out and for what’s left (which is most of it), packing. My best friend is The Container Store, where I … Going Home READ MORE »