Markets Easy on the Pockets
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“Whoever said money can’t buy happiness simply didn’t know where to go shopping,” once said Bo Derek, an American actress whose beaded and plaited cornrow hairstyle in the film “10″ was widely copied and became eponymous. For locals and tourists in Auckland, here are some of the best places to shop at bargain prices at that:
City Farmers Market
City Designers Market is on its last weekend this 29 and 30 January, from 9.00am to 4.00pm, at the Ellen Melville Hall,...
January 25th, 2010 | theaucklandguide | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: arts, Auckland City Market, britomart, city, crafts, designers, Ellen Melville Hall, featuredarticle, food, furniture, jewellery, market, pottery, Selwyn Reserve, souvenirs
Hermitage Amsterdam Prepares for Next Exhibition
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The Hermitage Amsterdam will be closed from 1 February to 5 March 2010 to prepare for the Matisse to Malevich exhibition.
Hermitage Amsterdam is a branch of the famous Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. Ever since it opened last year, the museum has been immensely popular.
The inaugural exhibitions At the Russian Court ends on 31 January. This exhibitions tells the life story of the Romanov Tsars through 1800 objects on loan from the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg
The second exhibition...
January 25th, 2010 | Marianne Crone | Read More | Comments: 2Filed under: Announcements, featuredarticle, museums
The Beats Still Go On
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Smoky coffee houses, poetry readings, black clothing, and lots of existential angst were hallmarks of the Beat writers and the freedom of speech issues they engendered during the 1950’s. Their experimentation with drugs, sexuality, and alternate spiritual beliefs established a format of disenfranchisement that continues today.
The most well known Beat writers are Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs, and Allen Ginsberg, and the continued popularity of these writings have resulted in The Beat Museum,...
January 25th, 2010 | Mary Jo Manzanares | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: featuredarticle, museums
Valentine’s Day in Miami
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Boxes of chocolate are so yesterday. For Valentine’s Day this year, it’s time to impress your partner with a culinary excursion that is sexy, exotic and will transport you into an epicurean fantasy. We have some picks for you that are sure to wow your partner.
Nothing says romance like a private candlelit dinner at The Setai. This luxurious evening is set at a private poolside table under the stars with two violinists and a flutist serenading the lucky couple. Chef Jonathan Wright has...
January 25th, 2010 | klynch | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: featuredarticle, Four Seasons, miami, ritz-carlton, romance, the setai, valentine's day
Beware the Haggis!
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It’s Burns Night tonight, and while it’s really a Scottish thing, there will certainly be a good few Burns Night celebrations in London, both for ex-pat Scots and for anyone else who enjoys a few drinks and a good night out.
Ceremonial killing of the Haggis by a Scottish fashion victim.
What is Burns Night?
Robert Burns is to Scotland what Shakespeare is to England – the writer who sums up the country’s identity, the ‘patron poet’ as it were of the St Andrew’s...
January 25th, 2010 | Andrea Kirkby | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: burns night, featuredarticle, haggis, traditions
Review: The Compound Grill – A Rock-n-Roll Café
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Live music and Southwestern cuisine come together at the new Compound Grill in North Phoenix. Founded by the producers of the McDowell Mountain Music Festival, The Compound Grill is a live music venue that offers fresh food selections, with the majority of ingredients coming from local, organic farms.
Situated in the Scottsdale/101 shopping area, The Compound Grill recently opened last November. I’ve been reading great things about the venue and I’m so happy that I finally tried it for lunch.
A...
January 25th, 2010 | Heather Wright Schlichting | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: featuredarticle, live music, Phoenix, restaurant
Georgia O’Keeffe Abstracts at The Phillips in DC
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American painter Georgia O’Keeffe developed an abstract voice unlike that of any of her contemporaries and changed American abstract art. As a pioneer in a new and radical style of abstract painting, she used large-scale flowers and abstract landscapes to express her personal emotions with flowing forms, lines and colors.
A new exhibit, Georgia O’Keeffe: Abstraction opening on the 6th of February at The Phillips Collection in Washington, DC presents over 100 of Georgia O’Keefe’s...
January 25th, 2010 | Jon Rochetti | Read More | Comments: 3Filed under: abstractism, Art, Attractions, best of week, featuredarticle, O'Keeffe
Boston Theatre District Prix-Fixe
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Dinner and a show? These restaurants are all located within Boston’s Theater District and offer diners well-priced three-course prix-fixe menus. Tell the waitstaff that you have tickets to a performance and they will be sure to get you in and out in less than an hour!
For French cuisine in a cozy, romantic setting visit Pigalle (75 Charles St., 617-423-4944)(Map).It is easy to order well here where the $40 three course prix fixe is available every night and comes with several choices.
Feast...
January 24th, 2010 | Maria Olia | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: featuredarticle
Fort Wadsworth
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Underneath the Verrazanno Narrows Bridge, linking Brooklyn with Staten Island, sits Fort Wadsworth. One of Americas oldest military sites, this cluster of old granite and concrete fortifications actively stood watch over New York Harbor for almost 200 years. Funny that it’s easy for so many New Yorkers to overlook!
View Overlooking Fort Wadsworth with the Verrazanno Bridge Towering in Background
Today you can take ranger-led or self guided tours while enjoying panoramic views of NYC. Walking...
January 24th, 2010 | Steve Mirsky | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Attractions, featuredarticle, historic sites staten island, History & Information
The Bombadier: Vancouver’s Olympic Streetcar
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It’s almost as much fun as riding the cable car in San Francisco. Or, closer to home, taking the West Coast Express Train out to Mission. Trouble is, the ride is over far too soon. But that’s the point of the new Olympic streetcar, which is meant to transport passengers quickly from Granville Island Olympic sites to the Olympic Village where you can connect immediately on to the Canada Line train that will whisk you to more Olympic venues.
I boarded at Granville Island. Even though...
January 24th, 2010 | thevancouverguide | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: 2010 Winter Olympics, Announcements, Attractions, Family Friendly, featuredarticle, transit
Lisbons Best Restaurants
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Valentine Day is coming up. I thought this information would be especially relevant now, since you will want to make sure you take your loved one to the right place. Not only to a great restaurant, but also important, a great romantic atmosphere.
Here you can read about the best restaurants in Lisbon, chosen by two reputed private entities that have been doing so for a while – Lisboa à Prova made anonymous visits to the restaurants that entered the competition during 5 months; Mesa Marcada asked...
January 24th, 2010 | Alexandre Kühl Oliveira | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: Arts and Entertainment, dining, featuredarticle, Food & Beverage, Outdoors & Recreation, Restaurants & Bars
Rice: A Japanese-like restaurant in St. Petersburg
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The Rice is a good restaurant with interior which cannot be described as gorgeous, beautiful, with a touch of a specially invited designer. It’s not for a romantic evening, but it’s for dinner or supper, when you want to to eat, not to have a long business conversation. Its interior is “functionalism”, all is good and and at the same time necessity is dominating.
I’d reccomend it when you are in the near area and it’s time for meal. I had no problems with serving,...
January 24th, 2010 | Ivan Stupachenko | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: eateries, featuredarticle
Amsterdam International Fashion Week 2010
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Nine days of fashion excitement; exhibitions, shows, launches, shop windows, parties and much, much more! Amsterdam Fashion Week attracts top brands and promising newcomers from the clothing industry, a week that highlights young international designers. The shows on the catwalk are accompanied by a whole series of events Laundry Days in which museums, galleries, meeting and parties join hands.
WHAT: International Fashion Week
WHERE: Westergasfabriek
WHEN: 27 – 31 January 2010
HOW TO GET THERE:...
January 24th, 2010 | Marianne Crone | Read More | Comments: 3Filed under: Announcements, Fashion Week, featuredarticle
Dreamy Valentine’s Day Dinners
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It may be cheesy for a few, but definitely idyllic for most to be wined, dined, and swept off their feet, especially on Valentine’s Day. Here are some of the best places to hold an idyllic dinner for two in Auckland:
Soljans Estate Winery & Cafe is a beautiful winery located at the Kumeu Wine a Country, specifically at 366 State Highway 16, Kumeu. The wine estate has been family-owned for three generations, offering award-winning wines and exquisite New Zealand cuisine. For Valentine’s...
January 24th, 2010 | theaucklandguide | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Clooney Restaurant, featuredarticle, Soljan's Estate Winery & Cafe, The French Cafe, TriBeCa, valentine's day, Valentine's Dinner, Vinnie's Restaurant
Private Dining Hawaii-style
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Roy's Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Thinking of where to have your next business meeting or private party? Flying to Hawaii might be a little much. So do the next best thing and have Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine private dining in downtown Los Angeles. Don’t feel bad if you don’t have any plans to be in Los Angeles-several other locations have sprung up all over the country. Roy’s offers six different options which are named after places in Hawaii. The room(s) you can choose from...
January 23rd, 2010 | Joannaline C. Young | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: featuredarticle
Best of the week – Featherfest in Atlanta
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In honor of the annual International Poultry Expo/International Feed Expo, the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau has launched Featherfest – a week long contest between 51 restaurants in Atlanta to see which creates the best dishes from poultry meat or eggs. The convention attendees will vote – but so can you, at www.atlanta.net. Voting is open until Jan. 29, and is in the categories of best appetizer, entree and dessert. You rate the dishes you’ve eaten at one of the participating...
January 23rd, 2010 | Linda Erbele | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Events, featuredarticle, Food & Beverage
Salty’s Prawn Boil Entices You to Be Shellfish
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The prawns will be boiling on the deck of Salty’s at Alki, plumping up in a delicious concoction of pickling spices, Tabasco, Worcestershire, and lemon, and then ready to enjoy with your favorite sauce.
In the midst of all the gustatory enjoyment, you can help raise funds for local food banks by enjoying some prawn-related games. Games are scheduled from 5:30-7:30 pm, and include a prawn peeling contest where you get to square off against a chef and see who can peel more in 60-seconds (entry...
January 23rd, 2010 | Mary Jo Manzanares | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: featuredarticle, Restaurants, West Seattle
Following Jane Austen’s footsteps
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Hikers may more easily identify with those indefatigable walkers Wordsworth and Coleridge, but now they can also follow Jane Austen’s progress on a walk along Hampshire’s rural paths.
Marvellous Jane Austen inspired teapot cookies! Yum!
In six days of walking you can visit Jane’s home at Chawton, her grave in Winchester cathedral, her native village of Steventon, and the inspiration for Mansfield Park – Oakley Hall.
Wayfarers is offering a guided walking holiday which includes...
January 23rd, 2010 | Andrea Kirkby | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: best of week, featuredarticle, hampshire, jane austen, literary england
Calling All Chocolate Lovers
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In its 18th year, the annual two-day Chocolate Lovers Festival in Fairfax, Virginia, just 30 minutes from Washington, DC, brings together lovers of the delicious and decadent treat that was first produced over 3,000 years ago.
Events during the weekend festival, all occurring in Old Town Fairfax, and the weekend before Valentine’s Day (February 6-7, 2010) include:
A sweet chocolaty kick-off to the festival on Saturday with the Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast from 8:00 until 1:00 p.m. at the Fairfax...
January 23rd, 2010 | Jon Rochetti | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: chocolate, Events, Fairfax, featuredarticle, food, Virginia
Top Choices for Valentine’s Day Dinners in Chicago
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Treat your sweetheart to a romantic dinner for Valentine’s Day at one of these Chicago restaurants.
Spring in Bucktown (2039 W. North Ave.; map it; 773-395-7100) – Four-course menu ($80) with dishes such as seared Maine scallops with braised oxtail. Take things up a notch with a caviar pairing for only $13 more. 5:30 to 10 p.m. on Feburary 14.
Signature Room on Michigan Avenue (875 N. Michigan Ave.; map it; 312-787-9596) – $95 for a four-course dinner with a champagne toast...
January 23rd, 2010 | Lisa Davis | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: Chicago, dinner, featuredarticle, valentine's day
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