Travel
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Back in One Piece
Rabbit and sausage jambalaya and Creole fried chicken from Coop's Place a perfect Ramos gin fizz at the Sazerac Bar in the Roosevelt Hotel the typical end of every night – congregating outside the Old Absinthe House On Sunday I returned from Tales of the Cocktail, an annual cocktail conference in New Orleans. I'll do
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Make New Friends, But Keep the Old . . .
Next Wednesday morning I'm heading down to New Orleans for Tales of the Cocktail, a multi-day party conference revolving around all things boozy (and in my case, of course, food). I was looking at a Facebook event that someone set up to see who's heading down, and looking at those I know on the list
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Day 5 – Calistoga Sip & Cycle
Sunday we met our small group in Calistoga, and set off for another day on our bikes. The weather was absolutely gorgeous — we truly lucked out. Our first stop of the day was Envy Wines, where I really liked the 2007 Bee Bee's Blend, and then literally down the driveway, across the street and
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Day 4 – Healdsburg Sip & Cycle
Sorry for the delay, kids, but it's been a rough re-entry! On Saturday morning we woke up and drove the winding roads to Healdsburg from Calistoga, where we met with the rest of our group for the day — about nine in total. Tom, our fearless leader, got everyone geared up on their bikes and
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Day 3 – San Fran to Napa
After a somewhat fitful sleep (tiki drinks make for weird dreams, perhaps?), I woke up, packed, and met my Dad, who had flown in from NYC and driven into SF to pick me up. We headed out across the Bay Bridge towards Napa, where we had planned a cycling/winery trip. We stopped along the way
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San Francisco, Day 2
In a sad attempt to undo some of the caloric damage from the prior day, I started my day with a run in Golden Gate Park, which was lovely. Although Wednesday had been sort of cold and drizzly, Thursday was absolutely sunny and gorgeous. Through the magic of Facebook and Twitter, I learned that two
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San Francisco, Day 1
I arrived on the late side on Tuesday night and was picked up at the airport by my friend Eric (who has also been kind enough to let me stay with him and his family). As a New Yorker, it still feels like such a treat to get picked up at the airport for some
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Killah Weathah!
Is this not a gorgeous view? Now imagine you're looking out on it while nibbling on fried clams or a delicious lobster roll. Breathe in the salt air. Ahhh, Maine. Heading off for the weekend, folks, and hoping that a trip to Two Lights is on the agenda.
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Update from Probonofest
I'm in Washington DC at the annual Pro Bono Institute. It's the second day of the conference, and my third day down here, and it has been very successful so far. On the work front, I had a good meeting with the folks in my DC office about focusing on some new pro bono projects,