InterContinental Century City, Los Angeles, CA USA

24 hours in LA.  I had some solid meetings lined up, but the original purpose of this trip was the Shoah Foundation 20th Anniversary Benefit Gala. I don’t recall ever having been to a gala before, so this would be a first. And a great one to lose my gala virginity to: hosted by Conan […]

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Fireside Lounge, Four Seasons, Vail, CO USA

Dinner at Flame Thursday night, the premiere restaurant of the Four Seasons in Vail, was absolutely incredible. Over the top, really. Dry aged bison tomahawk steak, buffalo shortrib, Rosen Farms lamb chops, filet mignon, Rocky Mountain elk corn dogs… our table was a meat buffet. This was all followed by a tour of the back […]

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Le Parker Meridien, New York City, New York USA

Full of holiday celebrations, December in New York City is one of the busiest, most expensive times of the year to be there. Add snow to the equation and you have what seems to be a really magical time of year. But we quickly learned that snow in New York means anything but magical. Difficulty […]

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The Grove, San Francisco, CA USA

“What a neat area,” I remember thinking as I ventured from Japantown to where I was meeting a friend for lunch. The street was littered with little clothing stores and cafes offering selections from venues I was not accustomed to seeing . San Francisco is cool! We walked into The Grove, a popular spot that […]

The Royal Hawaiian, Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, HI USA

You would not believe the story that landed me on Waikiki Beach. It started in Boston, had a brief stop in Auckland (New Zealand), a gorgeous 36 hours in San Francisco, and a direct flight to Honolulu where Rachel would be arriving later tonight from a business trip to Australia. That story will have to […]

California Pizza Kitchen, Boston, MA USA

Boylston street was closed in Boston. What a nightmare. We were trying to make it from Brookline to Boston’s Theater District to celebrate Rachel’s grandmother’s 90th birthday, and all we could find was roadblocks followed by traffic. Make a U turn, find the same thing. I put my drivers cap on and meandered around Beacon […]

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