Posted by mark
American, Travels
Monday, February 22nd, 2010

(New Orleans) - New Orleans is Bourbon. It is flirty and festive. It is rambunctious and out of hand. It is the Mardi Gras. New Orleans is French. It has beignet, café au lait and Etouffee’. It has restaurants named Fleur de Lis, Remoulade, Broussard’s and La Provence to name a few. It has Parisien-styled promenades, [...]
Posted by kevinbc
French, Markets
Saturday, February 20th, 2010

(Pittsburgh) – There’s a lot to love about The Strip District, a lively ten-block neighborhood adjacent to downtown Pittsburgh. The area features numerous coffee shops, markets, specialty stores, and restaurants, all along the Allegheny River. The area’s vibrancy is matched by its personality, a gritty, industrial type that screams ‘Pittsburgh.’ In many ways, The Strip [...]
Posted by mark
French, Markets
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

(Chicago) – I can hardly wait for winter to be over! Although I don’t completely hate a really cold weather, Chicago winter just over extends and worse, arrives earlier than scheduled most of the time. I surely can maximize the use of my coat and knitted shirts but too much of freezing temperature becomes boring [...]