Reviews & Articles

Find Reviews by Category
The Main Bar at Keens. Photo from Keens.com
Dining
Valerie Blanchard

Keens Steakhouse

Keens Steak House serves fantastic meal options in a beautiful, historical setting where the likes of Teddy Roosevelt and Albert Einstein dined

Read More »
White lions at the African Lion Safari in Ontario Canada. Courtesy LionSafari.com
Travel Reviews
Sora Vernikoff

African Lion Safari and Niagara Falls

I recently took a three-day trip to Ontario, Canada, to visit The African Lion Safari and then Niagra Falls. Furthermore, I must admit that it was way too long a distance to do in three days, and I highly doubt that I would take this kind of trip again.

Read More »
Penguins of the Valdes Peninsula, Argentine Republic. Photo by Sora Vernikoff
Travel Reviews
Sora Vernikoff

Walk with the Penguins

Part of the tour’s fun was our visit to the Estacion Pinguinos de Magallanes. The Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) is a South American penguin bred in coastal Patagonia, Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands, with some migrating to Brazil and Uruguay. They appear as far north as Espirito Santo and are the most numerous Spheniscus penguins.

Read More »
A shipboard view of Antarctica. Photo by Sora Vernikoff
Travel Reviews
Sora Vernikoff

Antarctica in its Majesty

On Day 5 of my NCL cruise on the Norwegian Star to Antarctica, we began to find ourselves closer to one of our planet’s coldest and least populated continents. The Antarctic Sheet is the largest mass of ice in the world and is up to four miles thick. The continent contains about 90 percent of the planet’s freshwater ice and nearly 70 percent of the total fresh water on Earth. No humans permanently inhabit Antarctica. The folks there are mostly scientists focused on research.

Read More »
Nashville Trolley. Courtesy trolleytours.com
Restaurant Reviews
Sora Vernikoff

A Nashville Food Tour

We started the A Nashville Food Tour at the Far Better Distillery, a small distillery where the owner is passionate about “moonshine.” While I don’t generally keep moonshine at home, some readers may find its provenance and flavors fascinating.

Read More »
Vermont Alpaca Store. Quechee Gorge Village. Photo Credit Sora Vernikoff
Travel Reviews
Sora Vernikoff

Weekend in Vermont

With this trip, my affection for Vermont is refortified. I look forward to another weekend of peaceful bliss in this heavenly place.

Read More »
Edison & Ford Main Timeline of Innovation. Photo credit: Edward Kliszus
Florida Events
Edward A Kliszus

The Edison Ford Winter Estates and Museum

The Edison Ford Winter Estates and Museum are jewels of southwest Florida. The museum showcases memorabilia highlighting the successes of two of America’s industrialists, Thomas Edison and Henry Ford.

Read More »
Philip Guston, Painting, Smoking, Eating (1973) Collection of the Stedlijk Museum, Amsterdam. The Estate of Philip Guston, courtesy Hauser & Wirth
Museum Reviews
Elizabeth Ann Foster

Philip Guston Now

The museum hosts splendid indoor and outdoor spaces with a fabulous restaurant. Its exhibits are wonderfully curated, rich, and diverse. You’ll want to visit when you’re in Boston.

Read More »
Entry to Bryant Park Grill. Photo credit: Edward Kliszus
New York Restaurant Reviews
Edward A Kliszus

Bryant Park Grill

The Bryant Park Grill next to the New York Public Library hosts a great menu and both indoor and outdoor seating.

Read More »