February 5, 2012

REVIEW: Riviera Resort & Spa in Palm Springs

Pool side Palms Spring Riviera Resort

If you’re looking for a romantic spot for Valentine’s Day, the newly re-opened Riviera Resort & Spa offers several options that are worthy of your consideration. The Palm Springs resort covers 24 acres, and was once the playground for the famous and infamous.  Elvis Pressley and the Rat Pack spent time here, and back in [...]

380,000 Wine & Food Pairings at Your Fingertips

Another iPhone app that I’ve discovered!  And you know how I love my apps.  This one is handy for use at home and while traveling, and appeals to the foodie and wine lover in me. The new Drinks Matcher, from Nat Decants, is a combination wine sommelier and bartender, all in the convenience of your [...]

Mix a Little History with Your Cocktail at this Museum

Where else but New Orleans do history and cocktail mix?! The Museum of the American Cocktail features 200 years of cocktail history.  From vintage cocktail accoutrements, to Prohibition-era literature, to vast varieties of other cocktail memorabilia, it’s a little American history told in cocktail form.  The museum claims to be “part museum, part bar, and [...]