Category: Travel

When I was invited to stay at the Old Clare Hotel in Sydney, I didn’t have to vet it first (as I typically do with other hotels). I just said yes.

Whether you’ve been together for years or about to meet for the very first time, here are seven restaurants in Sydney that prove incredible food – and of course, the right ambiance – is the best way to someone’s heart.

The only downside to exploring a dynamic city like Sydney? Fatigue. So, if you feel like staying put instead of going out, check into these six hotels. All of them feature exceptional food and drink, and, of course, a dreamy bed is just steps away.

Summer might be effectively over, but there are plenty of good reasons why you should still pay a visit to Portland, Maine.

Below, a list of eight foods you can’t miss, along with the best spots to find them. Aloha!

Below, a handy guide to Sydney’s top cocktail bars.

But it wasn’t until I received a formal invitation to attend one of three cruises dubbed the “James Beard Foundation Collection” — a partnership between Windstar Cruises and the James Beard Foundation, the first of its kind — that I entertained the thought of rolling all three interests into one experience.

Award-winning pizzaiola Laura Meyer on Italian pizza lessons, being a woman in a male-dominated industry, and the simple beauty of a Neapolitan pie.