Month: March 2012

Food Drink Report

SAVOR tickets go on sale on April 5

SAVOR brought to you by the Brewers Association (the same fine folks that organizes the Great American Beer Festival) is back for its fifth year. The event held at the National Building Museum in D.C. continues to sell out year after year. 2012’s tickets will go on sale starting Thursday, April 5 at 10 AM […]

Travel Report

Virgin America now flying to Portland from LAX and SFO

Today Virgin America announced a new route from PDX to LAX and SFO. To celebrate the launch, Virgin America is offering fares for $99 each way. Nonstop flights will travel twice daily to Los Angeles and once to San Francisco. Service kicks off on June 5. To book call 1-877-FLY-VIRGIN or visit virginamerica.com.

Travel Report

Five day photography retreat in the Australian Outback with Richard I’Anson

Author of Lonely Planet‘s Travel Photography, Richard I’Anson, and Australia’s Arkaba Station have partnered up to offer a five-day photography retreat in the Outback. The retreat includes a two night stay at a private homestead property in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia followed by two nights of camping in luxury “swags” and dining in […]

Recipes

Mama An’s Pho from chef Helene An

This Vietnamese style chicken noodle soup includes health promoting ingredients such as onions – recognized by the World Health Organization[WHO] to help sooth symptoms of the flu – ie. coughs, congestion, and respiratory infections, ginger – used as an herbs to treat a “cold” to improve blood flow and decrease symptoms of respiratory infections, and […]