Mont Saint-Michel is one of those amazing what I call “Harry Potter Towns” that dot the landscape of Normandy. These are the towns like Rouen, Bayeux and Mont Saint-Michel, among…
Les Deux Magots in the Saint Germain neighborhood of Paris is today widely considered something of a tourist trap. But it's still a beautiful and pretty neat classic Parisian cafe in…
My buddy Dan Sullivan and I went on a major tour of World War II battle sites across Northwestern Europe in April 2018. We made stops in Belgium, Netherlands, France…
Tim Ho Wan's steamed vegetable dumplings. Who says you can't eat well, and inexpensively, in the heart of Manhattan? Consider a visit to Tim Ho Wan in Hell's Kitchen (610 9th Ave.),…
The High Cross is a really cool relatively new little pub in North London that's a pre-game watering hole for fans of 2019 UEFA Champions League finalist Tottenham Hotspur. It also boasts…
American tourists flock to Normandy for its amazing history, most notably as the site of the World War II allied invasion of Europe on D-Day, June 6, 1944. The Longest Day.…
The Pepperidge Farm Thrift Store is a Magic Kingdom of delicious baked cheese snacks sold in a time warp where they never learned that "LB" is the abbreviation for pound.…
So there's a really cool regional American condiment called fry sauce. It originated in Utah in the 1940s and it's served there and in surrounding states today with French fries. Fry sauce…
John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth on this date 57 years ago: Feb. 20, 1962. I visited Glenn's birthplace on a whim this past fall while…
Mustard-based South Carolina-style barbecue sauce is packed with flavor and a bright yellow color that really makes smoked meat pop off the plate. Was delighted to enjoy crispy smoked hot…
Key West is probably America's greatest drinking town. Here's a little proof: I checked into Key West International Airport the other day drinking my last cup of beer from Sloppy Joe's down on Duval…
Crab cakes Benedict at Huey's Southern Cafe in Savannah, Georgia. My F-150 has a bumper sticker on it that says "I brake for crab cakes Benedict." OK. That's a lie.…