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Recipe: Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Recipe: Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

The warm comfort of a soft, gooey chocolate chip cookie is second to none. I have been tweaking and tweaking this recipe for years, and now, this brown butter chocolate chip cookie recipe checks off all my boxes. It is my go-to recipe any time I need a little pick me...

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Check In: Review of Das Stue Hotel in Berlin, Germany

Check In: Review of Das Stue Hotel in Berlin, Germany

NAME: SO/ Berlin Das Stue ADDRESS: Drakestraße 1, 10787 Berlin ROOMS: 78 rooms Art meets luxury. Known as Berlin's first luxury boutique hotel, Das Stue is housed in the former Royal Danish Embassy and much of its interior design and 1930s architecture still retains...

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The 10 Best Travel Tips for 2019

The 10 Best Travel Tips for 2019

Happy New Year and wishing you endless fabulous adventures in 2019! Let's start the year off with some tried and tested travel tips to increase your travel savviness quotient. If you have any additional travel tips, feel free to leave them in the comments. Bon voyage!...

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Directory of Gins Around the World

Directory of Gins Around the World

From London to Seattle, and from Berlin to Kyoto. Find a gin by country (in alphabetical order) in my comprehensive directory of gins (both artisanal and mass-produced) from around the world. Some I've tried, others are on my list to try. I'll let you have the final...

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5 DOs and DON’Ts in Los Angeles

5 DOs and DON’Ts in Los Angeles

I love Los Angeles. I love Hollywood. They're beautiful. Everybody's plastic, but I love plastic. I want to be plastic.  A pioneer of American pop art, Andy Warhol paints only one version of my darling hometown, Los Angeles -- a city of extremes, where the opinions...

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Grit and Glamour: The Detroit You’ve Probably Never Seen

Grit and Glamour: The Detroit You’ve Probably Never Seen

Everyone loves a good comeback story, and cheering an underdog epitomizes Americana. Detroit is the ultimate underdog. There is grit. And if you choose to see it, there is glamour. No city in the U.S. has experienced a tumultuous decline quite like Detroit, but as far...

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Ooh La La! The Ultimate Luxury Gift Guide for Francophiles

Ooh La La! The Ultimate Luxury Gift Guide for Francophiles

Francophiles rejoice! Audrey Hepburn once said, "Paris is always a good idea," and I'm sure any Francophile would agree. I have seen endless gift guides for Francophiles, but I have not seen many that cater to the luxe Francophile -- someone with both luxe and...

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5 DOs and DON’Ts in Washington D.C.

5 DOs and DON’Ts in Washington D.C.

Washington D.C. is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm. In a few words, John F. Kennedy aptly and succinctly sums up this world-class cultural, political, and historical capital city. Create your own experience, but take note of the following DOs and...

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