Executive Chef Rae Kramer at Il Fiorista in New York City provides a delectable "floral" taste of the restaurant where the culinary and cocktail focus is on incorporating floral elements in the creative and very tasty items on their menus. Chef Rae graciously shares her super delicious recipe for recipe for Hibiscus Caramelized Onions that are on their Burgers that are on their Brunch and Flower Happy Hour menus. The name of the restaurant, Il Fiorista, translates from Italian to …
Edward F. Nesta
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Ever since Charles Dickens published A Christmas Carol in 1843, it has been a beloved part of the holiday tradition for many people. Throughout the years, it has been republished as a book, made into films, and into plays. For his play, A Sherlock Carol, Author and Director Mark Shanahan, brings together two memorable characters to life: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes (published in 1892), and Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol’s Ebenezer Scrooge, for a delightful and memorable mishmash …
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United States recipes
Chef Owner Vincent Chirico Recipes – The Luke Brasserie * Bar * Cafe, New Haven, CT, USA
Chef/Owner Vincent Chirico takes time to speak with Luxury Experience about his new restaurant, The Luke Brasserie * Bar * Café located in New Haven, Connecticut. Newly opened in November 2022, Chef Chirico graciously provides a delicious taste of the contemporary Mediterranean restaurant with his recipe for Mascarpone Enriched Polenta/soft egg/maitake mushroom/24-month Parmesan and fresh black truffle. Bon Appetit!
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The New Haven restaurant scene just got a whole lot tastier with Chef/Owner Vincent Chirico’s new restaurant, The Luke Brasserie * Bar * Café where the culinary focus is contemporary Mediterranean. Located in the Taft Building, next door to the Shubert Theatre, across from College Street Music Hall, and down the street from Yale University, the restaurant is perfectly positioned to become a New Haven favorite.
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The debut release Eric Demmer – So Fine is truly "SO FINE." After over 30 years playing with a Who’s Who of musicians and bands (i.e. Eric Clapton B. B. King, Carlos Santana, The Allman Brothers,…), Eric Demmer finally lets loose with this exceptional release featuring 12 original tracks that brings together an All-Star list of musicians. A long-awaited release that was well worth the wait; so, take some time and enjoy a special musical moment.
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Did you ever wish that you could learn to cook like an Italian grandmother (nonna)? With the cookbook, Tuscan Women Cook, Nonnas. Memories. Recipes by Coleen Kirnan with Rhonda Vilardo you can! With tasty recipes that range from Antipasti (hors d’oeuvre) to Zuppe (soup), Carne (meat), Dolci (dessert), Bevande (drinks), and more, the cookbook is filled with recipes that are easy-to-follow and include beautiful photographs of the food along with a great story for each of them, that will have …
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A Return to Ireland – A culinary journey from America to Ireland by Judith McLaughlin published by Hatherleigh Press, Ltd. is like taking a sumptuous trip to Ireland via the palate with 100 mouth-watering recipes, stories of traveling from Ireland to America, and through the stunning photography by Gary McLaughlin that is gorgeous eye candy. The cookbook is a treasure of photographs and cookery that bring the best of the Emerald Island into your home. Sláinte!
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Adventures Category
Riding the Railroad Museum of New England’s Santa Express Train, Thomaston, CT, USA
We were ready for fun as the conductor called out "all aboard" for the Santa Express at the Railroad Museum of New England at the Naugatuck Railroad in Thomaston, Connecticut. For 1-hour and 20 minutes, the train ride was non-stop fun with visits from Santa and Mrs. Claus, Rudolph, and Santa’s Helper, gorgeous scenery, and much more. What a great way to get ready for the holidays!
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Owner Joseph DeCristofaro brings a delectable taste of The Hamptons to Manhattan with his new restaurant, Old Stove Pub located at 10761 1st Avenue between 59th and 60th Streets. As the Old Stove Pub in Sagaponack, New York has been a Hamptons favorite for locals and visitors alike since it was established in 1967, Owner Joseph DeCristofaro decided it was the perfect time to bring its cuisine and gracious hospitality to Manhattan by opening a second Old Stove Pub in …
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Get ready to let yourself go as you reset your heart rhythms with the third installment of the percussion forward Drumology series – Drumology Volume III. The creative minds of Rob Silverman, Michael Silverman and Jay Oliver have hatched another sensational release that features some of the best drummers in the world as they bring their unique flavor to each track. Accompanied by a Who’s Who of musicians, this is a release that will continue the musical groundswell started by …