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After a successful run on London’s West End, Jamie Allan’s AMAZE is now at the New World Stages (Stage 5) in Manhattan. We saw this astounding illusion show on Saturday, August 9, 2025, and we were utterly amazed! Bravo! Jamie Allan’s AMAZE runs at the New World Stage until November 2, 2025. If you love illusions, you will not want to miss Jamie Allan’s AMAZE!  We have always been fascinated by the great illusionists, and throughout the years we have …

The latest release from Kirk Fletcher – Keep On Pushing is a salute to the Blues. Kirk Fletcher known as a Blues extraordinaire, lays down Delta Blues, Chicago Blues, West Coast Jump Blues, Funky Blues, and more across the 10 track release, and coupled with his mastery of vocals this is a commanding, passionate, and compelling release. Keep On Pushing: It’s Love Baby, Just A Dream, I’m Gonna Dig Myself A Hole, Every Dog Has Its Day, Lost Love, Croke, …

Mezcal Trascendente made from 100% maguey in Oaxaca, Mexico, is a smooth and velvety artisanal joven (young) espadín mezcal. Imported by SPIRIBAM USA, this delectable crystal clear mezcal is a treat to use in a variety of cocktail creations including our recipes for Mezcal & Maple, Summer Crush, and Let’s Get Married – We Can’t Elope. Look for the attractive tall bottle with the hummingbird on the Mezcal Trascendente label. Cheers, it’s cocktail time! Interesting to note about mezcal is …

If you love watching escape artists, you will definitely want to see the show, Lord Nil: Seven Deadly Sins at Stage 42 on Theatre Row in New York City. We had the thrill of experiencing the show on Saturday, August 9, 2025, and it was a performance that will linger in our memories for an exceptionally long time. One of the amazing escapes included Lord Nil being wrapped in chains secured with padlocks, then submerged in a clear box filled …

The Frick Collection located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York at 70th Street and Fifth Avenue, across from Central Park is much more than a world-class Museum, as it also provides visitors with the rare opportunity to experience Old Master paintings, European sculpture, and decorative arts in a stunning Gilded Age Mansion. Built between 1912 – 1914 by Thomas Hastings for the American industrialist Henry Clay Frick and his wife Adelaide Howard Childs Frick, The Frick Collection …

The Dimenna Center for Classical Music in Manhattan, New York at the Baryshnikov Arts, was the site of the inaugural Wine & Opera Festival 2025 held on Sunday, July 20, 2025. This unique Festival combined a selection of excellent wines to pair with exceptional selections from opera sung by the renowned opera singers and Founders of the Festival, Crystallia Spileou and Michael Karl. It was a perfect way to spend a Summer Sunday afternoon in New York City. Bravo!  On …

The latest release Chris Vincent & The Raw Deals – Good Crook is the second release from Chris Vincent & the Raw Deals. Crossing Blues, Delta Blues, Jazz, swagger, and improvisation, the release covers love, love lost, crossroads we take, and life as it takes form over time. The release echoes Chris Vincent’s feelings towards the transition that New Orleans is going through. Powerful, imaginative, poignant, and defining, is the best way to encase the release. Good Crook: Good Crook, …

Louis Pommery Carneros Chardonnay 2022 is a stunning Chardonnay for those that prefer crisper and more complex, rather than buttery chardonnays. Meticulously made from 100% chardonnay grapes from a single vineyard in northern California in Los Carneros, California, the Louis Pommery Carneros Chardonnay 2022 heralds the signature of the Louis Pommery style and is a beautiful complement to the House of Pommery’s exceptional wines. Cheers! Pommery Champagne has been renowned for its excellence and quality around the world since the …

I have noted in past materials that I am an aspiring bread maker, known in the family as Boulanger Edward, who loves to try new bread recipes, but what took me so long to tackle sourdough? I came across the website Ballerina Farm that made making sourdough not only seem like fun, but made the process required exciting. So, I ordered my first Sourdough Kit from Ballerina Farm and I was off and running (so to speak). Ballerina Farm has …