Making the Rounds: The Alchemy of Food and Drink

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By Helen Benefield Billings The “alchemy of food and drink” is definitely the ideal description for Celebrity Chef Rick Moonen’s brainchild, Rx Boiler Room in Las Vegas. Moonen, along with Bar Manager and Mixologist Eric Smith,…

Making the Rounds: Sunset Cocktails

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By Helen Benefield Billings Spring and summer are the perfect times to visit to The Ritz-Carlton in Naples, Florida. What better way to usher in the warm weather season than with cocktails overlooking the Gulf of Mexico at sunset, in…

The Adventures of George: The Pisco Sour

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By Tony Abou-Ganim George decided he wanted to go see the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall. It had been several years since he had visited the nation’s capital and he always loved springtime in Washington, D.C. After arriving and checking…

Making the Rounds – The Mellow Life

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By Helen Benefield Billings Dishing Out Their Own Brand of Soul I recently had the pleasure of attending the grand opening of a new Mellow Mushroom restaurant. This particular Mellow is located on Saint Simons Island, off the coast of Georgia,…

Making the Rounds – An Epic High Seas Holiday

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An Epic High Seas Holiday By Helen Benefield Billings Norwegian Epic is the perhaps the most fitting name imaginable for Norwegian Cruise Line’s bold and stately ship, which made its debut to great fanfare in 2010. Its sleek design…

Mai-Kai Restaurant joins National Register of Historic Places

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Certainly an iconic stand-out venue from the heyday of Polynesian themed restaurants and bars that thrived across America from the 1930s to the 1960s, The Mai Kai in Ft. Lauderdale was recently recognized by the National Register…

A Las Vegas Icon To Close

The Riviera Hotel and Casino one of Vegas' most iconic casinos is about to join a long list of legendary casinos who have shuttered their doors and have been erased off The Strip permanently. Last week it was announced that the Riviera was…

The Adventures of George: Egg-nogging

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George found himself in Portland, Oregon on a rather chilly winter’s eve and in need of some warming fortification. Not knowing his way around the city, he inquired with the concierge at the beautiful Monaco Hotel, where he might find a well-crafted…