by Melanie Nolan | Apr 9, 2025 | Books, Reviews
Smith-Sullivan, Belinda (2025). Cocktails: Southern Style. Utah: Gibb-Smith. “Some drink to forget, I drink to remember. I drink in order to understand what I mean and to discover what I know.” Peter Ackroyd, The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde “A cocktail should...
by Melanie Nolan | Mar 25, 2025 | Events, Reviews
This review examines Michelle Pettinger’s The Young Runner’s Guide to Nutrition, a thorough resource designed for adolescent runners, with the subtitle How to fuel your body to train smarter, run faster, and recover quicker. Although the nutritional information...
by Chuck Gregory | Jan 5, 2024 | Books, Trending
To stay healthy and mentally sharp, you should embrace a Dry January this year, says Dr. Stacie J. Stephenson, bestselling author of Glow: 90 Days to Create Your Vibrant Life from Within and a recognized leader in functional and integrative medicine. Alcohol is...
by Chuck Gregory | Nov 7, 2023 | Events
Performances Friday November 10 at 2pm and 4pm at the Mount Dora Music Hall Also Saturday November 18 at Broadway United Methodist Church Frida Kahlo and the Bravest Girl in the World is based on the book of the same name by Laurence Anholt. Share the book with your...
by Chuck Gregory | Aug 10, 2023 | Books, Holiday Gift Guide, Trending
Jürgen Krauss has been called “possibly the best-loved contestant in Great British Baking Show history.” Now, Weldon Owen is pleased to announce Jürgen’s new book THE GERMAN BAKING BOOK: CAKES TARTS, BREADS AND MORE FROM THE BLACK FOREST AND BEYOND (Weldon Owen;...
by Chuck Gregory | Jul 26, 2023 | Books, Holiday Gift Guide, Trending
DC Scavenger is an interactive treasure map spanning seventeen distinct neighborhoods throughout our nation’s capital. If you think you know everything there is to know about Washington, DC—even the most weird, wonderful, and obscure parts of it—get ready to embark on...
by Chuck Gregory | Mar 31, 2023 | Books, Holiday Gift Guide, Trending
We’d like to propose a toast! Broadway has always raised a glass to celebrate itself, both on-stage and off. I’ll Drink to That! is a celebration of theatrical tradition, a souvenir of magic moments on stage, and a practical guide to make one-of-a-kind craft cocktail...
by Chuck Gregory | Mar 31, 2023 | Books, Holiday Gift Guide, Trending
Eggs are geting a lot of buzz these days because let’s face it, they are an essential food with unending uses! Easter brunch season, Passover, Mother’s Day – you name it. Spring is the best time to enjoy eggs! Just ask the wonderfully talented Lisa Steele,...
by Chuck Gregory | Mar 31, 2023 | Books, Trending
Celebrate your favorite films with delicious cheese boards, creative charcuterie platters, and movie-themed snack recipes in this punny and tasty cookbook. Introducing Once Upon a Rind in Hollywood: 50 Movie-Themed Cheese Platters and Snack Boards for Film Fanatics by...
by Chuck Gregory | Aug 25, 2021 | Books, Holiday Gift Guide, Trending
Life and Other Shortcomings is a collection of linked short stories that takes the reader from New Orleans to New York City to Madrid, and from 1970 to the present day. The women in these twelve stories make a number of different choices: some work, others don’t; some...
by Chuck Gregory | Aug 25, 2021 | Books, Holiday Gift Guide, Trending
Is there anything as satisfying as taking a seat and digging into your favorite comfort food? After all, Americans hold such a special place for feel-good foods and nostalgic childhood dishes that they would even name their kid after their favorite for a lifetime...
by Chuck Gregory | Aug 11, 2021 | Books, Holiday Gift Guide, Trending
From a syrup-drenched stack of fluffy pancakes and a perfectly golden-brown flaky croissant for breakfast to an overflowing bowl of comforting ramen (complete with egg, meat, mushrooms, and nori sheets!) for dinner and an adorably sweet three-layer frosted strawberry...
