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June 3, 2026 Special Places / St. Ignace, Michigan / The Art of Food

The Family Owned Motel

It just feels different After a few cross country trips, there’s a certain familiarity that sets in. Land, tie down,

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May 30, 2026 Grinnell, Iowa / Special Places / The Art of Food

Alumni Weekend in the Jewel of the Prairie

When landing in Grinnell, Iowa, we couldn’t have known it would be the perfect overnight respite. We chose it as

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February 14, 2026 Architecture / New Orleans, Louisiana / Special Places / The Art of Food

Finding It

I really wasn’t sure the Uber driver would get there. “I’ve been driving 12 years and I’ve never been to

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January 16, 2026 Architecture / San Antonio, Texas / Special Places / The Art of Food

A City that Knows Who It Is

San AntonioSome places seem uncertain, a little disjointed, slapping the new alongside the old with careless disregard. Others seamlessly flow,

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January 13, 2026 Architecture / New Orleans, Louisiana / Special Places / The Art of Food

Tacos in the Crescent City

Algiers taco loveFollowing a tip from a local and the well-crafted advice of SECRET NEW ORLEANS – AN UNUSUAL GUIDE,

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April 4, 2023 Architecture / Aviating / Special Places / The Art of Food / Truth or Consequences, New Mexico

Truth or Consequences?

Will the next contestant step forward

April 3, 2023 Special Places / The Art of Food / Tucson, Arizona

Eating out of a Tin Can?

Tucson’s Coronet

April 2, 2023 El Paso, Texas / Special Places / The Art of Food

I’ll Never Buy Tortillas Again

El Paso’s Elemi Cocina

April 30, 2022 Brooklyn, New York / Special Places / The Art of Food

Carbonara

Gotta love New York City

April 27, 2022 Special Places / The Art of Food / Winslow, Arizona

The Early Bird Gets the Squash Blossoms…

…and other tales from the Turquoise Room

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Themes:

  • Architecture
  • Aviating
  • Snippets & Vignettes
  • Special Places
    • Apple Valley, California
    • Asheville, North Carolina
    • Barre, Vermont
    • Bolinas, California
    • Brooklyn, New York
    • Caldwell, New Jersey
    • Columbus, Georgia
    • El Paso, Texas
    • Grinnell, Iowa
    • Ground Zero, NYC, New York
    • Hereford, Texas
    • Los Angeles, California
    • Manhattan, New York
    • Memphis, Tennessee
    • Meridian, Mississippi
    • Modesto, California
    • New Orleans, Louisiana
    • Paducah, Kentucky
    • Pecos, Texas
    • San Antonio, Texas
    • Savannah, Georgia
    • Scottsdale, Arizona
    • Sioux Falls, South Dakota
    • St. Ignace, Michigan
    • Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
    • Tucson, Arizona
    • White Sands National Park, New Mexico
    • Winslow, Arizona
  • The Art of Food
  • The Love for Music

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