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by Greg Morabito  A lot of New York restaurants are hard to get into, but only a handful of places in the city require background checks, referrals, or special membership cards to enter. Here's a guide to 10 private New York bars and restaurants, with information about where to go and who to talk to if you want a table. 10) Tiro a Segno: This private Italian-American social club, which occupies three brownstones on MacDougal Street, has something you won't find at any other restaurant in New York City: an active, wood-paneled shooting range in the basement. Upstairs, there's a bar and several dining rooms serving a wide array of traditional Italian American food. Tiro A Segno (which means "shoot the target") is strictly members-only, although they sometimes bend the rules if you want to buy-out one of the banquet rooms for a large event. But if you want to become a member for life, you must be nominated by a current member, and it certainly helps if someone in your family is Italian. For more on the club's 124 year legacy, check out their official site. (Photo) 9) Brooklyn Edible Social Club: About twice a month, this culinary collectiveholds small dinner parties ...

https://youtu.be/Y7AxRA8kCX8 The Travel Adventure Show 2016 will be at the Pennsylvania Convention Center all weekend long – from March 19 to March 20. Make sure you get your tickets now, because you won’t want to miss this exciting event. Click Here to get those tickets now: http://travelshows.com/philadelphia/. Our team is so pumped they’ve even come up with a list for visitors of the top three (3) things to do at the #PhillyTravelShow. As you walk around the exhibition floor, we hope this list helps direct you on exactly how to find the best ways to plan your ultimate dream vacation. Talk to the Experts At America’s Favorite Travel Show, you’ll be able to speak directly with the travel experts that represent hundreds of the top destinations from around the world. You can plan your next escape with renowned travel agents, customize your trip preferences and learn about the different experiences and excursions at each location, and collect the “inside knowledge” so you can travel like a “local” when you get to your destination. You’ll receive local knowledge and travel advice on where to go, what to do, where to stay and how to ensure that you have a personalized travel experience. At http://travelshows.com/shows/philadelphia/plan-your-experience/, you can ...

Cleveland's own Fabulous Food Show with A Fork on the Road bring you Cake King Buddy Valastro, Food Champion Loren Hill winner of 2015's World Food Championship, and Cake Queen Natalie Sideserf. Join us for laughs, food, chef secrets, and contests on this week's A Fork on the Road! [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/233865831" params="auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%" height="450" iframe="true" /]

ENTER TO WIN A TRIP!  An all-expense paid trip to the Fabulous Food show in Cleveland, OH! Got a funny travel video or photo on hand?  Submit it and you could win a trip to the Fabulous Food Show in Cleveland, Ohio, courtesy of Orbitz, A Fork On The Road and the Fabulous Food Show. Here’s how to enter: 1. Follow @MarkDeCarlo on Twitter and @MarkDeCarloTV on Instagram. 2. Tweet @MarkDeCarlo on Twitter and @MarkDeCarloTV on Instagram your funny travel photo or video (max 30 seconds in length)  both with #AFOTR to qualify to win. Photo or video with the most likes and retweets will win the trip! 3. Enter as many photos and videos as you like with #AFOTR.  All contest entries are due by 11:59pm on Friday, November 6, 2015. Winner will be notified on November 7, 2015, for travel to Cleveland the following weekend. Must be eighteen (18) or older to win. Restrictions apply. SHARE with THIS LINK! [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/users/41358123" params="auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%" height="450" iframe="true" /] OFFICIAL RULES NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES (EXCLUDING PUERTO RICO THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, AND OTHER COMMONWEALTHS, TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS), 13 YEARS OR OLDER. 1. By entering this CONTEST (the "Contest") and accepting the terms herein, ...

By Angela Rocco DeCarlo When living in Chicago I covered California more frequently than other venues. Health spas. Theme Parks. Beaches. The entire state seemed to be a playland where the perfect entertainment could be located and devoured. Loved it. Now thatI’m living in exile in Southern California it is fun to display the land’s end treasures for Midwesteran pals who come to visit. When my friend, Dianne, and her family visited me recently, I wanted to give her a taste of Orange County, California, to take back against the next nasty Chicago winter. What could be better than lunch on the beach and a shopping spree on Balboa Island? As a Chicagoan I’m fascinated by the surfing culture of the Pacific Ocean beaches. I’ve been to the charming surfing museums in Huntington Beach and get a kick out of watching surfers calculating waves to catch the best ride back onto the sand. In fact, I’m still agog by my son’s next door neighbor’s garage which houses endless racks of wetsuits, ...

By Mark DeCarlo There's a place, just north of DTLA, where Angelenos - or visitors - can have an immersive experience of a fantastic meal, a tasting tour of a winery, and get a history lesson on LA's early wine making pioneers. And its been there over 98 years. Hidden along the industrial streets of the warehouse district, Los Angeles' San Antonio Winery has been making wine since 1917, surviving prohibition only by becoming a sanctioned wine maker for the Catholic Church... amen! Today, the renovated, working winery and restaurant embraces its heritage and boasts some of California's least known, yet finest wines. Yes way, dude. Winemaking in LA. Totally awesome. Anthony Riboli is the first member of the fourth generation to join the family business. He is also the first family member to have received a formal degree in winemaking and grape growing from the University of California, Davis. Winemaker Arnaud Debons worked in the Bordeaux and Cahors regions of France after graduating from the prestigious winemaking program at the University of Toulouse in France. He brings his expert tastebuds to San Antonio Winery and we get spoiled as we taste triumph with every sip and bite. Daily wine tours and tastings offer an authentic ...

August 20th is National Lemonade Day.  How are you celebrating?  At Traveling Diva we celebrate all happy holidays and this one is no less important.  Let's savor it all! Don’t make plain old lemonade. Whether you prefer yours super sugary or squirm-worthy sour, this summer the Los Angeles’ culinary community is squeezing more than just lemons in the summertime staple. If you crave yours with booze or even without, for National Lemonade Day on Wednesday, August 20th for a summertime indulgence here are some great spots to go and celebrate:   Restaurant: Playa Provisions Beverage: Cucumber Mint Lemonade Restaurant: Eveleigh Beverage: Eveleigh Lemonade – Chamomile-infused tequila, liquor d’orange, Cocchi Americano, lemon juice, honey Head Barman: Dave Kupchinsky Restaurant: Brick + Mortar Beverage: Station 26 Iced Tea – Fire Fly Sweet Tea Vodka, fresh lemonade, soda water   Restaurant: Open Air Kitchen + Bar Beverage: Blueberry Lemonade – Stoli Raz Vodka, blueberries, lemon, sugar rim Restaurant: Saint Rocke Beverage: Lemon Yellow Sun – Ketel Citroen, lemonade, soda, fresh strawberries & lemon  

  Best Chai Tea Latte Recipe by ArtandLemons.com Yield 4 servings 2 1/4 cups water 2 1/4 cups organic milk (whole cow, almond, or soy) 1/4 cup organic dark brown sugar (or more to taste) 2 cinnamon sticks 16 cardamom pods (crushed; place them in a small bag and gently crush them with a rolling pin) 1 star anise clove 1 teaspoon whole cloves 2-inch piece fresh ginger (sliced thin) 1/2 teaspoon whole black peppercorns 2 tablespoons black or green tea leaves (I like to use 2 parts Darjeeling to 1 part Assam; or try Japanese Sencha Tea) Combine the first 9 ingredients (everything except the tea) in a 6-quart pot and bring to a boil. Remove from heat, cover and let mixture steep for 30 minutes. Return to a simmer. Remove from heat and stir in the black or green tea leaves. Cover and let stand for 2 minutes. Place a sieve over a pitcher or jar. Pour hot tea into the sieve to strain. Serve tea immediately, or let cool and serve iced. (This recipe is inspired by“Chai” found in The Joy of Cooking )and borrowed with permission from http://www.artandlemons.com.  

  As the countdown continues to New Orleans Jazz Fest, I can already taste those delicious creatures in my mouth.. I'm talking about crawfish...  And Bevi Seafood Co, is teasing my taste buds ever so with their latest post on how to eat those yummy critters.  Take a look: "The beads have been swept away and the French Quarter is the cleanest it has been all year. Mardi Gras is over and the city of New Orleans is in observance of Lent. Even if you are not Catholic, everyone in the city abides by one distinctly Catholic rite: seafood on Friday’s. Living next to the Gulf of Mexico, this religious sacrament is not necessarily a sacrifice for New Orleanians; instead it has morphed into a celebration of family, food, and the traditions of South Louisiana. If you don’t have a crawfish boil to go to on Friday, stop by Bevi Seafood Co. We’d be happy to have you at ours. Though, there is some crawfish etiquette we hope you’ll follow as you learn why New Orleans is the only city that celebrates the most somber time in the Catholic calendar. Crawfish boil etiquette from Bevi Seafood Co. Don’t eat on the obituaries. Most crawfish ...

Ritornano #LeRicettedelloChefLorisIndri ! Ogni mercoledì, una ricetta dello Chef del Ristorante Do Leoni, da provare a preparare a casa o venire ad assaggiare al ristorante dell’Hotel Londra Palace, in veranda, davanti al Bacino di San Marco! Oggi un dolcetto fresco fresco! IL “BARATTOLINO DO LEONI” “Prepariamo la marmellata di mango, i savoiardi e il gelato al cioccolato bianco. Una volta pronte queste tre basi, prepariamo il croccante di granella di nocciole con gli amaretti e il burro fuso. Prendiamo ora il nostro barattolino , riempiamo a tre quarti con il gelato al cioccolato bianco mantecato, successivamente una cucchiaiata di croccante, ora una cucchiaiata di marmellata di mango tiepida e finiamo con la decorazione di ribes, menta e una macinata di pepe lungo indonesiano. Infine chiudiamo il barattolino, cosicchè il calore della marmellata, ammorbidisca il gelato e sprigioni i profumi della menta e del pepe. Serviamo con due savoiardi fatti in casa”. Ingredienti: 150 gr di gelato al cioccolato bianco 30 gr di marmellata di mango 2 savoiardi fatti in casa 1 rametto di riber rossi 2 foglie di menta fresca piperita Una macinata di pepe lungo indonesiano 10 gr di amaretti tritati 10 gr di granella di nocciole 10 gr di burro Per il gelato al cioccolato bianco: 1 lt di latte 400 gr di cioccolato bianco 250 gr di zucchero semolato 2 ...