There is a Chick Fil A, in a small Georgia town near the Atlanta airport, where you can sit down at a table, with a server, and eat a Hot Brown breakfast and finish with a Lemon Icebox Pie. It’s real, it’s magical. It’s The Dwarf House Chick Fil A in Hapeville. There are normal doors of course, for normal people to enter through. Then there’s the “dwarf” door. It leads you into a little lobby and then another tiny door that will take into the restaurant. Why be normal when you can walk [continue reading...]
Elize Restaurant Orlando – Wine · Food · Coffee
Elize Restaurant has opened in the space that was previously occupied by Rusty Spoon in downtown Orlando. The newest addition to the historic Church Street District is a mix of Dutch and American cuisine imagined by Michelle Lagerweij, a restaurateur from the Netherlands. Michelle was co-owner of the original Elize restaurant in Utrecht, Netherlands, before following her dream to bring the cuisine of her home country to the United States. Michelle brought along well known Dutch Chef de [continue reading...]
ICEBAR Orlando New Food Menu
Have you visited ICEBAR Orlando yet? I have to admit, I had not until just recently when I was invited to check out their new food menu. What is ICEBAR Orlando? If you are not familiar with ICEBAR Orlando, it’s located on the south end of International Drive virtually next door to Pointe Orlando. ICEBAR Orlando is a fun choice when seeking out unique places to visit in the tourist corridor of Orlando. ICEBAR Orlando is basically two bars/lounges. The Fire Lounge does not have an [continue reading...]
Cafe D’Avignon Orlando now open at Margaritaville
Cafe D’Avignon Orlando is now open! In the early 1990s, three men from Europe met while studying at a college in New York City. They had a hard time finding bread in the United States that measured up to what they were used to in their home country, the former Yugoslavia. So in 1992 they began baking their own bread and opened a wholesale business. By the year 2000, they opened their first brick and mortar bakery called Pain D’Avignon, and almost 20 years later, they have expanded to Cafe [continue reading...]
How to get a Reservation for Breakfast at Tiffany’s
EDITOR'S NOTE (1/17/2020): It appears that the Blue Box Cafe has closed and will reopen in 2021. The following text appears on the front page of the Tiffany.com website: (or feel free to keep reading to get to the original post) The Blue Box Cafe™ Reopens in 2021 Reservations are no longer available at The Blue Box Cafe™ as the Tiffany New York flagship embarks on an exciting transformation. Pencil in breakfast at Tiffany for 2021 when the reinvention of the store at 727 Fifth Avenue will be [continue reading...]
Disney Tea Experience at Epcot
I am so excited to tell you about the Disney Tea Experience at Epcot in the United Kingdom’s Rose and Crown Pub. I booked a reservation for myself as I am an avid tea lover. I love tea. I collect tea from all over the world. One of my favorite travel finds was Ice Cave Blue Tea from a recent trip to Juneau, Alaska. The Twinings Disney Tea Experience at Epcot’s Rose and Crown Pub begins at 9:45am Thursday – Sunday. The cost is $35 per person and includes tea tastings, tea [continue reading...]
Christmas at Barnie’s Coffee
**GIVEAWAY ALERT** Head over to my Instagram page for your chance to win a Santa's White Christmas coffee and magic mug gift box PLUS a $25 gift card from Barnie's Coffee online. We are less than 10 days from Christmas….have you even started gift shopping yet? I admit, it’s been a fairly busy season so far – between marathon training, end of semester schoolwork, and a sprinkling of Holiday and family get togethers, I haven’t had time to even think about gift giving. And this is why I was so [continue reading...]
What to do on a Long Layover in Minneapolis
What to do on a Long Layover in Minneapolis (The following ideas can be done separately if you have less time than I had. Downtown Minneapolis is a 20-minute ride on the light rail from the airport, while Mall of America is only 10 minutes away. And the food and drinks are a lot cheaper when you go off airport property.) The Long Layover in Minneapolis started with a mechanical delay I was running through four terminals at the Minneapolis airport, knocking over countless children [continue reading...]
On Location Tours New York City
All About: On Location Tours New York City NEW for 2020 - Mrs. Maisel's Marvelous Tour of New York City. Explore 1950's New York on this marvelous bus tour to the shops, bars, cafés, and parks that are featured on all three seasons of the series. Book a Tour Here I visit NYC so often that I consider myself to be almost a local. I know 6 different ways to get anywhere, and I can recommend the best places to eat anything from a taco to a lobster roll. Like most New York tourists, I have [continue reading...]
Alden Suites St. Pete Beach
I recently spent an amazing fun filled weekend at Alden Suites St. Pete Beach. Located west of St. Petersburg, Florida, St. Pete Beach is situated on a barrier island and is less than 45 minutes from Tampa International Airport. Alden Suites St. Pete Beach sits on four acres of white sand beachfront on the Gulf of Mexico, and I have an opportunity for you to win a two-night stay in a poolside suite! Accommodations at Alden Suites Alden Suites Beachfront Resort has 141 one-bedroom suites [continue reading...]
