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A VINTNER’S DREAM

I have always loved Argentina for its cultural combination of European customs and Latin American traditions, its diverse landscapes that include forests, deserts, mountains, and thousands of miles of ocean shoreline, and its similar time zone making jet lag a nonissue. This, however, was my first trip to the heart of Argentina’s wine country, Mendoza;

STOP & STAY

Panama City has location, location, location in its favor. As the connecting point between the Americas, Panama City’s airport sees flights daily from more than 80 destinations. Why not treat your layover like a vacation by breaking up the trip and visiting one of Central America’s most metropolitan cities? With historic architecture, ultramarine seas, and

FRENCH TOAST CLAFOUTIS WITH BRANDIED PLUMS

When our four children were little, Christmas morning had its expected rituals. The kids in their pajamas would impatiently wait for my husband and me to emerge bleary eyed from late night finishes to one or another homemade gifts: Adding the hinges to the roof of a dollhouse, say, or sewing the mane on a

A PERFECT SWISH

There’s no use burying the lead: Michael Jordan’s Steakhouse may be the most-impressive athlete-owned restaurant concept in the country. Elway. Arnie. Ditka. Brett Favre. They’re gold-jacket legends, one and all, but not a single one would make my list of hall-of-fame restaurateurs. When, after all, was the last time you ate at a restaurant with

WINED & DINED

Believe it or not, it was the spuds that made my knees buckle. A full When Harry Met Sally reaction. Raised eyebrows. Dramatic head twirls. And more purring from my side of the table than you’ll hear during a Broadway performance of the musical Cats. Serve me a really tasty tater, and I’m putty in

ARABIAN LAMB PIES

Although familiar comforts like mac and cheese, chili, and slow roasts can bring warmth on cold winter nights, now and then I like to spice things up at the dinner table with something more exotic. These little pies do just that. Seasoned with bzar, an Emirati mixture of ten spices that has an almost garam

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