Food and Beverage Trends for 2023
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What will food and beverage menus look like in 2023? Lyons Magnus, a global foodservice, and ingredient source, predicts five emerging trends. “We use our proprietary research and analysis to support our partners with targeted …

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Books ‘n’ Food
April 1, 2014 – 11:52 am | No Comment
Books ‘n’ Food

Road Trips Foodies often are voracious readers. Megan Pacella of USA Today has created a literary food trail just for us. Yes, we’re talking book-themed restaurants and bars.
“There’s nothing quite as indulgent as enjoying a …

Japanese Cherry Trees and Sake
March 26, 2014 – 8:19 am | No Comment
Japanese Cherry Trees and Sake

It’s Cherry Blossom Festival time in Washington, D.C. (March 20 through April 13, 2014), so what better time to schedule a sake tasting?
Sample what’s said to be the world’s top 1% of sake produced at …

A Doll Collector’s Tea
July 4, 2013 – 8:54 am | No Comment
A Doll Collector’s Tea

Did you know that Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st Street NW, Washington D.C. (map), has an extensive doll collection?
Those of us Road Trips Foodies who collect dolls (and I’m talking adults only …

A 4th of July Tea, But Not On Independence Day
June 26, 2013 – 8:09 am | No Comment
A 4th of July Tea, But Not On Independence Day

Get a jump on Independence Day by celebrating our nation’s birthday on Sunday (June 30, 2013) at Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st Street NW, Washington, D.C. (map).
The Independence Day Tea — adults …

Turkey: Beak to Tail Feather
November 22, 2012 – 8:36 am | No Comment
Turkey: Beak to Tail Feather

Talk about the most sustainable meal of the year! What chef does not use the Thanksgiving bird from beak to tail feather? With all the gravy juices swirling around in sauce pan, chefs get …

10 of America’s Best Historic Restaurants
September 11, 2012 – 7:50 pm | No Comment
10 of America’s Best Historic Restaurants

According to CNN, “Eating well while traveling doesn’t always mean hitting up the newest, hottest and trendiest locales.”
The advice from writer Amanda Kludt? “Seek out some of America’s wonderful, still-thriving historic restaurants.”
Here are her choices:
*Old …

Belgian Restaurant Week — in D.C.
June 18, 2012 – 12:46 am | No Comment
Belgian Restaurant Week — in D.C.

Heading to the nation’s capital next month, Road Trips Foodies? If you’re lucky enough to be in Washington between July 12 and 21, 2012, you can participate in the third annual Belgian Restaurant Week (it …

New Year’s Tradition
December 6, 2011 – 12:14 am | No Comment
New Year’s Tradition

The marriage of Black-eyed Peas [ok- not the music group] and Mustard or Collard Greens has us “Hoppin” like “John” around the New Year’s Day table. As the tale goes – children reared in the …

Giving Thanks by Giving Back
November 24, 2011 – 12:45 am | No Comment
Giving Thanks by Giving Back

It’s Thanksgiving, so here’s something different for Road Trips Foodies. Read about how some chefs and restaurateurs take time off to reflect on the importance of giving back in their own special way within their …

The Government’s Effect on the American Diet
June 12, 2011 – 12:22 am | No Comment
The Government’s Effect on the American Diet

“What’s Cooking, Uncle Sam? The Government’s Effect on the American Diet” is an exhibition of records from the holdings of the National Archives that trace the ways that food has occupied the hearts and minds …