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My Summer European Trip – August 5 – August 20, 2026

I love a good vacation, like anyone else and this summer seemed like the perfect time to get one on, here goes… Thursday – August 6, 2026 – Arrive in Rome, check into my Airbnb.  It is an old area … Continue reading →

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Il Vero Alfredo – August 7, 2026 – Dinner – Rome, Italy

I am a very big lover of all things Italian, especially their food. When I started this European journey, I was so pleased when owner Ines Di Lelio invited to me to come in and try my most favorite pasta … Continue reading →

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July 19, 2026 – Late Lunch – Top Shelf – Melrose District – Los Angeles, CA.

There is a lot of street food vendors in and around Los Angeles. In the very hipster part of Melrose is a hidden gem. I met Doborah Pierce the night before at a Whispers show at the Saban in Beverly … Continue reading →

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July 18, 2026 – MUSE/IQUE – Defiantly Joni – Mark Taper Forum – Los Angeles, CA.

This show was led by the genius Artistic and Music director Rachel Worby. All about a singer songwriter – baring her soul – Joni Mitchell. Defiantly Joni is a Los Angeles concert series celebrating music icon Joni Mitchell. Produced by … Continue reading →

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The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Concert – June 25, 2026 – 8PM – at the Hollywood Bowl. 

What a great show, filled with faith, spirit and wonderful talent. Starting off with “Call of Champions” – Music: John Williams – Hymns of Praise.  Very historic seeing that the bowl just named its stage The John Williams Stage. Williams … Continue reading →

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Bao Dim Sum – Dinner – June 24, 2026 – Los Angeles, CA.

I have been a customer to Bao Dim Sum for many years, and have seen all of its incarnations. But I have to say that it is always delicious and something I crave. The best news it that it is … Continue reading →

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Dinner – Johnny Russo’s Italian Kitchen – Banning CA. – June 16, 2026

“Chi mangia bene, vive bene.” He who eats well, lives well. When you think of your childhood, you think of that one Italian restaurant you would go to for special weeknight dinner, for me it was Sorrentino’s on La Cienega … Continue reading →

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Continental Kitchen – Home At First Bite – June 3, 2026 – Beverly Hills, CA.

I have been coming to this wonderful restaurant for close to 10 years, since its opening. I had a dear friend who lived around the corner, so it was always our go to place. The food is fresh and always … Continue reading →

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Alicia Keys’ Hell’s Kitchen – Experience Where Dreams Begin – Broadway in Hollywood – The Hollywood Pantages Theater – May 27, 2026 – Hollywood, CA.

Alicia Keys’ hit Broadway musical Hell’s Kitchen runs at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre through June 21, 2026. The semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story set in 1990s New York features new music and greatest hits from Keys and is currently making its Los … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Symphony – Davies Symphony Hall – Măcelaru Conducts Dvořák’s New World – May 23, 2026 – San Francisco, CA.

The San Francisco Symphony’s Măcelaru Conducts Dvořák’s New World performance on Saturday, May 23, 2026, featured Romanian conductor Cristian Măcelaru, the world premiere of Tyler Taylor’s Embers, Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with pianist Simon Trpčeski, and concluded with Antonín … Continue reading →

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