40 Things to Do Off the Strip in Las Vegas
As a frequent visitor to Las Vegas, the question I most frequently get is: “What’s there to do off the Las Vegas Strip?” Dissatisfied with the answers I was getting from the Interwebs, I set out to...
View ArticleFalling Back in Love with the South in Nashville
I adjusted my rear-view mirror to get a glimpse of the “Welcome to South Carolina” sign passing by as I was exiting the state. It was my virtual “middle finger” to not just South Carolina, but the...
View Article40 Things to Do Off the Strip in Las Vegas
As a frequent visitor to Las Vegas, the question I most frequently get is: “What’s there to do off the Las Vegas Strip?” Dissatisfied with the answers I was getting from the Interwebs, I set out to...
View ArticleFalling Back in Love with the South in Nashville
I adjusted my rear-view mirror to get a glimpse of the “Welcome to South Carolina” sign passing by as I was exiting the state. It was my virtual “middle finger” to not just South Carolina, but the...
View ArticleEat your favorite childhood foods at these restaurants
Pop-tarts, fruit roll-ups, pizza bagel bites, corn dogs, peanut butter and jelly. What do all these things have in common? They were all probably foods that defined (or maybe destroyed) your childhood....
View ArticleCooking with Booze: Spaghetti with White Wine Sauce
This is without a shadow of a doubt, my go-to pasta recipe to make at home. Fellas (and gals), if you want to show off your cooking chops on a date, this is the recipe to use. For the time that it...
View ArticleWho and What is Whiskey Tango Globetrot
Welcome to Whiskey Tango Globetrot. And to that initial blog post that seems to always get buried and that nobody reads but grandma. But wait! Before you go, I’ve lured many of you here with promises...
View ArticleIreland Food and Drinks for St. Patrick’s Day
You guys, it is almost one of my favorite holidays of the year, St. Patrick’s Day. I’m just a few years removed from discovering that I am in fact not Irish, after being convinced that I was after...
View ArticleCooking with Booze: Homemade Vodka Pasta Sauce
Does anyone else like me get to middle of the week, when around lunchtime you’re torn between heating up leftovers, making something out of what you have lying around, or just ordering a stuffed crust...
View ArticlePhoto Essay: Food and Drink Tour of Whistler, British Columbia
By and large, I’ve never been that impressed with the food and drink offerings of ski destinations. And it’s not necessarily any fault of their own. They’re called ski resorts, and not “food resorts”...
View ArticleCooking with Beer: Beer-Braised Brats Recipe for Summer Grilling
Beer-braised brats. Now say that five times fast (and after drinking beer). It’s time yet again for another installment of “cooking with booze,” and today’s we’re cooking with beer. Because beer. And...
View ArticleBoozy Ice Cream, Milkshake, and Popsicle Recipes
You guys, it’s National Ice Cream Month. Not National Ice Cream Day, but National Ice Cream Month. That mean we can get ice cream every day for the entire month and not feel bad about ourselves (or get...
View ArticlePhoto Essay: A Tour of Austin, Texas in Photos
I have a confession to make: I had never been to Austin until last week. I know! I’ve been to 47 U.S. states and love everything that Austin stands for, namely BBQ, beer, and good music, yet had never...
View ArticleFirst-Time Trip to Western and South Australia
My reasons for having never been to Australia can be summed up by being afraid. Namely, afraid that I’d love it so much that I’d never want to leave, or afraid that I’d meet a blonde hair, blue eye...
View Article5 Easy Thanksgiving Cocktail Recipes
Y’all, Thanksgiving cocktails. I’ve gotten excited about Thanksgiving cocktails only recently because having grown up in the south, there was only one drink on our Thanksgiving table, and that was...
View ArticleFood Adventure on the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia
You guys, South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula is one of the wildest, most fascinating places I’ve ever visited. Being just 150 miles (as the crow flies) from South Australia’s capital city, Adelaide, it’s...
View ArticleBarbecue and Beer Tour of North Carolina
Y’all, barbecue is to North Carolina what pizza is to New York. And while many of the top barbecue destinations, like Texas, have a particular style, North Carolina has two styles. That’s how serious...
View ArticleSummer Festival Season in Reno, Nevada
Y’all, my favorite season is upon us. No, I’m not talking about spring, though I do like spring for its skiing and cocktails, among other things. And no, not baseball season, though that’s virtuous in...
View ArticleCocktail Tales: New York Sour
Welcome to “Cocktail Tales,” a new series that I’ll be doing on WTG. Each post, or rather, tale, will feature a different classic cocktail, where I’ll be coming to you with the 4-1-1 on its history,...
View ArticleBehind-the-Scenes Beer Road Trip in Idaho
Quick, when you think barley, what do you think of? Well, you probably at least know that it’s a grain, perhaps having it in something like barley soup. But did you know that it’s an ingredient in...
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