If you need a birthday cake in Providence, Rhode Island, you might initially think that your only option is to go to Federal Hill, where all the best Italian bakeries are located. This is certainly a good strategy– though Rhode Island’s capital city has a much more diverse birthday cake scene (is that a scene?) […]
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The 10 Best Birthday Cake Bakeries in NYC
Want to experience one of the best birthday cakes in NYC? As a food critic who’s ordered countless top-notch birthday cakes in the city over the last decade, I can assure you there’s a wide variety to choose from. More importantly, New York City has no shortage of excellent bakeries. And with the advent of […]
An Inside Look at Bota Bota, Montreal’s Gorgeous Floating Spa
Bota Bota, spa-sur-l’eau, is a beautiful floating spa in Montreal, Quebec that is easily one of Canada’s coolest spas. This floating sauna, bathhouse, spa, and restaurant on the Saint Lawrence River is located inside of a renovated ferryboat docked in Montreal’s Old Port (Vieux-Port de Montréal). Since 2010, it’s been a serene Montreal bucket list […]
The 5 Best Acai Bowls on O’ahu
Looking for a good acai bowl on Oahu? Even though they were invented in Brazil, the Hawaiian islands have come to be associated with superb acai bowls, and with good reason. This healthy-ish, superfood-filled dessert-that’s-pretending-to-be-a-smoothie offers a unique vehicle for experiencing some of the best available tropical and non-tropical fruit on O’ahu. After all, there’s […]
15 Cool Things to do in Montreal (Gorgeous Visitor’s Guide)
Whether you’re planning your first visit to Montreal or are a repeat visitor to the city, this roundup of the best things to do in Montreal, Canada has a little bit of something for everyone. This charming, French-speaking Canadian city is full of European-style neighborhoods, cobblestone alleys, warmly-lit restaurants, and eclectic boutiques worth exploring– plus […]
The 9 Best Coffee Shops in Asheville, North Carolina
Amidst the crisp mountain air and beautiful mountain views, Asheville, North Carolina is the perfect backdrop for a nice cup of hot coffee– especially in the Fall. Accordingly, Asheville has become a city that’s famous for its hip coffee shops (in addition to breweries, farm-to-table restaurants, and natural wonders). Because of the mounting popularity of […]
The 5 Best Gluten-Free Restaurants in Pittsburgh
As we wrote in our Insider’s Guide to Pittsburgh, PGH is a relatively good city for gluten-free living. In addition to a host of great gluten-free bakeries and grocery stores like Eden’s Market: A Gluten Free Emporium, Aldi, and GF wholesalers like Gluten Free Goat, there are also a number of excellent gluten-free restaurants in […]
NYC’s 8 Best, Most Famous Cookies (& Other Unique Treats)
New York City’s food scene quite literally has something for everyone, as the best chefs and bakers in the world come to this city to prove themselves. Not unlike the world’s best actors, singers, stylists, musicians, and artists, the city has something of a flair for attracting people with niche talents, and in the baking […]
The 5 Best Places to Go Apple Picking in Northern Virginia (& Pumpkin Picking, Too!)
Apple picking in Northern Virginia is almost as fun as pumpkin picking in Northern Virginia. Fortunately, at many of the farms on this personally-vetted list, you can do both! Even the people who live in the area don’t always know that Virginia is a state known for its incredible depth and variety of apples. NPR […]
Cool Experience: Where To Dig-Your-Own Peanuts in Virginia
For those looking for a super unique, only-in-Virginia activity, digging your own peanuts is a bucket list experience. To that end, Hollin Farms in Delaplane, Virginia is one of the coolest and only places where you can easily dig your own peanuts in Virginia’s beautiful farm country– and with mountain views, to boot! As we […]