• Holiday Afternoon Tea at The Langham

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  • A Culinary Barge Cruise Through Burgundy France

    Most visitors to France make it to Paris and Versailles but little else. C'est trè…

  • Doors of Italy

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  • The Most Instagrammable Airbnb In Mexico

    Okay, okay... "Most Instagrammable Airbnb in Mexico" might be a TAD misleading considering... a) I've …

  • Chicago Eats || Casati’s Pizza Vino

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  • Merry Christmas

    Merry Christmas

    “Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time” -– Laura Ingalls Wilder

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    Confessions of an Ornament Addict

    Confessions of an Ornament Addict

    Christmas has always been a very sentimental holiday for me. I have so many warm memories of decorating the Christmas tree with my parents and sister as a child. We would watch our favorite Christmas film, White Christmas (inevitably my…

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    Christmas in Chicago

    Christmas in Chicago

    “Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection” — Winston Churchill

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    Salmon Wellington for Christmas Eve

    Salmon Wellington for Christmas Eve

    My mother’s side of the family is 100% Polish Catholic which means we don’t actually open our presents and celebrate Christmas on Christmas Day. Instead we celebrate with a large “fish only” meal (similar to Lent) on Christmas Eve, and…

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    Scarlet & Cobalt

    Scarlet & Cobalt

    “Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance.” -Coco Chanel

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