As summer winds down and the kids start getting ready to return to school, it’s time for one last weekend getaway. Who better to take with you than The Boss? No, not your supervisor in the corner office. We’re talking about The Boss, Bruce, Mr. Springsteen. Craig Popelars, Algonquin’s director of marketing, sales, and classicContinue reading
I’m sure that like me you have a bookshelf or two that’s dedicated to those very special books—literary treasures that stand out because they’re signed first editions, personal favorites, rare galleys, or sentimental works that somehow marked a special time, place, or person, like a bipolar ex-girlfriend who was convinced by her iridologist to comeContinue reading
The Triangle area of North Carolina—Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill—is famous for a lot of things: stellar restaurants (three of which made Gourmet‘s most recent Top 50 Restaurants list), musicians (Ben Folds, Ryan Adams, Mitch Easter, James Taylor, The Connells, Squirrel Nut Zippers), authors (David Sedaris, Amy Sedaris, Lee Smith, Charles Frazier, Allan Gurganus, Kaye Gibbons,Continue reading
In honor of my recent arrival at Algonquin (and, let’s be honest, my birthday week), Algonquin has been nice enough to let me cap off the month by sharing a few of my favorite things. And what better way to celebrate my birthday than to offer a giveaway, right? Share with me one of yourContinue reading