A Bowl of Red

Alexandria, Virginia MAPPING THE DAY K.O. and I traveled to the East Coast on business in March 2008.  The business RoadTrip took us from JFK in New York, to Rockville Centre, Long Island, then south to New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Washington, D.C.  We finished the two-week expedition in Alexandria, Virgina for a couple of days off before flying home. For two native…

Deli Delicious Corned Beef Sandwiches

Montreal, Canada Blog update June 19, 2015: Sadly Ben’s Deli in Montreal closed for good since our original posting. Luckily the deli-inspired Corned Beef recipe below will help capture the memory of this iconic restaurant.   MAPPING THE DAY K.O. and I traveled to Montreal, Canada in August of 2004.  We checked into our hotel…

When in San Francisco, Eat This!

San Francisco, California MAPPING THE DAY Sights, places and neighborhoods abound in San Francisco.  Each time we are there, we discover new places and vow to return soon and visit longer.  We often stay in the Marina neighborhood at a little hotel called Cow Hollow Motor Inn on Lombard and Steiner.  It is a modest hotel…