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I Was Just Thinking... . . . about all the articles that offer a look back at the year 2020....
Best of Travel, Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Travel, UncategorizedI Was Just Thinking... . . . about fires. The fires of California, Oregon and elsewhere. Although I’m an East...
Best of Travel, Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, TravelI Was Just Thinking... . . . about all the people who ask me how I’m “doing.” It’s a question...
Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, TravelI Was Just Thinking... . . . about how wealthy people travel compared to the rest of us. Read a...
Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, TravelI Was Just Thinking... . . . about the glories of frequent flyer miles and frequent guest award points. Especially...
Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, TravelI Was Just Thinking... . . . how different this Fourth of July was from all the other Fourth of...
A French Mexican Mashup: Mexican Cheese Souffle
Best of Food, Blog, Books, Food, Lifestyle, Recipe, TravelI am obsessed with souffles. I have been known to whip one up when I am feeling blue or...
Best of Travel, Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, TravelI Was Just Thinking... . . . about hotels and how many will not be re-opening their doors in the...
Best of Travel, Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Travel... I Was Just Thinking . . . about how time is so elastic. Remember when you were young and...
Best of Travel, Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, TravelI Was Just Thinking... . . . about Las Vegas and all the money its hotels, casinos, and restaurants have...
Best of Travel, Blog, Lifestyle, TravelI Was Just Thinking... Is it just me, or do you find you’re getting less work done when you’re at...
Best of Travel, Blog, Travel, UncategorizedAbout That Virus I wish I could offer a wise overview on the future of travel, but the news comes...
Blue Lifestyle Update: February 2020
Blog, Featured, Holiday, Lifestyle, TravelEverything you never knew you needed to know about food, beverage, and lifestyle. It's February. Spring is right around the...
Blog, Food, Lifestyle, TravelI just re-read the late A. A. Gill’s vicious and incredibly funny take-down of Chez L’Ami Louis that appeared...
Rudy Maxa’s Tours: Newsletter #7
Best of Travel, Blog, TravelThe Demise Of Super Shuttle Those blue and yellow, shared-rider vans operated by Super Shuttle at airports since 1983...
The Musts of Weekends at Wineries
Beverage, Blog, Featured, Food, Lifestyle, Travel, WineWeekends at wineries can make for fun, memorable trips. Not only do you get to tour a new area,...
Oktoberfest and Where you Should Celebrate It
Best of Travel, Blog, TravelOktoberfest is a traditional Bavarian festival celebrating all things Bavaria. Originally it was a festival in celebration of...
America’s Best Wine Regions (California Not Included)
Alcohol, Cabernet, Featured, Riesling, Travel, WineWhile the bulk of American wine production comes from the California, there are other regions throughout the United Staes...
Rudy Maxa’s Tours: Newsletter #4
Blog, Featured, Holiday, Lifestyle, TravelScoring a Seat for 'Saturday Night Live' Ever wanted to be a member of the audience for NBC’s “Saturday Night...
5 Places to Visit in New York outside of New York City
Best of Travel, Blog, TravelTired of the city life? Gridlock got you down? Feel like you’ve exhausted all your options in the...
Rudy Maxa’s Tours: Newsletter #2
Blog, Lifestyle, Pick of the Week, TravelShort Takes It was only a matter of time until someone made a movie built around Uber. Witness the recent...
10 Cities and the Foods They are Known For
Blog, Featured, Food, Lifestyle, TravelThese days, anyone can find regional varieties of food in just about any major city. Seeing Southern Fried Chicken...
10 Popular Drinks from Around the World
Alcohol, Asian, Beverage, Blog, Spirits, TravelFernet – Argentina Fernet is an aromatic bitter spirit made from a blend of herbs and spices and a base...
The Best Summer Food Festivals in LA
Blog, Featured, Film, Food, Holiday, Lifestyle, TravelSummer is finally here, and along with it is a multitude of food festivals looking to cater to hungry...
The End of Craft Beer? Sam Adams’ Company Buys Dogfish Head Brewery
Blog, Featured, Food, Lifestyle, Pick of the Week, TravelPlus, gene-edited crops are making their way into our food supply, but governments still haven’t figured out how to...
Anthony Bourdain Loved Los Angeles; Here’s Why
Blog, Featured, Film, Food, Lifestyle, Pick of the Week, TravelThe itinerant traveler counted L.A. as one of his favorite cities in the world Despite the traffic, oppressive sunshine, and...
20 Best Things to Do in L.A. This Spring
Beverage, Blog, Featured, Food, Holiday, Lifestyle, Pick of the Week, TravelWelcome to Blue Lifestyle’s city guide, a list of 20 essential things to do in Los Angeles this spring....
Chef Edward Lee Discovers America’s New Melting-Pot Cuisine in “Buttermilk Graffiti”
Blog, Featured, Food, Lifestyle, Pick of the Week, TravelEdward Lee may be a multi-year James Beard Award nominee and “Top Chef” participant, but the subjects of his...
10 Best Holiday Events in L.A. This December
Blog, Featured, Food, Holiday, Lifestyle, Pick of the Week, TravelCan you believe it? We’re already nearing the middle of the holiday season, which means your schedule is probably...
L.A.’s Best One-Stop Holistic Healing Havens
Blog, Featured, Holiday, Lifestyle, Pick of the Week, TravelTo many people, there’s a stereotypical idea of what L.A. wellness entails: hikes in Runyon Canyon, whole-body cryotherapy, and...
The Ultimate Dining Bucket List
Blog, Featured, Food, Lifestyle, Organic, Pick of the Week, TravelFor better or worse, the idea for The World’s 50 Best Restaurant list was born in a barroom. The...
7 Best Things to Do in L.A. This Week
Beverage, Blog, Cab, Cabernet, Featured, Film, Food, Holiday, Lifestyle, Non-alcoholic, Organic, Pick of the Week, Spirits, TravelFrom election night parties to a showcase of L.A.’s female culinary talent, an exhibition of paintings by local Chicano...
The Fowler’s “Arts of Africa” Exhibits: African Blacksmiths, Swahili Artisans, Family Events
Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Pick of the Week, TravelThe Fowler Museum at UCLA has long been a venue that explores art and material culture primarily from Africa,...
Part II: Peru’s Ancient Geoglyphs
Blog, Featured, Pick of the Week, TravelAs a single-engine prop plane soars over the high desert of southern Peru, the dull performance of sand and...
Part I: A Look Inside the Life of a Peruvian Shaman
Alcohol, Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Pick of the Week, TravelDear Readers, In the next week, the editors here at Blue Lifestyle will take you on a three-part tour of...
Industry Legend Tom Jago of Last Drop Distillers Dies Aged 93
Alcohol, Beverage, Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Pick of the Week, Spirits, Travel, WhiskeyIndustry luminary Tom Jago, co-founder of The Last Drop Distillers who was instrumental in the development of brands including...
5 L.A. Bartenders Share Their Favorite Cocktail Recipes
Alcohol, Beverage, Blog, Featured, Food, Holiday, Lifestyle, Organic, Pick of the Week, Recipe, Spirits, Travel, WhiskeyI know what you’re thinking—temperatures in October have been summer-like all over California, let alone the rest of the...
Anthony Bourdain’s Literary Legacy in 5 Books
Alcohol, Beverage, Blog, Books, Featured, Food, Lifestyle, Recipe, Spirits, TravelAnthony Bourdain was impulsive, passionate, prone to righteous fluctuations in temperament, and probably a delightful person to have a...
The 6 Best Things to Do in L.A. This October
Alcohol, Beverage, Blog, Fashion, Featured, Food, Holiday, Lifestyle, Non-alcoholic, Organic, Pick of the Week, Recipe, Spirits, Travel, Uncategorized, WineFrom performances at L.A. Phil’s Disney Hall, including an evening of improvisational jazz with Herbie Hancock and a world...
Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, The BL Minute, TravelIf you’re an LA native and haven’t noticed yet, LAX is undergoing a $14 billion upgrade. Following the renovation...
Claridge’s: The Cookbook Review
Blog, Books, Featured, Food, The BL Minute, TravelThe crown jewel of cookbooks. Famed London hotel Claridge’s just released their first cookbook, Claridge’s: The Cookbook, and it...
Book Review: Chai, Chaat & Chutney
Blog, Books, Food, Recipe, The BL Minute, TravelUnique and delicious Indian street food straight from the source. Cookbook author Chetna Makan has traveled to the four corners...
Malibu Rocky Oaks Estate Vineyards
Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, The BL Minute, Travel, WineWhat a view! Family owned since 2003, the Malibu Rocky Oaks Estate Vineyards is the ultimate wine-lover’s paradise. Nestled atop...
Alcohol, Beverage, Blog, Featured, Holiday, The BL Minute, Travel, WineTomorrow is Bastille Day. Vive Le France! The history of French wine is a fascinating journey through the land of...
Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, The BL Minute, TravelLuxury, re-imagined. Four Seasons Resorts have long been the leader for luxury destinations. With newly finished renovations to their...
Pick of the Week, TravelSwaying palm trees, white sand beaches and turquoise waters greet guests at The Cove, Eleuthera in the Bahamas. The...