International Food & Spirit Blog
CITYPEEK Sip & Swirl Summer Wine and Food Pairing Class Tremendous Success
CITYPEEK Sip & Swirl Summer Wine and Food Pairing Class Tremendous Success
We just wrapped up a most successful 1st CITYPEEK Sip & Swirl Summer Wine and Food Pairing Class. A new concept designed by Wine & Spirits Groupie, CITYPEEK CEO-Founder, Patti Neumann, CITYPEEK Sip & Swirl, brings together great sips, food pairings, education and...
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International Food & Spirit Blog
Smirnoff ICE® Peach Bellini toasts Spring and Summer Cocktail Lovers
Smirnoff ICE® Peach Bellini toasts Spring and Summer Cocktail Lovers
Summer is right around the corner and I had the opportunity to sample a new refreshing cocktail called Smirnoff ICE® Peach Bellini.  I took it to a family gathering and four of us sampled the product from one 11.2 ounce bottle and it quickly disappeared.  One of...
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International Food & Spirit Blog
Gidday Up-Sip Sip-MINT JULEP- KENTUCKY DERBY, Black Eyed Susan Preakness Drink Recipe
Gidday Up-Sip Sip-MINT JULEP- KENTUCKY DERBY, Black Eyed Susan Preakness Drink Recipe
MINT JULEP-the official drink of the KENTUCKY DERBY-- a little history c/o wikipedia: Did you know:The mint julep has been promoted by Churchill Downs in association with the Kentucky Derby since 1938. Each year almost 120,000 juleps are served at Churchill Downs over the...
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International Food & Spirit Blog
Rose wines make Springtime blush ever so pleasantly
Rose wines make Springtime blush ever so pleasantly
I am facinated by Rose wine so I am giving the definition from-which describes the product so precise and succinctly. Provence is one of the most well-known wine producing regions in the world. Provence is the largest wine region specializing in dry rosé worldwide and is a...
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USA Scoop
Aspen Food & Wine Jetsetter, Michael's Café, Stone Cove Kitbar, and Ruth's Chris Pikesville beefs up
Aspen Food & Wine Jetsetter, Michael\'s Café, Stone Cove Kitbar, and Ruth\'s Chris Pikesville beefs up
ASPEN FOOD & WINE CLASSIC 2013. This week, CITYPEEK CEO, Patti Neumann is jetsetting. Patti is delighted to have been chosen amongst 100+/- media to do some hard work sipping and tasting and interviewing at the prestigious, Aspen Food & Wine Classic. Now in its 31st...
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USA Scoop
S’ghetti Eddie’s closing for business, Miss Shirley's to expand
S’ghetti Eddie’s closing for business, Miss Shirley\'s to expand
This just in from one of Maryland's top restaurant groups: "S’ghetti Eddie’s will be closing for business today, June 12, 2013. Crazy Man Restaurant Group has decided to close this restaurant operation in order to accommodate the recent business growth of...
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USA Scoop
NEW “Fort McHenry Boat Tour: A Star-Spangled Experience
NEW “Fort McHenry Boat Tour: A Star-Spangled Experience
I just had the opportunity to discover what Francis Scott Key experienced around Fort McHenry when he wrote the “bombs bursting in air” and the “rockets red glare”...words to our beloved Star-Spangled Banner. The NEW “Fort McHenry Boat Tour: A...
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USA Scoop
2013 Mason Dixon Master Chef Tournament Kicks off
2013 Mason Dixon Master Chef Tournament Kicks off
The Mason Dixon Master Chef Tournament kicked off its third year with a Breakfast Meet & Greet and Food Show yesterday. In attendance were over 20 chefs vying for the opportunity to compete in this summer’s tournament begin held at the Mari Luna Bistro in the heart of...
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Social Media Solutions
Michael's Café of Timonium to open in Federal Hill.
Michael\'s Café of Timonium to open in Federal Hill.
Michael's Café of Timonium to open in Federal Hill. Friend and architect, Michael Burton tells CITYPEEK that Michael's Café announces a new location in the downtown Baltimore area. The restaurant will be under the Michael's name with a slightly different concept,...
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Social Media Solutions
Social Media Marketing, when done properly, is like the perfect pot of soup
Social Media Marketing, when done properly, is like the perfect pot of soup
Social Media Marketing, when done properly, is like the perfect bowl of soup. You start with one ingredient, but when you mix in, patiently season and simmer, all of the flavors begin to integrate, meld, creating a successful, tasty pot of yumminess. Treat your media and...
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Social Media Solutions
Count the minutes until Cha-cha- More changes to Facebook time
Count the minutes until Cha-cha- More changes to Facebook time
Cha-cha- more changes to facebook time. And it is coming in the next 24 hours! In a big push to keep revenues generating, Facebook is about to tweak and change our facebook again...Facebook's comments on the outbreak of public 'dislike:' QUOTE: Our goal with...
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Social Media Solutions
Create Your Own Social Media Experiment
Create Your Own Social Media Experiment
During a recent Jewish philanthropy conference (#JFNAGA), I was asked to help lead a session called The Social Media Experiment. The idea was to illustrate how quickly ideas can surface, develop and how broadly they can spread organically using social mediums. The intention was...
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FOODIE PEEK

Magnolia Bakery - New York City
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Magnolia Bakery - New York City MAGNOLIA BAKERY with Manager Felipe. MAGNOLIA BAKERY is famous (made world-known by the Sarah Jessica Parker clan of SEX IN... Read More

OUTING PEEK

Poste Bar (Hotel Monaco)
POSTE MODERN BRASSERIE in the HOTEL MONACO WASHINGTON DC-happened upon this spot for Sunday brunch as I am currently doing reconnaissance for their Bloody Mary... Read More

FEATURED REVIEW

Reviewer Danielle Areco on FANCY CATS LEARN AND DANCE-A-THON PARTY (Washington DC - Event)
Danielle Areco
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HOTEL PEEK

The Benjamin NYC Hotel
As you approach its doors it is apparent that you are about to enter a truly special place - it is The Benjamin. In a classic 1927 building carefully restored... Read More