Franklin Roosevelt was a man of many wise words–as young children we all learn something about fearing fear itself. My favorite FDR quote however is, “When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on”. This is probably because I’m perpetually at the end of...
Today marks day 5 of our celebration of Presidents’ Day. Is that 5 days too many? On Monday, we kicked off the otherwise lousy holiday with a profile of Jefferson as a formative foodist. Tuesday brought us some insight into the workings of the bachelor Buchanan,...
Now we know that Jefferson loved waffles, peas, and wine, and that James Buchanan, aside from being the worst president of all time, was a huge Francophile and loved turtle soup. Today, continuing on our week-long homage to presidential gourmands, we examine who could...
Yesterday, we dished up some info about Jefferson in order to give a little more meaning to the second most useless of US holidays (second to Columbus Day, remember). Next up in our week-long celebration of POTUSes is James Buchanan, the only unmarried president of...
We take a moment to celebrate the second most meaningless of U.S. holidays (second only to Columbus Day, of course). But since we name drop our Prez like US Weekly just can’t give up their Lindsey Lohan spreads, we certainly can’t let this holiday pass us by. In fact,...
Three-day weekends mean more time for romance, and this weekend a presidential itinerary is in order! (Side note: Did you realize how hot young Abe Lincoln was?!) Lincoln is offering a three-course prix fixe menu including choices like pan-seared rockfish, fried...
