There’s no better way to taste your way through the Southeast than with a food and wine festival. From February to November and from Virginia to Florida – and every state in between – there is a lip-smacking, beverage-slurping extravaganza that will delight the taste buds. Whether it’s tasting savory samples and hobnobbing with award-winning
Taco Bell has announced that later this year it will begin testing a $100,000 salary for restaurant … [+] general managers at select locations. This and other hiring tactics, like its Hiring Parties, are being used to achieve the chain’s 2022 goal to hire 100,000 new U.S. workers. INDIANAPOLIS, IN – JULY 18: Nacho Fries
This endangered species has only ever been found in two locations, both inside the Succulent Karoo desert. It’s just one of the rare creatures found in this otherworldly landscape that stretches between Namibia and South Africa — the most biodiverse arid desert on the planet, according to UNESCO. Home to more than 6,300 plant species
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday that there is evidence that the Boeing 737-800 plane that crashed in Iran was shot down by a missile, perhaps unintentionally. Iran has since dismissed that idea. Greg Feith, former investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board, and CNBC’s Phil LeBeau join “Squawk Box” to discuss. 08:42
A gastronomic delight with real cultural clout That Lyon is a sterling choice for bon vivants becomes evident within seconds of tucking into coq au vin in a jam-packed bistro, admiring fine art in a Renaissance abbey, or getting deliciously lost in a traboule (secret passageway) used by 19th-century silk weavers. It’s a enthralling, richly storied city.
As we kick off 2020, 10Best is taking a look back at all the new hotels, restaurants and attractions that welcomed guests for the first time this past year. We asked our readers to vote for their favorite new openings in North America, and the results are in. Click on each category below to see
Evan Price, co-founder of Green Cheek Beer Co. Photo by Vito Trautz Evan Price was a terrible home brewer. Like, really bad. But whereas another person might have cut their losses and found a new hobby, the affable Price only doubled his resolve. Something about brewing entranced him. So why not get a brewing job
(CNN) — Lunar New Year might still be two weeks away, but China is already bracing itself for an annual homecoming of epic proportions. Considered the largest human migration on the planet, Chunyun — the 40-day period when Chinese people head home to celebrate the Lunar New Year Spring Festival with their families — officially
Hurricane Dorian was the worst tropical storm to strike the Bahamas in the country’s history. The effects of the storm, from severe wind damage to flooding, left scars on the archipelago that will take years to heal, but the Bahamas is on the rebound and ready to see visitors again. Traveling to the Bahamas this
Photo, Kenwood Inn & Spa For the Maldon sea salt-sprinkled chocolate chip cookies alone, Kenwood Inn & Spa is worth a visit. These dense and chewy delicacies, baked fresh daily, are a temptation singular to this Sonoma County hotel gem. Of course the central wine country locale is too a lure, as is the included bountiful buffet
In 2000 at the age of 17 my best friend Andy and I took his mum’s car and drove it to Paris. Little did we know that this would spark a passion for roadtripping and have now travelled the globe together and continue to have incredible adventures together with our friends. If you haven’t already
(CNN) — When a restaurant, hotel, street, town or city becomes “Insta-famous,” it seems it’s only a matter of time before overtourism follows behind. The Alpine village of Hallstatt, nestled in Austria’s Salzkammergut mountains in the district of Gmunden, knows this only too well: a cascade of chocolate-box buildings surrounded by snow-capped mountains and lapped
Cultural thrills and contemporary edge Facing west across the Baltic Sea, St Petersburg was created by its founder Peter the Great as a “window into Europe”. Designed by a slew of renowned European architects, its baroque palaces, geometric layout and picturesque canals (Goethe named it the “Venice of the North”) are purposely reminiscent of Europe,
Photo courtesy of Dana Rebmann Why cruise to Asia? There simply aren’t enough vacation days to see all the wonders that Southeast Asia has to offer, but exploring by cruise ship can provide an impressive overview of the area. From striking temples and golden Buddhas, to Singapore’s iconic half-fish and half-lion Merlion, you can unpack
John and Jen Kimmich, founders of The Alchemist Brewery Photo by The Alchemist By any metric, The Alchemist Brewery is a successful business. Currently, the brewery has two locations: a production facility in Waterbury, where they make their flagship Heady Topper IPA, and a visitor’s center in Stowe where they make all of their other
(CNN) — Many modern visitors to Denmark are drawn by its groundbreaking Nordic cuisine, beautiful design, clean cities, windswept coastline or its cycle network — all of which help make it one of the happiest countries on Earth. But there’s another, older, set of travel attractions that make it worth visiting: castles. A kingdom to
An Airbus SE A321 plane fuselage is lifted with a crane at the company’s final assembly line facility in Mobile, Alabama Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Airbus said Thursday it is planning to increase production of U.S.-made jetliners, a move that comes after tariffs threatened to drive up costs for U.S. customers who
Scenic beauty for adventurers and romantics The clue to the region’s allure is in the name. A dozen or more lakes – sinuous, pretty, forbidding – vie for attention. Throw in craggy fells, tumbling waterfalls, timeless villages of whitewashed cottages, and the pull is irresistible. Even when it’s damp – and it frequently is – the scenery merely acquires
Photo courtesy of Basecamp Terlingua Great escapes in the Lone Star State They say everything’s bigger in Texas, but these small escapes prove that bigger isn’t always better. From repurposed jail cells to bubbles in the middle of the West Texas desert, here are 10 of the best places to get away from it all
It’s not just all about you and your DRC. It’s about jobs. The shelves in your local wine store may not look like this if a proposed 100% tariff on European … [+] wine imports takes effect. Getty The other day I posted links to a number of reliable news and industry sources that explain
