Posts by: Maureen
The Exquisite, Sensual Chaos that is Rome
One of the beautiful bridges crossing the Tiber River in Rome. Rome drips. The city cannot neatly contain everything it holds. It spills...
Petrossian New York City: Perfect Spot to Sip Sparkling Wine
Certain establishments for me are synonymous with certain beverages. My favorite place to sip sparkling wine is definitely Petrossian in...
The Brandy Alexander
The Brandy Alexander is very sophisticated drink with a lot of intriguing history. (Thanks to curator at the Everhart Museum Nezka Pfeifer...
Sea, Silk, Cafes and Other Delights in Bursa, Turkey
My friend Serhat lived for a year in Bursa, tucked next to Mount Uludağ in western Turkey near the Sea of Marmara, the first capital of...
Spring at the Met: Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci
We step off the subway welcomed by a blue and white mosaic with the neatly tiled words Lincoln Center 66th. This was my third trip with...
For an Industrial But Cozy Space with Great Coffee Try Washington D.C.’s Chinatown Coffee Co.
Recently I found myself on a brief stay in the Chinatown section of Washington D.C. And as the first thing I always do in a city is...
A Texas Wedding
My friend Alysia, an Italian-American from Old Forge, PA had moved to Texas. She had met her fiancee, Clay, who was in the Navy, on a...
The Sky in a Glass: The Aviation Cocktail
One of my 2014 New Year’s Resolutions was to try an Aviation cocktail. This was inspired by my good friend and cocktail aficionado,...
I’ll Get Back to You as soon as I do some Jumping Jacks. 10 Tips for Better Communication through Pausing.
Amazing things get done by people working together. But human interconnection can be messy. Along the way to the ribbon cutting...
“Spring Cleaning” – A Poem and Reflection on the Role of Poetry in Our Lives
Poetry for me, both reading it and writing has always been a way of life. From a child making up metaphors with my English teacher father...