Jennifer Amato

From the Cliffs of Campania

Picture this: a beautiful seaside village in Italy, where pastel-colored buildings overlook fishing boats and sailboats lining the canal. Monte di Procida, a small...

Let’s Get Physical

What’s old is new again. Music lovers are moving away from new-age streaming services in favor of physical media such as vinyl and CDs....

A ‘Delicious Shortcut to Mexico’

The team behind Plaza Azteca Restaurantes Mexicanos considers its restaurants to be “a delicious shortcut to Mexico.”  The restaurant group has locations in 12 states,...

From Lanterns to Lion Dances

Bright lions in flashes of red, orange, and blue danced through Kings Court, heralding good fortune for the year ahead. Percussionists banged their sticks...

A Tribute to Pennsylvania Dutch

There aren’t many restaurants where venison, shad, rabbit, and guinea hens share a menu. But at Elwood Restaurant, chef Adam Diltz prides himself on...

‘Suite’ Celebrations

It was a Sunday evening in 2020. Derek Moore was lying in bed, doomscrolling, when an ad popped up featuring a gentleman lamenting about...