Tag archives for Barack Obama
Good Flavors Need Good Farming
Posted by Intelligent Travel on June 2, 2009 As executive chef and co-owner of two ingredient-centric Blue Hill restaurants in New York, Chef Dan Barber is a leading figure in the nation’s farm-to-table movement. In May, Barber’s reputation was boosted when he was voted to the Time 100 list of the World’s Most Influential People, and by his James Beard Award win for…
Obama’s Taste in Burgers
Posted by Janelle Nanos on May 6, 2009 I’ve been meaning to blog about my visit to Ray’s Hell-Burger (get it?), a fantastic burger joint in Arlington, Virginia, which I visited the weekend before last. So imagine my surprise to hear that I missed spotting President Obama by just a few days! Turns out the POTUS and VPOTUS went out for lunch to…
Obama On Board
Posted by Janelle Nanos on January 22, 2009 Our friends over at the National Geographic Channel are hopping on board the presidential news cycle – literally – with their in-depth program, premiering this weekend, all about Air Force One. National Geographic was there when President Obama boarded the plane for the first time, and the clip above shows him meeting the pilot and…
Obama Bump in Kenya: Plan My Trip
Posted by Norie Quintos on December 22, 2008 The tanking international economy has led to a tourism downturn throughout the world, with the notable exception of Kenya, where safari operators are reporting brisk bookings following the November election of Barack Obama, whose father hailed from the town of Kogelo in the western part of the country. “We’ve seen a 12 percent increase since…
