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A Dining Guide to the Norwegian Star on the Norwegian Cruise Line

One of the best-kept secrets of cruising is this: you don’t have to choose between a great vacation and great food. On the Norwegian Star, the two are inseparable. With ten dining venues ranging from a 24-hour neighborhood pub to a tableside Brazilian churrascaria, the ship operates less like a floating resort and more like a well-curated food city. And with NCL’s signature Freestyle Cruising philosophy — no assigned dining times, no...

A Caribbean Cruise on The Norwegian Star

During our first few weeks in Sarasota this year friends of ours convinced us to join them on a 10-day Caribbean cruise leaving Tampa, Florida at the end of March and returning to Tampa on April 9th. The cruise would make stops in Cabo Rojo, Dominican Republic; Aruba; Curaçao; Falmouth, Jamaica and Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands on the Norwegian Star in The Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL). They booked it through Vacations-to-Go, a discount travel...

Ragù Cucina Italiana: A Hidden Gem in Palmetto, Florida, Worth the Trip

Inside a 19th-century Victorian house on the banks of the Manatee River, two brothers from Rome are cooking the kind of Italian food that makes you want to cancel your other plans. Not every great restaurant announces itself loudly. Some of the best ones are tucked away — in unexpected towns, on quiet streets, in buildings that have their own stories to tell long before the food arrives. Ragù Cucina Italiana, on 8th Avenue West in Palmetto,...

Wolfie’s in Sarasota: A Legendary New York Deli Finds a New Home on the Gulf Coast

The Original Wolfie's & Rascal House brings 70 years of deli tradition — pastrami on rye, chicken soup, Broadway ambiance and all — to the heart of the Rosemary District. There are certain dining experiences that go beyond food. Wolfie Cohen's Rascal House in Miami Beach was one of them. For decades, it was a cultural institution — a place where the Bee Gees stopped in, where the Golden Girls were spotted, where Meyer Lansky was a...
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