I've mentioned my love of live performances in a prior post. The rich, educational, communal and immersive experiences I always have, led to one of last year's resolutions, which was to attend more live performances in 2023. Here is how my goal panned out. Les Misérables I will launch this post with Les Misérables, my favorite musical of all time. It is the only musical I have seen multiple times and would still see again. Les Misérables is a musical based on the 1862 bo

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Welcome to my "pizzapalooza" post. The term "palooza" comes from the word "lollapalooza" which the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines as: "one that is extraordinarily impressive." I love pizza and the three restaurants below make some extraordinarily impressive ones, in my opinion. State Flour Pizza Company First on the list is State Flour Pizza Company located in Berkeley, California's Elmwood neighborhood. State Flour Pizza was started by Chef Derek Lau who is not onl

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In the U.S., brunch gets weekends, Easter and Mother's Day. Dinner gets date nights, special occasions, Thanksgiving and Christmas. And...