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IHG will work with other leading commercial real estate firms, retailers, financial institutions, and two of the DOE's national laboratories to produce measurable energy saving design solutions

As a part of the effort to find real-world solutions to the growing problem of climate change, IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), [LON: IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)], the world's largest hotel company by number of rooms, is pleased to be one of the 23 companies selected to participate in the ground-breaking Net-Zero Energy Commercial Building Initiative (CBI), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

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Know Your Chilies, Part 1, The Serrano

Know Your Chilies, Part 1, The Serrano

Frank Zappa once said, “You can’t be a real country unless you have   beer and an airline. It helps if you have some kind of football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer.” I absolutely agree but I would add that the worth of a country is also measured by the spiciness of their cuisine.

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Quebec’s Tantalizing Eastern Townships: A new delicacy at every turn. part 3. Read the rest of this entry »

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Here are some of my fave Eastern Township places:

Domaine Pinnacle

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Sip, Drink, Sip, Eat, Sip, Sleep:: Woodinville,Wa. part 2

Sip, Eat.

Sip, Drink, Sip, Eat, Sip, Sleep:: Woodinville,Wa. part 2

Earlier in the week we spent many hours trying to make a most difficult King Solomon-esque decision. Should we make dinner reservations at the legendary Herbfarm,
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Sip, Drink, Sip, Eat, Sip, Sleep :: Woodinville, Wa. part 3

Sip, Sleep.

Sip, Drink, Sip, Eat, Sip, Sleep :: Woodinville, Wa. part 3

The Willows Lodge is THE place to sleep when your dining at either the Barking Frog, or the Herbfarm, or just tired from a day of wine tasting, or
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Think “Tibbie” for a Perfect 2-Daycation. Part 1 :: Tiburon, CA

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