Dec 10, 2016
Fran’s Party Etiquette Rules – For Guests (Part I)
6 Guest rules to keep you from becoming the party joke. I love good parties, both throwing them and coming as a guest. They can be great fun (at least for me)! The most amazing thing is that with all...
Read MoreNov 10, 2016
5 Rules for Throwing a Dinner Party That Never Ends
Have a party that they’ll be talking about for years. One of the best dinner parties I ever went to started at a normal hour, 7:30pm, but no one left until well after 1am! Nobody wanted to leave. The best...
Read MoreOct 29, 2016
7 Best Places to Pick Pumpkins for Halloween!
America’s Best Pumpkin Patches For many of us Halloween means carving pumpkins. But the problem starts with where do you find the absolute BEST, most perfect pumpkin ever to showcase your carving talents? Here are my 7 best suggestions across...
Read MoreOct 26, 2016
Let’s Talk About Halloween!
Halloween is not just for kids! Halloween has been one of my favorite holidays (just after Chanukah – presents – duh!). It’s been that way since I’ve been old enough to go Trick or Treating. Oddly, even though I’m not...
Read MoreAug 20, 2016
Remember That Wine We Had?
Love wine, hate remembering labels? What’s a Foodie to do? I go out to dinner often and get to taste a lot of new wines with my friends in the process. The ‘always trying new wines’ used to be because...
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