John Mariani The Virtual Gourmet

As a world traveler, food and travel writer,

Behind the popularity of a hit TV Series "FEUD: Capote vs the Swans" lies the real story of high society doyennes set in a top NY ...

Everyone loves Spaghetti...and we LOVE a great tomato sauce! World traveler and Food writer,

Noted Food and Travel Writer,

Is Paris affordable? Today? After Covid? Is the haute cuisine of this food mecca worth it? Time change as food and travel writer ...

Italian food may be the most common cuisine in the US but how much of it is REAL Italian? Food and Travel expert,

Ubiquitous as they are, meatballs were not always considered socially acceptable for upper crust cuisine!

How hard can it be to eat at all the great restaurants and write about them? Well a veteran food and travel writer for over 50 years, ...

While Food heath and safety regulations serve a good purpose, the question is, are they too strict? Our Celebrating Act 2 host, ...

Noted Food and Travel Writer,

When the vaunted La Grenouille restaurant closed in NYC in 2023 many culinary savants thought it was the end of fine dining in ...

As a writer,

Breads, rolls, etc are often the first thing on the table--but other than a warm welcome, how important is this preliminary course to ...

The "Hemingway Bar' in the Paris Ritz is legendary but how much is true? Did Papa H. imbibe there? Is that really his typewriter in ...

Has high-end Fine Dining survived the restrictions of COVID in the last few years? Noted food & travel writer,

If you really want TRUE, authentic Chinese food here in America You'll need to pay careful attention to

Do you like your wine chilled or at room temperature? Is one right - and the other wrong?

Yes, some wines do better with age...but Which ones?...and how old ?

John Mariani

Celebrating Act 2™ co-founders, Art Kirsch and John Coleman introduce us to regular Contributor,