Culinary Star in the Nation's Capital - CeibaWritten by Karin Leperi
Culinary Star in Nation’s Capital – Ceiba Read Jetsetters Magazine at www.jetsettersmagazine.com For full article with photos visit: http://www.jetsettersmagazine.com/archive/jetezine/food/dc/ceiba/ceiba.htmlWashington , D.C. has been harboring a secret for last decade; a secret that is getting harder and harder to keep from nation. Alhough D.C. was noted as a magnet for excellent ethnic cuisine in past, it never savored a reputation for fine dining. Maybe it was conservative streak prevalent in city and surrounding suburbs, or maybe it was a reputation of having loads of lowly paid federal workers lacking sophisticated palates and owning tightly zipped wallets. Whatever reason, sidewalks of D.C. basically folded at night. Those were days when gourmands in search of great food traveled to likes of Philadelphia, Chicago, and New York City. A secret no more! Over last decade, Washington, D.C. dining has arrived on culinary scene in a big way, easily competing with culinary greats such as San Francisco and New York. One of more innovative and latest entries into world of sophisticated dining is Ceiba — a Latin-American fusion restaurant with contemporary flair and urban chic. The restaurant’s name is same as magnificent umbrella-shaped ceiba tree. Native throughout American tropics, ceiba was considered sacred by ancient Maya, supposedly connecting earth with celestial heavens. One thing is for certain about Ceiba — its star is rapidly rising.
| | Beach Buffed at Cozumel's Coral PrincessWritten by Bobbi Buchanan
Beach Buffed at Cozumel’s Coral Princess Hotel Read Jetsetters Magazine at www.jetsettersmagazine.com Read entire feature with photos at http://www.jetsettersmagazine.com/archive/jetezine/hotels/mexico/cozumel/coralprincess/princess.htmlDolphins. They’re everywhere. Flying over Coral Princess Resort lobby in a graceful arch. Skimming bottom of pool. Mosaiced into a small table in Chyrlobyrlos, lobby bar. Guarding web site. Why dolphins? Why not! You are, after all, in a world where dolphins visit. There is even a national park on Cozumel — Chankanaab — a few miles down road where you can actually swim with them. The dolphins caught my bleary eyes as we walked into lobby. After an early flight to Cozumel, which meant a sleepless night, my fellow writer, Lena, and I were looking forward to finding a bed for a few hours. But just past dolphins teased a glimpse of glorious blue. Bed, I think wistfully, can wait.
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