Travel ~ Food & Beverage ~ Eco-friendly

Lisa's writing spans a variety of genres.
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                          These stories have transported readers from the birthplace of Italy's renowned Bicerin beverage
              to a tour through northern Arizona with Native American guides. I have stayed in multiple U.S.-based 
                                      21c hotels, and toured many beautiful American beach communities, too.

​Urban Adventures 

• ​ Omaha Riverfront renovation (PDF), AAA
•  Feast for the Senses (PDF), AAA
•  Artful Gardens (PDF), AAA 
•  Missouri’s Gateway City Merges Old & New (PDF),   Dreamscapes Travel and Lifestyle   Magazine (Canada) 
•  Art Meets Luxury at 21c Art Museum Hotels,  

​           WanderWithWonder.com 

•  Mardi Gras' Second Home (essay/PDF),                

            Denison University Alumni Magazine 
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Rest & Relaxation

•  Escape Route (PDF), AAA
•  New Year, New You (PDF), AAA 
•  Nature and Nurture Along Alabama's Gulf Coast (PDF), Bus & Motorcoach News​
•  All Aboard Rail Bikes: Exploring Iowa's Scenic   Valley Trail, WanderWithWonder.com ​
• In Their Shoes: Retreat to the elegance of St. Albans' Well-Heeled Past ​(PDF), Missouri Life
•  The Inn at SentryWorld: Great Golf and Quiet     Luxury Stays, WanderWithWonder.com​

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Kansas & Missouri 

• This Notorious Flyover State Is So Weird It’s Worth Driving Through, Fodors.com
• SpaceWorks (PDF), Kansas! Magazine
•  Big Stuff in Kansas (1A.PDF), Kansas! Magazine
•  All in the Family (PDF), AAA Midwest Traveler

•  A Room With a Boo: Stay at These Haunted Hotels, Missouri Life 
•  Country Stores - Still Gathering Places (PDF), 

            Missouri Life 

•  Art-Focused Things to Do in Lindsborg, Kansas, 

            WanderWithWonder.com

•  Day Trip from St. Louis: Saint Charles, Missouri,

            WanderWithWonder.com ​​​​​​​​

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​Native American-related stories

• ​How 5 Tribes are Reclaiming Spirits After a 183 Year Ban, The Alcohol Professor
• Restoring Native American Health With

          Indigenous Foods, FoodTank.com (profile) 

•  How Native American Diets Benefit from Tucson's   Indigenous Seed Bank, FoodTank.com
•  Naturally Native (PDF), AAA  
• ​ 10 Native American Owned Hotels​,

            USAToday/10Best.com           

•  An Indigenous Corn Makes a Comeback,  CivilEats.com
•  Timeless Ceremony (PDF), 

           Potpourri, A Magazine of the Literary Arts
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New Mexico

• 11 Magical Balloon Festivals in the United States,    Fodors.com
•  ​INTRODUCING...  Diane Souder (profile, PDF),

           New Mexico Magazine

•  Ojo Caliente: Experience Warm Luxury in New   Mexico's High Desert, WanderWithWonder.com

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​Chocolate stories
               See 60+ chocolate recipes @ Visual Traveler  & Chocolate Blog.

• Why Bicerin is Italy's Love Letter in a Cup, 

           The Chocolate Professor

•  The Chocolate Lover's Guide to Portland, 

           The Chocolate Professor

•  4 Great New Chocolate and Liquor Collabs, 

​           The Chocolate Professor

•  Pioneering Escazū Brings South American Cacao to   North Carolina, The Chocolate Professor 
•  How Collaboration Fuels Operations at Atlanta's   Xocolatl Small Batch Chocolate, The Chocolate Professor
•  Choc-oddities (PDF), Chow Town/Kansas City Star
•  How Utah Chocolatier Art Pollard Became the Ultimate

             Chocolate Perfectionist, The Chocolate Professor

•  Lawren Askinosie Shares Why Good Will is in the DNA   of Askinosie Chocolate, The Chocolate Professor
•  How Scott Witherow of Olive & Sinclair is Creating Truly   Southern Artisan Chocolate, The Chocolate Professor
•  Quintessential Chocolates Finds Success in Texas With   Boozy Chocolates​, The Chocolate Professor
•  What About a Chocolate Shop? (PDF)

             KANSAS! Magazine cover story 
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Wine & Spirits

• Wine Wizards, Show-Me Missouri
• Varietals on View​ (PDF), Design KC Magazine 
• LODI RULES: California's Original Sustainable Wine Growing Program, The Alcohol Professor

          + LODI RULES response, lodiwine.com

• Where in Kansas? Wineries​ (PDF), KANSAS! Magazine
• ​Why We're Loving Omerto (Canadian) Tomato Wine,

           The Alcohol Professor

•  How the Spirits Moved Brian Cummins of Great     Northern Distilling, The Alcohol Professor
• Jowler Creek, Missouri’s First Green                    Vineyard & Winery, Feastmagazine.com ​
•  Revelton Distilling’s Spirits Celebrate the Local Grains of Iowa, The Alcohol Professor
• J. Rieger & Co., Kansas City, MO (PDF),

          FoodieTravelUSA.com    

• Proper ​Saké Co., Nashville, TN (PDF), FoodieTravelUSA.com ​​
• La Chiripada Winery, Dixon, NM    Wanderwithwonder.com
• Zingerman's, Ann Arbor, MI (PDF), ​FoodieTravelUSA.com

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​Healthy & Sustainable Food 

• ​Why turmeric has reached super spice status… (PDF), Chow Town/Kansas City Star​
• Kanbe's Markets and the Movement to Bring Groceries to a Gas Station Near You,  CivilEats.com​

         + Food for Deserts, Missouri Life

•  How Agriculture is Helping These At-Risk   Teens, CivilEats.com
•  How to Dry Cranberries, Allrecipes.com​
•  Our Top Hacks for Reducing Sugar in Your   Baking (and a Clean Plates Original Banana   Bread Recipe), CleanPlates.com
• ​The Surprising Health Benefits of Balsamic   Vinegar, CleanPlates.com
• How an Iowa Farm Family Shares its Well-Honed Organic Farming Practices,  FoodTank.com 
•  Helping Refugees Become Sustainable   Farmers, FoodTank.com​​
• MOINK: Missouri's Custom Meat Boxes, Missouri Life
•  A Northern Star (PDF/cover story), 

            Edible Santa Fe

•  Re-introducing a Nutrition-Packed Berry in   the Midwest, FoodTank.com​​
• 10 Slow Food Restaurants That Are   Sustainable and Scrumptious,    USAToday/10Best.com ​

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​About Olive Oil 

•  How Climate Change is Impacting Olive Oil, 

            The Olive Oil Professor

•  How is Flavored Olive Oil Made, The Olive Oil Professor
•  How are Olives Harvested for Olive Oil? 

            The Olive Oil Professor

In My Kitchen

• ​An Iron Skillet Seasoned With Love (essay), 

          The Christian Science Monitor 

• Savor/The Story Behind the Recipe (essay/PDF), 

           Ladies' Home Journal ​

 Restaurants & Food Artisans

• Why Kansas City Chef Jasper Mirabile Made Cannoli a Month-Long Celebration, authenticfood.com
• ​Diwesh Bhattarai expands his Omaha-area restaurants with Saffron and upcoming Maharaja Whiskey Room, Restaurant-Hospitality.com 
• ​Ozark Mill and The Garrison offer food, drinks and a taste of history at Finley Farms in Ozark, Mo.,

           Restaurant-Hospitality.com 

• ​EAT St. Louis Food Tours (see p. 5), Our Mississippi
• Yoli Tortilleria Produces Fresh Tortillas From Scratch in Kansas City (PDF), Feastmagazine.com
• Barrio Bread, Tucson, AZ, (PDF), FoodieTravelUSA.com​
• Try Nashville's Sips and Sweets, 

            Bus and Motorcoach News​​

• ​Prairie Prize (profile/PDF), Santé Magazine
• Local Legend (profile/PDF), Santé Magazine ​

Green Stays

• ​​Green Hotels: Eco-Friendly Travel Choices,   WanderWithWonder.com    
• Experience Upscale Green Stays at The Peninsula Chicago, WanderWithWonder.com
• Why You'll Love the Moonrise Hotel in St. Louis, WanderWithWonder.com
• Columbia, Missouri's The Broadway: A Doubletree by Hilton Green Hotel, WanderWithWonder.com
• Kimpton Aertson Hotel Nashville: Upscale + Eco Friendly, WanderWithWonder.com
• The Lodge at Gulf State Park: New Eco-Friendly Gulf Coast Hotel​, WanderWithWonder.com