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During my recent trip to New York City, I had my fair share of  lechon (Puerto Rico), mangu (Dominican Republic) and patties (Jamaica).  The experience reminds me of how much I dig my Latin flavors. Well, I will not have to suffer long before I am able to taste a wide array of scrumptious Latin dishes under one roof.  Turns out the ¡Latin Food Fest! is coming to Santa Monica.  You read that right.  This foodie paradise will take place about 12 miles from my house.  That is reason enough to celebrate! If you are not familiar with the event, each year,  ¡Latin Food Fest!  produces the largest annual multi-city destination event in the U.S. that showcases Latin food, wine and spirits. The entire festival is composed of various events throughout a long weekend.  I have attended the Grande Tasting for the past four years (#sorrynotsorry).  The Gran Tasting is an all-you-can-eat, on-price journey thru Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean and Spain. More than 50 local restaura...

I don't know about you, but whenever I visit a new city, I always make it a mission to get at least one really great shot of that city's skyline. It must be the small-town, country girl in me that's always fascinated by the fact that other places even HAVE skylines (because we certainly don't have them in rural Ohio…). And, even though San Francisco isn't a huge city, it DOES have a pretty recognizable skyline, with the 853-foot Transamerica Pyramid at its center. So, as I wandered through San Francisco's various neighborhoods over the course of a week, I kept an eye out for the best places from which you can see the city's signature skyline. The best views of San Francisco These are 5 of my favorite views of San Francisco: 5. Twin Peaks If it's all of San Francisco you want to see, head up to Twin Peaks on a clear day (which of course is sometimes easier said than done in SF, where fog and clouds often shroud this lookout point). I was lucky enou...