John Tanner's Barbecue Blog

There’s nothing like a rainbow to start your day.

And there’s nothing better to continue a great day than a trip to St. John, a must whenever we vacation in St. Thomas. On our last trip we went to delightful

Is the Twisted Cork the most fun place in the Islands — that also has terrific food?

All three generations of us went there to dinner. It’s in Frenchtown 3525 Honduras, a warren of houses, shops, and restaurants just west of Charlotte Amalie settled by refugees from a series of hurr...

Magens Bay is often named among the best beaches in the world. It’s a wide, mile-long strip deeply inset between two parallel ridges,

each ridge two or three miles long, and each dotted with impressive homes.

Spring break in St. Thomas!

On our first night in St. Thomas Nancy and I stayed at our resort with Ella and Lily while Michael and Liza enjoyed a date night at

Both Nancy and I have driven by Manoli Canoli at 8540 Connecticut Avenue quite literally hundreds of times. It’s on our way (and the way for tens of thousands of others) to the airport (BWI), points north, and to the wonders of outer Montgomery County, including the ethnic delights of