Pennsylvania potatoes are the secret behind Boyd & Blair Potato Vodka.Read about Pennsylvania’s first vodka in today’s column.

Starting next week, Harrisburg Hello is hosting Harrisburg’s first Restaurant Week: Pamper Your Palate. It’s a chance for you to try dinner at a new (or new to you) downtown restaurant for a reasonable price - three courses for $30….

With less than two weeks until the smoking ban, or Clean Indoor Air Act, goes into effect, many bar/restaurant owners are still confused about what the ban truly means.Here’s a quick tutorial, but for more information, check out the Pennsylvania…

It’s Kipona weekend! I’m kicking off my weekend with a birthday celebration at the St. Lawrence in Steelton, but Saturday morning, I’ll be joining Chief Chili on Riverfront Park for the 30th Annual Chili Cook-Off. We’re judging chili verde this…

Drink this now: Espresso Milkshake, Cornerstone Coffeehouse. Unbelievable! Please ignore the boyfriend’s ’stache, and get yourself over to the Cornerstone Coffeehouse in Camp Hill to try this delicious espresso milkshake. With three shots of espresso, it’s sure to perk you…

People: I have nothing planned this weekend. A small outdoor shindig tomorrow, which is really a 1 year-old’s birthday party (because that’s how I rock these days) and will no doubt be a blast. But that’s about it. So, that…

Anyone who’s been around just longer than eight years can tell you, Harrisburg isn’t what it used to be. In fact, these days it’s much better. In the 80s and 90s there was no “Restaurant Row,” and the idea of…