Get in the Car, We’re Going Cross Country

• #toc_item_0 • #toc_item_1 • [Get in the Car, We’re Going Cross Country](#toc_item_2) • [Pedal to the metal](#toc_item_3) • [New Podcast Alert: We’re in New Jersey with the Founders of Atlas Obscura!](#toc_item_4) • [Listen up!](#toc_item_5) • [Miz Jade Has Some Advice](#toc_item_6) • [Check it out!](#toc_item_7) • [Another Comforting Winter Soup Just for You](#toc_item_8) • [Say cheese](#toc_item_9) • [Dining Tables to Fit a Variety of Occasions](#toc_item_10) • [Learn more!](#toc_item_11) • [Celebrate Hometown Pride 🏳️‍🌈](#toc_item_12) • [Listen now](#toc_item_13) *Header 728x90 [] The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to fluctuate rapidly and impact communities all over the world. If you’re venturing out, triple-check the opening status, entry requirements, and safety protocols for both your destination and home city upon your return. Be safe out there. [] Well, you made it through the holidays! It’s time to pack up all the blow-up reindeer and throw your blue spruce into the ocean, or however you’re supposed to dispose of trees these days. I am burning my tartan sweaters, anxiously checking social media to see which of my New York friends are still waiting on their PCR test results from three weeks ago, and preparing for another subdued New Year’s Eve. Perhaps I will invite everyone to a concert in which I lie on top of a grand piano and perform a monologue about all of my most recent searches on WebMD. Perhaps I will decamp to a cabin in the wilds of Oregon and start living like Nicolas Cage’s truffling character in the movie Pig. Who’s to say! Today’s stories are gonna carry you to the finish line of 2021 with grace and style. From planning a cross-country road trip to help exploring New Jersey from the founders of Atlas Obscura to a message from the inspiring Miz Jade to cheesy potato soup to the most versatile expandable dining tables on the market. What a treat. I’m off. The world is my oyster, and it’s also yours, as long as you stay safe, so pour yourself a big glass of champagne and make an elaborate dessert that was popular in the 1970s that involves jello, or something! The only way out is through… Ned Riseley, Senior Copywriter [Ned Riseley, Senior Copywriter]( [ [( travel [] [Get in the Car, We’re Going Cross Country]( It’s just us and the open road. Live your ultimate free-spirit fantasy by taking a cross-country road trip this winter, and get some savvy tips from your favorite pro bono travel agent, Thrillist! Here’s all the things you need to have a truly memorable road trip. Not to toot our own horn, but we think of everything… [] [Pedal to the metal]( [( [( travel [] [New Podcast Alert: We’re in New Jersey with the Founders of Atlas Obscura!]( Podcast host Wil Fulton is teaming up with the founders of Atlas Obscura to explore the exotic wilds of… New Jersey! That’s right, the state where Zach Braff and Natalie Portman fell fictionally in love. The state where Tony Soprano ate his weight in manigot. The state that gave birth to Bon Jovi. There’s a lot you don’t know about the Garden State, and Wil and Atlas Obscura are here to show you what you’ve been missing. [] [Listen up!]( [( [( entertainment [] [Miz Jade Has Some Advice]( Educator, activist, and Black-queer drag performer Miz Jade sat down for an interview with Thrillist to talk about all her advice for a life well lived. She talks about mental health, veganism, a career as a performer, and vaccine advocacy. Learn more about Miz Jade and pick up some of the wisdom she is radiating. [] [Check it out!]( [( *Sponsored Ads List [( food & drink [] [Another Comforting Winter Soup Just for You]( Not to be cheesy, but I love a cheesy potato soup. What’s not to love? And you can always take your cheesy potato soup game to the next level, with our help. Dom Crisp from LA’s Saso Bistro is the chef in our kitchen today and he has the recipe and tips you need to make your cheesy potato soup something to write home about. We even get into the storied history of cheesy potato soup and all the different directions you could take your recipe in, if you dare! [] [Say cheese]( [( [( shopping [] [Dining Tables to Fit a Variety of Occasions]( Dining tables can take up a lot of space, and we don’t always have large groups to fill them up for special dinners. That’s why expandable dining tables are such a boon. They can be big, they can be small, they can be whatever you want them to be. They can even have built-in storage! Here’s a list of our favorite expandable dining tables on the market now! [] [Learn more!]( [( *720x300 Ad Banner [( love letter to my city [] [Celebrate Hometown Pride 🏳️‍🌈]( Locals share stories and sentiments about the cities that shaped them on the Love This City Podcast. 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