Articles by Dale Rutledge

Eat + Drink

How One of Japan’s Only Female Sushi Chefs Found Herself Through Travel

Please don’t ask Chisaki Iba to make you a California Roll. She’ll do it, but her way. “It was made for people who don’t want to eat real fish,” says the master sushi chef. “It’s…
London

Fitness Expert Alex Crockford: Why Having Fun is Key to Staying Motivated

Alex Crockford loves Krispy Kreme doughnuts. It’s a weakness of his. It makes him relatable. And then you learn that he tried to break a world record and complete more than 10,000 burpees, or squat…
Culture + Style

Why You’ll Want a Can of Play-Doh the Next Time You Travel

Stephen McMennamy is used to playing mash up with his art. He’s moved a stack of doughnuts with a wheelbarrow, captured a hummingbird doing cross stitch, and replaced a page of a book with a…
Seattle

Why Jaymes Young Feels Energized When He’s in Seattle

Jaymes Young stopped by the W Seattle’s Sound Suite to promote his debut album “Feel Something.” (Photo courtesy of Atlantic Records) Recording artist Jaymes Young may currently live in Los Angeles but his love for…
Orlando

The World of Avatar: How Disney Created Food Fit For Pandora

The chefs at Walt Disney World have had real-world examples of dishes to work with when developing their menus. With “The World of Avatar,” they only had a movie–a film set on a fictional moon populated…
Health + Fitness

Why Being Vegan Isn’t Holding Back Pro-Wrestler Austin Aries

WWE’s Austin Aries says it’s not tough to eat healthy, you just have to make the effort. (Photo: Lee South) As they travel the globe to perform in the ring each week, the schedule of…
Tokyo

The Best Time to View Japan’s Cherry Blossoms

Japanese Cherry Blossom History If Wintertime blues have you daydreaming of warm weather picnics and exotic travel then Japan’s Cherry Blossom season should surely brighten your spirits. “Hanami,” Japanese for flower viewing season, is a…
Culture + Style

Niecy Nash Turns Up the Heat in ‘As the Fire Pit Burns’

Whether she’s making people clean up their homes on Style Network, hilariously fighting crime in Reno on Comedy Central or running from knife-wielding killers on Fox’s “Scream Queens,” Niecy Nash loves a challenge. As long…
Tips + Trends

The Most Dog Friendly Airports in the U.S.

It’s easier to travel with your fur baby now that more than 30 airports in the U.S. now offer pet relief zones past security checkpoints. (Photo: GoGo Images Corp/Alamy) Imagine getting to the airport, going…
Tokyo

Bunny Island and Other Awesome Japanese Attractions for Animal Lovers

When you think of Japan several things might spring to mind: Karaoke. Sushi. Geishas. Bullet trains. What you might not realize is that it’s also one of the best countries in the world to get…