Elizabeth Dougherty

Elizabeth Dougherty has been cooking and writing about food intensively for more than ten years. She is the fourth generation of chefs and gourmet grocers in her family with her mother, Francesca Esposito and grandmother, Carmella being major influences in her early cooking years. As a teenager, her family sent her to Europe where she became focused on French and Italian cuisine. She survived a year and half of culinary tutelage under a maniacal Swiss-German chef and is a graduate of NYIT, Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality, Business and Labor Relations. Food Nation Radio has won two news awards for content. Broadcasting LIVE each week, nationwide, on FoodNationRadio.com and on stations around the country.

Destination Unknown – Eisenhower Presidential Museum

Tour Date:  10/10/2020 Tour Guide: Elizabeth Dougherty Elizabeth takes us to the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene, Kansas.  In 1958, President Eisenhower signed the bill that created NASA, but why?  What did Ike know that prompted the hasty creation of an entire agency dedicated to space exploration and …

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Destination Unknown – Tybee Island, Georgia

 Tour Date:  09/26/2020 Tour Guide: Elizabeth Dougherty Elizabeth takes us to Tybee Island off the coast of Savannah, Georgia.  The island is the destination for vacationers but also holds a mid-20th century secret/mystery.  On February 5, 1958, a mid air collision between two air force jets caused the ejection …

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Destination Unknown – Hard Luck Mine Castle

Tour Date:  09/19/2020 Tour Guide: Elizabeth Dougherty Elizabeth takes us 35 miles south of Goldfield, Nevada to the Hard Luck Mine Castle.   A former gold mine, (1897-1945) the site is now the home of Randy Johnson who built a 4 story, self-contained, off-the-grid fortress in the Nevada desert.  There’s also …

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Destination Unknown – Leaf Peeping 2020

Tour Date:  09/12/2020 Tour Guide: Elizabeth Dougherty Elizabeth takes us on a journey to see the leaves change colors as autumn 2020 approaches.  Typically, people think of the northeastern United States when they think about “leaf peeping” but there are dozens of other locations around to visit. Enjoy! Join us …

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Destination Unknown – Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour

  Tour Date:  09/05/2020 Tour Guide: Elizabeth Dougherty On this Labor Day Weekend. Elizabeth takes us on a personal journey back to her father’s hometown in Avoca, Pennsylvania.  For generations, workers labored in coal mines and the nearby Lackawanna County Coal Mine Tour tells their story. Enjoy! Join us for …

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Destination Unknown – Drunk Vacations

Destination: Unknown Tour Date:  08/15/2020 Tour Guide: Elizabeth Dougherty Elizabeth takes us on a tour of “drunk vacation” locations around the country.  Needless to say, Bourbon Street in New Orleans sits on top of the list. Enjoy! Join us for “Destination Unknown” every week on Food and Travel Nation Radio.

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