I’ve never been to Syria, and I can’t say I’ve always wanted to visit. For years, I’ve heard of the political situation, and understood this was not a place for me . However recently, I’ve come to view Syria as a culinary Shangri-La. I’ll give you the three signs that caused me to revaluate...
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Tags: cheese, chocolate, food shopping, markets, Middle East food, Syria, Syrian food
Posted in Syria, candy, cheese, chocolate, culture | 30 Comments »
I had no plans to write about my experience at the Fancy Food Show that recently took place in San Francisco; I intended to incorporate what I discovered in future posts, but after receiving many requests to identify what I tried, I reconsidered. After all, is not food something of an ambassador of a...
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Tags: cheese, countries, culture, fancy food show, France, Italy, Japan, Phillipines, San Francisco, Spain, United States
Posted in China, Phillipines, San Francisco, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, candy, cheese, chocolate, condiments, libations, traditions, travel, wine | 27 Comments »
These past few years my hubby and I have gone our separate ways on vacation, not for any specific reason, just a divergence in what appealed to each of us. My husband has been passionate about surfing for as long as I’ve known him, and I love that my hubby takes these surfing trips...
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Tags: chocolate, coffee, fish, Nicaragua, surfing
Posted in Nicaragua, candy, chocolate, culture, recipe, travel | 18 Comments »
Chocolate inspires strong passion around the world and, and we have Mexico to thank for starting us on a lifelong dependency to this wonderful thick, rich and sweet stuff. Mexico, I thank you, you have my eternal gratitude – gracias. Just for fun, and to see the extend of this passion (obsession) I googled “ode to Chocolate”...
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Tags: Argentina, bicerin, chocolate, chocolate de batirol, cioccolata fiorentina, Columbia, Ecuardor, England, France, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Phillipines, Spain, United States
Posted in Britain, France, Mexico, chocolate, culture | No Comments »
When I think of sipping hot chocolate, sure, on occasion, the image of being nice and toasty in front of a crackling fire comes to mind - I grew up in Minnesota after all. But when I close my eyes and let imagination take over, the rich flavor slowly and luxuriously coats my tongue, my...
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Tags: chocolate, France, paris
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