Chocolate and churros. Churros and chocolate. I have to say I was a bit ambivalent about the combination, All that changed when I lanted in Madrid, and was told to visit a tiny shop (San Gines) that focused only on chocolate and churros. That ambivalence went out the window, as San Gines is an institution,...
.. and so continues the epic voyage of curry. In past posts (Curry – A World Traveler, Britain’s National Dish Is…, Curry Leaves, Curry Powder, and Asian Curry – Japan) I touched on curry and some of the roads its taken and, having been hit across the head recently with currywurst, thought it time to...
Florence proved a swoon worthy city where ever twist and turn offers new and unexpected delights. We spent over three days in this city and while it was a good start, it was not nearly enough to absorb its beauty or take in all the features that make it unique (more details later). I’ve...
Mendocino County is as breathtaking as ever, but we recently stumbled across something that took us by surprise. My mother-in-law, who accompanied us on this trip, had heard of a restaurant called 10,000 Buddhas that intrigued her and she wanted us to go there for lunch. She said it was a Buddhist restaurant close...
Did I tell you the down side to attending that wonderful cooking class I attended that was put on by the Asian Culinary Institute? The adobo has now become a staple in our house (I’m not complaining about this part), and now my husband walks around muttering how he has missed out on years...
Hawaii, the United States’ backyard paradise, is one of those places that is almost impossible to define in terms of its cuisine and culture. The indigenous people were devastated by disease and fighting when Captain Cook settled on the islands. Since then, people from China, Japan, Thailand, Korea, the Philippines and points beyond arrived...
As a child, I had an overwhelming curiosity about the (H)mong*. For the life of me, I could not figure out why of all the places in the world, they picked Minnesota. Frankly, I was a bit dumbfounded by this choice. Nothing against Minnesota. I still am a Minnesota girl at heart, but growing...
This question has been on my mind: ”Why is the pineapple so appealing that people want to use its image all over the home?” Don’t get me wrong, I love pineapple, with a passion, but I also love bacon, and I have no desire to dress my home with porcine images. So I decided...
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...
If you’ve read my previous post on Ireland, you know one of my complaints about Rick Steves is that he omitted the City of Cork from his Ireland travel guide. I thought that was an incredible oversight, although he was quick to offer Kinsale and Cobh as alternatives, and I agree that both are...
