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Fascinating facts for travellers heading to Turkey
Turkey is the world’s melting pot, a spicy casserole of different influences from Europe, Asia and the Med. This is an enthralling destination which has plenty of surprises in store for the tens of...
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Identity. Crisis?
Recently, I stepped into a small restaurant in Nanjing, China that specialized in Anhui cuisine. Anhui is a landlocked province in central-eastern China most well-known for Huangshan and possibly this...
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Moscow’s Quirky Vending Machines
I apologize for the delay, as I just returned from traveling around St. Petersburg and Moscow, Russia. Hint: for those in the US, the visa application isn’t so taxing…if you get someone else to do it...
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My First Meal in Russia
How easily are you able to recall your first “something?” Don’t let your imagination run too freely there…you know what, I’m just going to skip ahead and say that the focus of today’s post is food. I...
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Unforgettable Breakfast Series, Part 2: Moscow, Russia
“How do you get rid of the taste of whale?” is totally going to be a chapter in my book. In Sapporo, the answer was chocolate sandwich. For Moscow, Russia, I’m…not sure I have a sufficient response....
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Moscow’s Quirky Vending Machines, Part Dva
I really thought Japan had the monopoly on weird vending machines, but Moscow, Russia sits comfortably in second place, tied with China. Since I’ve written about Russian vending machines once before,...
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Preview: Fare Plate NYC – Celebration of Irish Food and Drink, 12 March 2016
What do you think of when someone asks you about Irish cuisine? Potatoes? From Latin America. Whiskey? These days, that’s Japan. Soda bread? Ulysses? You could use a lesson or two… This...
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Event Review: Fare Plate NYC – Celebration of Irish Food and Drink, 12 March...
Disclaimer: In exchange for review of this event, I was offered one ticket. Fáilte (faal-chuh)! That’s how you say “welcome” in Gaelic…or at least, that’s how you write it. This past Saturday, March...
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Product Review: Mama’s Malizzano and Ajvar (Macedonian Spreads)
Note: In exchange for a review of Mama’s, I received jars of their malizzano and ajvar spreads. On a recent visit to Sarajevo, I gleefully wandered through the aisles of a local supermarket,...
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The Q-rious Quince and More
I had no idea what a quince looked like, let alone tasted like on its own, but there was one excellent memory of the yellow pome– quince paste, or membrillo in Spanish: Yes, I can recall greedily...
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