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Dining Our Way Around Beautiful St. Simons Island, Georgia
Strewn along the emerald waters of the Georgia coast like a string of golden beads are the aptly named Golden Isles, several enchanting barrier islands including Jekyll Island, Sea Island, Little St. Simons Island, St. Simons Island and the mainland city of Brunswick....
L’Ecole de la Maison Cooking School at the Osthoff Resort
If you know me at all, it may surprise you to learn that I actually went to a gourmet cooking class a couple of years ago. I have never been a truly fabulous cook. My grandmother hated cooking. My mother hated cooking. I won’t say that I hate cooking, but I will tell...
Cheese Tasting at the Reypenaer Tasting Room in Amsterdam
We stepped out of one of the ubiquitous Amsterdam canal boats onto the cobblestone path which ran beside one of the many scenic canals in the city. Sometimes referred to as “the Venice of the North”, canals run everywhere throughout this beautiful European city and...
Savoring the Amazing Offerings with Food Carts Portland
As huge fans of local foodie tours, we will often make a foodie tour of a city our first priority when visiting. It gives us a chance to sample some local restaurants and make a decision about whether we would like to return to enjoy a full meal. In this manner, we...
Update on Papal Gastronomy
Since newly-elected Pope Francis chose to live in the Domus Sanctae Marthae, the guest house adjacent to St. Peter’s Basilica, and not in the official papal apartments overlooking the Square, a lot of ink has been spilled about his austere living and eating habits...
A Year in My Kitchen: February — Macaroon Valentines
FEBRUARY Macaroon Valentines The image of a mother-daughter embrace with chocolate macaroon in hand caught my eye decades ago while pouring over Sunset magazine. A joy to make and share, these palm-sized, decadent confections were a sentimental, edible...
A Year in My Kitchen: January — Spinach-Sausage Buns
Wreathed by images of family and life events colored by food, the cover page of a slim volume for my husband and our two adult sons from Christmas 2011 is inscribed: "For my boys. My love for cooking and many of these recipes were influenced by my mother. The best...
THE RELUCTANT CRUISER
Sometimes I don’t even know what I’m eating. It might be some kind of fish cooked in some kind of way or it might be pae pae or it might be goat. We are on a merchant ship called The Aranui “cruising” the Marquesas Islands. The Marquesas are a remote archipelago...
Gastón Acurio:
Worldwide Ambassador of Peruvian Cuisine Our tastes in food are closely connected to our childhood; what are your first memories of food? Memories are the most important ingredients in cooking. We exist as chefs because of them. My first memory of food is ceviche,...
NIKO ROMITO:
NIKO ROMITO: ITALY’S ONLY CHEF SOUTH OF ROME WITH THREE MICHELIN STARS On November 5, 2013, Niko Romito, the timid, taciturn and modest, 39-year-old chef of the restaurant “Reale” in Castel di Sangro in the province of L’Aquila, was awarded his third Michelin star for...
Harvest on the Harbor: The Epicurean Traveler in Maine
Text © 2009 by Scott W Clemens Hailed by Coastal Living magazine as one of the “Top Ten Seafood and Wine Festivals,” and held in Portland, dubbed “The foodiest Small Town in America” by Andrew Knowlton of Bon Appetit magazine, I looked forward with pleasant...
Pozos Artists Breathe New Life Into Old Mining Town
Text and photos © by Lee Daley While spending a week in San Miguel de Allende, a city in the Mexican highlands that I love, I heard stories of a nearby ghost town that has gained new footing as a haven for artists. My curiosity was piqued by local expats around town,...
EAT SMART IN SICILY
By Joan Peterson and Marcella Croce Sicily is the melting-pot of the Mediterranean, having Phoenician, Greek, Roman, Arabic, Norman, Germanic and French influences, and sitting down to a meal in Palermo is much more than stopping in at the local fast food franchise....
Combing the Crystal Coast
photos and text ©2008 From fine dining to dives, from centuries-old towns to the pastel seaside mansions of Bogue Banks, North Carolina’s Crystal Coast offers the epicurean traveler a sea-to-table experience, with plenty of activities available to burn off the...
WHERE TO STAY IN CAJUN COUNTRY
WASHINGTON Camellia Cove B&B (3 rooms) 211 West Hill Street Washington, LA (337) 826-7362 Herman & Annie Bidstrup Built around 1825, Camelia Cove offers large rooms, beautiful antiques and private baths, plus 2 acres of garden and shade trees....
The Epicurean Traveler along Cajun Culinary Trails
As you travel west from Opelousas (birthplace of zydeco music) on highway 190, you’ll find yourself driving beside rice paddies — Cajun Country is known for its swamps, and rice cultivation is the natural solution to making swampland productive. If you’re taveling the...
Vienna…Europe’s Best Keep Secret
A generous beauty, vivacious Vienna encourages visitors to indulge themselves fully. Going native means immersing oneself in the city’s physical beauty, its coffeehouses and cafes, magnificent museums and musical concerts. And, of course, this is the city that gave...
VIETNAM TRAVEL BITES (Part II)
text and photos © Lee Daley HOI AN From its beginning in Saigon, my month-long sojourn through Vietnam continues its way north, though the hills of Dalat and down to the central coast village of Hoi An. In the 17th Century before its river filled with silt, Hoi An’s...
TRAVEL BITES THROUGH VIETNAM
The road to the real Vietnam runs through its kitchens and markets. On a recent gastronomic quest to savor as much of the country’s rich and varied cuisine as possible, I found modes of transport every bit as diverse as the nation’s menus. These included a train ride...
TRAVEL PLANNING ON THE INTERNET
text ©2007 by Scott W Clemens I’ve been planning a family vacation to Ireland. In the past I used Frommer’s travel guides to research our destinations and lodgings, as well as brochures provided by my travel agent. This time I decided to do most of my planning on the...