A few years ago, I spent a week in Tokyo for work. While I appreciate sushi, I am far from knowledgeable about the vast scope of Japanese food, and my work schedule did not give me a lot of time to experiment in any event. I did have two memorable meals, on each of my […]
It is little wonder that Irish legends are tied so closely to the land and nature. Walking one of the many trails in and around The Burren, you could imagine yourself in another place and time, perhaps asleep under a tree for decades and covered by moss. Or trapped by the fairies in a stone […]
It has been thirty years since I’ve been in Umbria, and I have been talking about two meals that I had in Assisi ever since. I want to go back, yet at the same time I am afraid that nothing will ever live up to my food memories. Those two meals were both at a […]
I was 20 years old the first time I had Cuban food. I was visiting a friend who was working in L.A., and we went to a Cuban restaurant she loved. One taste of Cuban black beans and sweet fried plantains, and I was a fan for life.That same friend recently recommended a Cuban cookbook, […]