Eating and drinking, we all love to do it, we just do it in different ways…
I distinctly remember my first true words in Italian spoken (with a decent amount of self-confidence, and a whole lot of American accent) – little did I know the first three words I spoke would mean so much more than it’s strange, but literal translation… […]
A little bit obsessive. A little bit ritualistic. A little time honored family tradition is what my New Year’s boils down to, literally. Waiting 364 days to gulp down a soup very few people on this earth know how to make. The traditions of my […]
So, I think having scrape the frost off my car every morning for the past week calls for a seriously rewarding, piping hot dinner like shabu shabu… Don’t know it? The word shabu shabu is a Japanese onomatopoeia meaning “swish swish” describing the light swishing sound of the meat […]
High tea, low tea, afternoon tea, elevenses (bet you didn’t know about this one) – I guess it’s safe to say the British do love their tea. If you ever find yourself hungry and in the U.K., your stomach will easily be rescued by at […]
Amble England’s cobblestoned streets, cross centuries-old bridges, and wander through celebrated covered markets. Before you realize it, the morning drizzle has made room for the afternoon sun and history has unravelled before you. More than a postcard photo scene, ancient castles, royal palaces, and red […]
There’s something magical about the power of a meal to gather people, and there’s something sacred about the dinner table where some of life’s simplest yet stirring memories are made. In modern times, this regard for the family dinner seems to have gotten lost, first amongst […]
There is a famous Scottish saying in Gaelic, “S mairg a ni tarcuis air biadh.” In English it translates to, “He who has contempt for food is a fool.” I couldn’t have put it any better when it comes to the Scots and their sentiment […]