Food Adventuring Around NYC
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Considering how close some of the other major east coast cities are, it’s crazy that I rarely take city excursions. Usually when I’m in Philadelphia or Boston or DC, I’m just driving through. Last week we spent …
Sam gets to learn what an archipelago is and I continue trying to pronounce it correctly. A series of islands off the coast of West Africa, Cabo Verde (or Cape Verde) conjures up images of beautiful beaches, humpback whales, and volcanoes. But it’s also a place with really delicious food. Say it in English or …
We’ve never been so close to home on this journey. We’re headed just a bit north to our friends and neighbors in Canada. I have so many friends from Canada who I hope check this out and give me honest feedback. They’ll probably just be nice (as Canadians are known for being). Sam was not so familiar …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Last week I wrote about all the amazing exotic fruits I tried on my recent trip to Costa Rica. But, of course, that is not all I ate. Most of my favorite meals were at local …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City As you all know, most of my posts are about food in and around New York City. But prior to 2020, I would take a number of exciting international trips with a gastronomic bent. And it …
And we’re back. We took a few weeks off for a nice family vacation visiting a country that Sam and I will be cooking in the coming weeks. hint: it begins with the letter C. We’ll get to that soon enough but this week we are conquering our first C country and surprisingly our first …
And we’ve come to another milestone. We have now completed a meal from every country beginning with the letter B. Check and check. We finish with another African country that sadly suffers from great poverty. Food insecurity is prevalent in Burundi (as well as our last country Burkina Faso) and Sam and I work to create two of the …
We’re heading into the last two countries starting with the letter B. Both are in Africa and both sadly suffer from quite a good deal of poverty. The food we’re going to make is quite hearty and filling and we are fortunate enough to include it as part of a cultural cooking project, while some …
If you had told me we would be making three vegetarian dishes from Bulgaria, I would have told you that you were thinking of the wrong country. I don’t know a lot about Bulgarian cuisine but I knew that its diet like much of the Balkans consisted of meat. Yet this international cooking adventure continues to surprise …
I’m not one to eat (or serve my son) fast food. But when the fast food in question is part of the culture and cuisine of another country, I make an exception. For the oil rich country of Brunei, we chose the country’s iconic fast food dish called Nasi Katok. Who doesn’t like some fried …
Go big or go home they say. And if you don’t want to go home, maybe go to Brazil. It’s a huge country with a huge cuisine. This week, we get a little (or big) taste of the colorful and hearty food from Latin America’s largest country.
Thanks to large deposits of diamonds, Botswana is no longer the massively poor country it once was. Since the 1980’s it’s been one of the leading producers of gem diamonds in the world. Although there is still an unfortunate amount of poverty, the country itself is now one of the wealthiest in Africa. Neither Sam nor I are particularly …
Before the pandemic, Sam was on his way to having a pretty full passport. We were big travelers (and hope to be again) and Sam was lucky enough to come with us on our adventures for the first three years of his life. The first country on our cooking journey that Sam has actually been to in …
I’m so excited about Bolivia. Not just because I think Sam will really love the food, but it’s a cuisine that is sadly under-represented in this country and really deserves more attention. Its neighbors in Peru and Brazil get lots of food praise, but Bolivian food is just as worthy. And all you need to …
One of the things this project has done is made me more aware of countries I had never heard of. Bhutan is definitely one of the more obscure ones. And when I recently dropped it into a conversation, people looked at me like I had two heads. Ok, so you might not know about Bhutan. …
Unfortunately, I could not easily find many recipes from The Republic of Benin, an integral country in Western Africa that is known for being the birthplace of voodoo. Voodoo, as it originated in Benin, is a religion that is very misunderstood and unfortunately not been helped by fictional movies and pop culture. Benin was also …
Some series get an upgrade after a few episodes or seasons in. Not us. We actually have a bit of a downgrade. My wife and I decided to move to a house where Sam could have a bit more space to run around and be a kid. The tiny city apartment wasn’t so comfortable …
Belgium has always sounded amazing to me. The name itself conjures up images (and scents) of waffles for most Americans. The country’s specialties include beer, chocolate, mussels, fries, and of course, waffles. Sounds like an incredible country. And it’s a fitting finale for this journey in one kitchen. Don’t worry – we are not throwing in …
This week’s country is the closest I’ve come to my roots so far. My ancestors come from both Hungary and somewhere in Russia. Although in fairness, it’s possible my great grandparents may have come from present day Belarus or somewhere else that is now considered Russia. Regardless, there is something about the food this week that …
I’m not sure why Barbados wasn’t higher on my bucket list before now, but after doing the research about this island nation, I’m dying to go. In fact, I’m ready to move there. When I explained to Sam we can go swimming with sea turtles, he was on board too. After all, the place is nicknamed …