Archive for the "Food & Drink" category

Food & Travel: Park City and Salt Lake City

August 25th, 2008

Dinner at Shabu

Stacked salad at Shabu

I would be remiss if I didn’t mention a couple of amazing, yet completely different, meals I had during my recent travels to Utah. Utah? Great food? Hmmmm…. how did THAT happen?

The first memorable meal was in Park City. …

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Santa Fe Foodie

August 19th, 2008

Enchiladas

Spinach enchiladas at a restaurant in Bernalillo, New Mexico

When I travel to New Jersey to visit my family, the first thing I do once I leave the airport is make a beeline to my favorite Italian restaurant (Italianissimo in West Caldwell, which was briefly featured …

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Scorpion Eating in China

December 12th, 2007

I had brunch with Lee and Sachi this weekend and they pointed me to these videos they shot while they traveled ’round the world for a year. I laughed out loud at Lee eating century old egg in China.

You can check out the rest of their videos and what they …

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Bay Area Stay

November 5th, 2007

After leaving Mt. Shasta shrouded in complete fog and clouds, I scooted down to the Bay Area, staying with lovely couchsurfing hosts in Alamo.

Steve and Mary-Anne are total food and wine lovers as well as big-time travelers. Mary-Anne had worked with a couple of different import companies for twenty years …

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On the Nightstand: A Kitchen Safari

October 17th, 2007

A Kitchen Safari: Stories & Recipes From The African Wilderness is a beautiful cookbook released by the Conservation Corporation Africa. CC Africa is a luxury safari company and overseas more than 40 camps …

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Female Nomad Surfing in Her Own Way

October 12th, 2007

Last week at the monthly meeting of us Wayward Women (I swear that’s what our little group of traveling women is called), Rita Golden Gelman, author of Tales of a Female Nomad, spoke.

Rita hasn’t had …

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Ask the Locals

August 2nd, 2007

Last week, Jon and I were in upstate NY for a family reunion. You cannot go to a family reunion without pie, right? Normally, I’d bake one myself (really, I’m quite a baker). Because I know my way around a rolling pin, I’m a bit finicky about what I buy …

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Food (for your) Flight!

July 27th, 2007

Last weekend I was in upstate NY for a family reunion. I flew AirTran, a budget airline which is proud of the fact that they cut back on every amenity (even their pretzel bags tout the fact that you’re saving money because they only serve a small handful of pretzels). …

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Pen & Jen’s Tea

April 25th, 2007

I love supporting women in business. If they are in the tea business, I’m even more eager to give them a plug :-). A friend of mine recently sent me a link to Pen & Jen’s Tea. Based in New Jersey (my old stomping grounds), this tea duo sells …

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Girls - Worldwide Chocolate Awaits You!

April 2nd, 2007

What two things could warm the heart of a girl wanderluster like a map that includes chocolate destinations around the globe! Bookmark ChocoMap and before you set out on your next journey, whether it’s across the planet or down the block, find out where the hottest chocolate is located.

Created …

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