It’s a chilly, late winter day on Galiano Island, but I’m feeling like a ripe summer fruit. I’m lying face down on a massage table in a little garden cottage on the grounds of the Galiano Oceanfront Inn, listening to the soothing burble of the fountain outside. And I’m beginning to smell like blackberries. OK, […]
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WanderFood Wednesday: San Francisco Treats
Do you remember the jingle for Rice-a-Roni, that mixture of rice and vermacelli that came in a box adorned with San Francisco’s cable cars? I’m old enough that I grew up with their jingle embedded into my childhood brain: “Rice-a-Roni, the San Francisco Treat.” I’ve been spending a few days in San Francisco, and I’ve […]
WanderFood Wednesday: The Art of Chocolate
I’ve always been a do-it-yourself, sling-your-backpack-onto-the-roof-of-the-bus kind of traveler. But when I was offered the chance to learn chocolate-making secrets from the pastry chef at a chic Arizona resort, I stashed my backpack in the closet, packed my strappy sandals, and flew south. The setting was the Montelucia Resort and Spa, a Moorish-inspired property facing […]