After eight hours of walking around Taipei today, our feet were screaming for a sit down. We arrived at Shilin night market, ready to find a relaxing spot to grab a bite, but instead were immediately overwhelmed by the hoards of people. We shuffled in crammed streets and alleys, pausing to crane our necks over…
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That’s My Jam: Avocado Ice Cream with Strawberry Jam Swirls
Can it be real? Avocado ice cream with strawberry jam swirled throughout? Does that actually taste unbelievably delicious? All fair questions you are probably asking yourself. The answer is a resounding shout-it-to-the-rooftops “WHOAYEAH” We each sampled about a half-dozen of Salt and Straw’s creative flavors. I had a hard time making a decision. Usually one…
Sweet Potato Noodles and Winning
I opened up my spiralizer today and now I just can’t put it down. Who knew that spinning veggies through a grater could be so much fun? This evening I just wanted a quick bite and couldn’t be bothered to go out shopping. Actually, I wasn’t even hungry, but I wanted to churn something on…
A Taco from A-Z: Alphabet City’s Zaragoza
I went to Zaragoza’s this afternoon to pick up a few Mexican ingredients. My friend Sam took me to this little deli in Alphabet City several years ago, and I haven’t been back since. I’m making tacos for dinner tonight and figured it could be fun to revisit this tiny bodega and see if it…
Raan Jay Fai, Do or Die
This evening I went back to Raan Jay Fai for maybe my sixth time. I came here for the first time about five years ago…and that was the beginning of my love story for Jay Fai. Jay means ‘sister’ in Thai-Chinese and Fai means mole, as in a beauty mark (not the subterranean mammal). Sister…
Phuket Town: The Charming Side of Phuket
The first time I ever came to Thailand, one of my destinations was Phuket. Everyone talks about gorgeous, tropical, exotic Phuket. I arrived with a girlfriend, took a whirl around Patong and left immediately the next day. Full of girly bars, American pop music and expats, it wasn’t the locale of my dreams. But after…
Goats in Trees
It’s real! On the way to Essouira we passed several trees, limbs heavy with these twinkle toe goats. They daintily perch on branches to nibble the nuts that are so famously used to make argan oil. Perhaps one of my favorite sites in all of Morocco.
A Sweet That Wasn’t so Sweet
If I don’t know what it is, I want to try it. I don’t want to proverbial “chew on it” or think about what it might taste like. No, I want to savor it, munch it, understand the texture, what spices are in it, and how it most likely was made. It should be in…
Continuation
Chatting With Del Posto Cook and Travel Writer Claire Handleman On The Joys of Eating In Thailand (Part 2) Yesterday we talked to Claire Handleman, who cooks at Del Posto and blogs about her constant travels at Passport to Eat, about how she fell in love with Thai cuisine and the best papaya salad she’s…
central america, savor the sabor
one of the best things i ate in mexico was the cemita from puebla. i go into much further detail in my other blog http://notfinedining.wordpress.com/2010/05/10/the-tastiest-sandwhich-of-your-life-resides-in-puebla/ it was so good we ate there every day we were in puebla…and i like to explore my options, so you know it’s good if it’s worth a repeat. and…
montreal munchies
irena and i picked a weekend in late october to visit our friends in montreal. mag’s married french man luis a few years ago, after studying abroad in the south of france and falling madly in love. they recently moved state-side (kinda) and we figured it would be a lovely time of year for a…
passport to eat 