We’re only two-thirds of the way through the Asian saga, but all this talk about food has made me hungry. What about you? I think it’s time for a recipe. Since we’ve just been on the subject of Vietnam,…

Would you believe a sandwich brought us to Saigon?

Here’s the scenario: you, an enthusiastic but embarassingly inexperienced fan of all things Asian and edible are going to Southeast Asia for just under a month. You of course want to eat, learn and experience…

Greetings from the far side of the world!
A tropical thunderstorm raging outside has finally compelled me to sit down with my long-neglected computer and begin the mammoth task of sorting through the…

How much do you know about South American food? I don’t mean to be presumptuous, but if you haven’t been there or don’t have any ties to the region, I’d guess not very much. Maybe you’ve heard of…

Welcome. I know you’ve had a busy few months, filling mouths and jam jars and making appearances at countless local festivals on your annual (and no doubt tiring) trek north, but I want to thank you all…

1. It’s not as bad as you think
Let’s be frank: Marseille has a whopper of a reputation. When I was 17 and traveling around Europe for the first time, my guidebook painted such a scary picture of Marseille…

The pictures say it all: sun, sea, and… soup!

Think back for a minute to the pre-internet world. I know that feels like another millennium (and it was!), but it actually wasn’t that long ago. Can you remember what life was like back then? More importantly,…

I hope you’ll be able to forgive me. I meant to tell you about these much sooner, in time for you to even whip up a batch for Easter should you have been so inclined. But first I was struck down for four…