For me it was last September. At the time, I felt like I shouldn’t write about it, because I worried that my personal feelings might cloud my judgement. Now, 13 months later, after being fortunate enough to have several meals since then at restaurants ranked as highly or more highly, I’ve decided it’s time to write about our dinner at Cinc Sentits in Barcelona. (Cinc Sentits means ‘Five Senses’ in Catalan.)
Read MoreIn his book Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, Anthony Bourdain confessed that for his very first meal on his first trip to Tokyo, in his jet-lagged and exhausted state, he was so intimidated by the soba restaurants and overwhelming nature of Tokyo that he went to Starbucks. After considering his options, though, he bought a latte, rallied, and dove in to Tokyo.
Read MoreWe ‘ve taken many food tours over the years, usually through Culinary Backstreets, which works with local guides to offer tours in cities all over the world. They don’t offer one in Seoul, so I decided to see if I could find one that might be comparable, since it’s fair to say that none of us were experts in Korean food beforehand.
Read MoreIf you are traveling to Machu Picchu, you’ll almost certainly fly through Lima. Rather than rushing through, we stayed in Lima for 5 nights, and highly recommend as much time in Lima as you can spare. Below are some tips to help you get the most out of your time in Lima.
Read MoreI used to think I was a churro connoisseur. Then I went to Lima, Peru and learned my churro education was woefully deficient.
Let me back up. I once had a summer job where I needed to “make” churros…
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