The 32nd Winter Fancy Food Show has ended and, as promised, here’s part one of my report on the good, the bad and the downright scary food products that will “soon be coming to supermarkets near you.â€? Most of these will be available at Whole Foods, Mollie Stones, or your favorite specialty food store. If…
Again, the critics were right-on! (Not too suprising, since I have the highest respect for the SF Chron’s Michael Bauers’ taste buds.) For weeks I have been meaning to try Poleng Lounge, but kept putting it off because I was unsure how good the food could be in hybrid restaurant/lounge. But when I read M.B’s…
Maltese cooking is a conglomeration of traditional recipes handed down, combined with the influences left behind of the many foreign dominations, as well as a nod to its neighbors, Sicily and North Africa. Since there has always been a lack of firewood on the island, the people of Malta long ago developed a slow-method of…
Malta is certainly not the easiest spot to travel to. There are no direct flights — although breaking up the trip with an overnight each way in London was quite enjoyable. Particularly if you’re passing through on a weekend a wonderful detour is the stomach-boggling Borough Market under the London Bridge. (Sorry, but I have…
I’m exhausted from dropping ever-so-subtle hints to my boyfriend about “How this would make a Valentine’s Day present that I would never forget,” and getting no response. I’ve even offered to drive the golf cart around and promised not to make fun when he misses the shot. Unless… maybe… he’s already made reservations and is…
When you think of dining at a San Francisco baseball park at night, you usually think of a hot dog, a pizza, garlic fries, cold beer, and a generous side order of hypothermia. But you don’t imagine you can sit down in a gorgeously rich-looking restaurant featuring an expansive raw bar, huge wood-grilled steaks and…
“Phewww…that stuff is nasty… Smells like my dog’s bed… But my Grandpa loves it!â€? was a typical answer when I asked some teens in Balestand, Norway, if they ate Gamalost Cheese. I had just heard about this cheese originally made by Vikings over 1000 years ago. They believed it had many medicinal properties and would…
When you have wined and dined your way through Napa, Santa Barbara, and the Hudson River Valley, and you are ready to explore a newer agrotourism region, you will love the discovering the incredible food offerings, gorgeous B & B’s, and scenic drives on the Charlevoix Flavor Trail. It begins about 60 miles from Quebec…
My daughter has lots of favorite cookbooks. If she can’t find what she wants to cook or bake, she downloads recipes from TheFoodNetwork.com. Now, she’ll love Tastespotting.com — a new site with a cute “Feed Your Addiction” tagline –– that’s a recipe and food photo aggregator. If you click on a photo, you’ll see its…
Still looking for the perfect V-day gift for yer honey? How about a batch of delectable Homemade Truffles. You’ll learn all the how-tos at this “Cooking With Julie mini-class, right in our own Napa Valley — with plenty of time left over for wine-tasting , so you can pick up a bottle of seductive red…
[EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS IS THE FIRST ARTICLE BY OUR NEWEST VAGABLOND CONTRIBUTOR: DONALD WOO, WHO SPLITS HIS TIME BETWEEN HONG KONG AND THAILAND.] I found this amazing restaurant by accident. It was recommended that I try out ChoteChitr, which is said to be one of the best Thai restaurants in the country. Fortunately, it was…
Here’s a dispatch that hits the delicious mark via Denmark from one of our royal upscale readers, Lady Glyde: “Copenhagen has a rich culinary tradition. It is not a surprise that fish is widely eaten in this quaint city surrounded by natural resources and contemporary cuisine. “The chef at Soekkeroed celebrates natural flavours and preparations…