EAT from Rick Mereki on Vimeo. While this video may not be brand new, it’s still worth a look if you’re interested in culinary travel. Created by three talented and hungry travelers — Rick Mereki, Tim White and Andrew Lees — the video was shot over the course of 44 [...]
Editor Jessica Festa tries five traditional Ghanaian dishes. Fufu In Ground Nut Soup Usually served in a base of Ground Nut Soup, this cassava-based dish is a local favorite. Ground Nut Soup is basically peanut soup, with a thick peanut paste as the base. Vegetables, such as onions, red chilies, [...]
MEXICAN FOOD WAS THE FIRST to be named a UNESCO World Heritage Cuisine. And as the birthplace of many now traditional dishes, including mole poblano, chalupas, cemitas, and chiles en nogada, Puebla is a good place to get to know it. If you’re visiting, here are 10 locations I’d recommend [...]
At Mirbeau Inn and Spa in the Finger Lakes of New York, guests have the chance to escape to the French countryside without leaving the country. While the property offers a world-class spa, vinotherapy treatments, fitness classes, cooking classes, wine tastings, luxury cottages and Monet-inspired gardens, one of the highlights [...]
Bergamot-scented tea from the Black Sea sweetly paired with delicately dried Malatya apricots and Valrhona chocolate were the winning combination for “Bosphorale,” a cake created by master chocolatier and executive pastry chef of Çırağan Palace Kempinski İstanbul, William McCarrick. Bringing a taste of Turkey for the entire year to Kempinski [...]
While many people think of Japanese cuisine as being one large group of dishes, the ingredients used and meals eaten often vary by region. The Okinawa Prefecture is Japan‘s southernmost prefecture, composed of hundreds of islands and showcasing a culture, climate and cuisine different from the mainland. For example, while [...]
A skier’s paradise, Alta Lodge offers ski-in/ski-out access to the mountain, beautiful views, morning yoga, in-room massages and relaxing hot tubs to soothe sore muscles. One lesser-known offering of the hotel, however, is an item that sometimes appears on their rotating menu: Kurobuta Pork Osso Buco. Often referred to as [...]
When ordering dessert in Japan, don’t expect fudge brownie sundaes or Snicker marshmallow cheesecake. Instead, you’ll more likely be indulging in some simple but delicious wagashi, or typical Japanese sweets. Often served with tea, these confectioneries are made with mochi, azuki bean paste and fruit and often have a soft, [...]
“Chef Hamid Salimian loves to go foraging,” says Ellen, a representative for Diva at the Met in Vancouver, Canada, and my dinner companion for the night. “You’ll see what I mean soon.” We are seated at a long polished bar at Diva surrounding an open-kitchen. I introduce myself to Chef [...]
While most people think of cereal as something to eat for breakfast, one man sees its potential for landscape art. Photographer Ernie Button is passionate about using different cereals to create unworldly landscapes and bizarre scenes. “The cereal aisle has become a cornucopia of colors with marshmallows that resemble people [...]
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