Coffee. Pretty much the only thing that keeps me going during the day… luckily for me, I tend to be attracted to cities where good coffee goes hand in hand with creativity, good beer, and good wine. Cities like Portland, Oregon; Seattle, Washington; Wellington, New Zealand; Glasgow, Scotland; Melbourne, Australia; Boston, Massachusetts. No surprise, then,…
Category: food and drink
wine tasting… a sneak peek
a few weekends ago, i headed out to the wairarapa wine region with my friend paul. we rented bicycles and toured the area, stopping off at six wineries to taste various sauv blancs, pinot noirs, and bubbles. i’m working on a longer post – but here is a sneak peek of photos. {behind the scenes…
five cups of coffee in wellington
If you haven’t picked up on it, I am a caffeine addict. I love my coffee. I love cafes. I have been drawn to them ever since I sat at the Dose with my best girlfriends in high school and college, dissecting every inch of our lives. I moved on to Kofenya, in Oxford, Ohio…
friday wrap up: swim up bars
happy friday! my idea of vacation is not hanging out by the pool and sipping a cocktail… i mean, i can totally do that for a day, but after a while i am going to get *bored* … but that being said, i wouldn’t mind hanging out at one of these bars for that day…
my picks: travel snacks
i’m willing to bet that a lot of people get hungry while traveling. a combination of unfamiliar areas (the airport), stress, boredom, and time zone crossings can wreak havoc on anyone’s diet. a lot of travel bloggers write about what’s best for you to take with you, and while i’m probably going to be no…
tastebuds: ricotta and spinach stuffed chicken
i’ve done two versions of stuffed chicken over the last few months and both versions have turned out awesome. this version comes from a pinch of yum, and as always, modified by me, because that’s just what i do. i can’t tell you the last time i followed a recipe to a tee. oops. (oh,…
travel trends + foodie week: food tourism
{image from the culinary travel guide} mash up post! in my research for travel trends lately, one thing that has consistently popped up is food tourism. back when this term was first coined, they called it culinary tourism, but stopped “because our research showed that it gave a misleading impression. while “culinary” technically can be…
foodie week: the best places to try local foods
so you’re wandering around a brand new city and wondering what to try. and, if you’re at all like me, you’re probably wondering where to go to try it. we live in a consumer world so there’s hundreds of options in every city… how does one know where to start?! in my mind, there’s some…
foodie week: weirdest foods around the world
sometimes, you eat something before asking what it is… and then you ask after you’ve had a bite and determined it’s delicious. and it turns out to be something totally wacky, like the stomach lining of animals. other times, you find out what something is and refuse to eat it. sometimes the food is still…
foodie week: food as a cultural identity
if someone asked you what you ate while you were in italy, you would probably rave about the oven-fired pizzas, the homemade pesto from the little market, the handmade gnocchi. maybe truffles, if they’re in season. the olive oil! the wine! likewise, if you just came back from thailand, you are probably sharing photos of…