Breaking the fast–around the Ramadan table
“Can you please come into the kitchen for a minute?” our friend asked, smiling. “My wife and daughter need a taster.” Ah, that’s cool,...
Our private cookery class on Ko Kut Island, Thailand
The Star Legend sat at anchor on the horizon. The Windstar yacht seemed ever smaller beyond the wake of the motorboat taking Tom and...
Blissfully organic in the Ourika Valley, Morocco
Two chefs, from opposite sides of the globe, meet in a kitchen in New Zealand, her homeland. They marry their passion for organic cooking,...
Weekend getaway to Minho, northern Portugal
The Minho River traces Portugal’s northern border with Spain and empties into the Atlantic at Caminha, one of Portugal’s most charming beach towns. Equidistant...
A long weekend in the Rome countryside
Rome is such a draw, such an over-achiever, that many travelers never see some of Italy’s finest historical treasures in the nearby rolling hills...
A Michelin star shines in Cavaillon, France
A vine-ripened Cavaillon melon is fragrant, intensely flavored and juicy, its high sugar content adding sweetness to the fruit's floral aroma. From mid-summer to...
Luxury meets culinary aboard the Wind Surf
Move over Food Network, I'm now officially a cruising foodie! Tom and I recently enjoyed an eight-day culinary adventure with the boutique Windstar cruise...
Cooking Portuguese in a townhouse kitchen
From the moment we knocked on the townhouse door, we knew we were in for something special. Welcomed into the reception area-cum-shop, we had...
Culinary argan oil from Morocco
My first taste of amlou, a classy nut butter, came at breakfast in the coastal city of Essaouira, Morocco. A vendor in the city's...
Lessons from a Catalan kitchen
"We are chefs, not magicians!" Chef Alvaro told as we toured Barcelona's Santa Caterina market, collecting ingredients for our cooking lesson. Basque-born and -trained,...