Making and tasting cuscos in Bragança, Portugal
“Keep rolling the dough!” Guilhermina exclaimed. “Faster, in a circle like this,“ she said, leaning over the wooden trough to demonstrate. She paused, wiped...
“New Latitude” wine in Asoke Valley, Thailand
“Wow!” exclaimed the sommelier as he popped the cork on the bottle of sparkling wine we were about to share with our table mates....
Quinta do Gradil celebrates the grape harvest season
A couple of weeks ago, Tom and I took a break from all the Port Wine Day goings-on in Porto and the Douro and...
Olive oil on the gourmet table in Vila Real, Portugal
Three bottles of extra virgin olive oil graced each table at the University of Trás-os-Montes’ Panoramic Restaurant in Vila Real, Portugal. The occasion—dinner themed...
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,...
Scorpion House—what’s that?
Just after sunset, lights twinkle on in houses across the way, as the sun sets behind the ruins of Volubilis in the distance. The corridor...
Wild honey of Fez, Morocco
One of my requisite stops upon returning to Fez is “the honey souk”, Fondouk Kaat Smen, set back behind a display of carpets on...
Ten must-try foods of Ipoh, Malaysia
If we made a mistake in trip planning while in Malaysia, it was to visit Penang, "an eater's paradise", then Ipoh, back to back,...
Exemplary vines, first-class wines in Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal
Tom and I met winemaker Dorina Lindemann at Essência do Vinho, at the Portugal Wine Connection in the Palacio de Bolsa’s magnificent Salon Arab....
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,...
