Culinary walks with Taste Porto Food Tours
Touring a new city on foot always brings the place into focus, and a good food tour adds an element I especially enjoy. A...
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...
Place and taste in Trastevere and beyond
Trastevere. tras-TE'-ve-re. ‘Across the Fiume Tevere’—or as we know it, the Tiber River. Stay in this shabby-chic, former working-class neighborhood and soak up the...
Every day is market day in the Luberon
The farmer's markets of Southeast France are the epitome of summer goodness: fresh herbs, fruits and vegetables, beautifully presented and a pleasure to eat....
Market fresh in Basel, Switzerland
The aroma of roasting chestnuts, and the allure of earthy wild mushrooms, bright green chard, and olives of every hue. A walk through the...
Travel Photo Roulette #107: Food markets!
Welcome to Travel Photo Roulette, a weekly contest for bloggers to show off their photography, and compete for the chance to host the next...
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,...
In Lisbon with Taste of Lisboa
Tom and I recently traveled in Portugal for almost six weeks, and what a trip it was! Our food and culture explorations began in...
Six foodie things to do in Frankfurt, Germany
This throbbing metropolis on the Main is known more for its temples of glass and steel, and as a financial center, than for its...
A Basel Christmas: Münsterplatz
Christmas in Basel attracts visitors from all over the world--more than 1/2 million of them. Since 2011, the Christmas market at Münsterplatz, Basel's best...