Siena… che città bella! Especially for food. Siena is in the heart of Tuscany, home of bistecca fiorentina, ribollita, papardelle al cinghiale, and of course, the famous Chianti. Siena is heaven for…
Category: Travel
All things travel
I’m Off…
The time has come, my friends. I’m off to France for four months. I don’t know how often I’ll be able to update while I’m gone, but I’ll take lots of pictures…
L’Entrecôte
SCENE: Evening. You are seated at a long wooden table at a small, intimate restaurant in Paris, illuminated only by candlelight, waiting patiently for the waitress to arrive. “How would you like…
Arthur Avenue Market
Drool-worthy, ain’t it? This is the counter of Mike’s Deli, one of several Italian food counters at the now-infamous covered market at Arthur Avenue, in the Bronx. Only a few years ago,…
Cream Puffs in Venice
If I had to pick one food blog I’m addicted to, it would have to be Ivonne’s. I check it daily, hopefully anticipating a new recipe to add to my list of…
Porto Rico
OK… I can see how this could be getting a little confusing… see… I live in two cities. It’s actually a bit more complicated than that. If I’ve lived anywhere (and I…
Kensington Market
Kensington Market. *sigh* A known mecca within the student population here in Toronto as a place to go for cheap clothing and cheaper weed, I go not for the sketchy, strung out…
The Clam Box
I recently visited The Clam Box in Ipswich, MA, famous for its fried seafood including scallops, mussels, haddock, and of course, its namesake, the clam strip. One interesting aspect of the restaurant…
Flagel
According to my friend Izzy, who hails from Wisconsin, her father had never even heard of a bagel until he visited New York City for the first time in the seventies. Thankfully,…