Coffee Parisien, written 12 hours ago, In my quest for a good burger in Paris, I was enthralled that many of you wrote with so many suggestions. I once took a course in food writing and the teacher told us not to use words like "enthralled" and "opt" because people don't use them...

Croatia: Got Recommendations?, written 1 week ago, An alleyway in the old city of Korčula, photographed by Tona & Yo Maxence and I are about to leave for a vacation in Croatia; the plan is to drive down the Dalmatian coast from Split to Dubrovnik, and chill for a few days on the island of Korč...

A Visit to White Sands National Monument in New Mexico, written 1 day ago, This summer I was finally able to see where my mother and stepfather moved to: New Mexico. I really enjoyed New Mexico, for all the reasons I remembered the when I drove through it years ago: the space, the isolation, the nat...

Home, written 6 days ago, Home is many things. Home is where you make chocolate éclairs thanks to Meeta and Tony. Home is talking to Lis. Home is saying hello again to all of you after a long absence. Home is the Daring Bakers. It's good to be home. Ciao!

Wondering about Crete — Imaginer la Crête, written 1 week ago, Summer is far from being over in Boston, on the contrary. We've had the best weather, the one that makes New England a wonderful place to live in. That special Indian summer is already starting to take shape, and settle. It almost mak...

Flood of Entries for Food Awards, written 1 day ago, As of yesterday, we've had 500 + entries for 1st Annual National Irish Food Awards (Blas na hÉireann) (to be held in Dingle during the Food and Wine Festival). And more are still pouring in (the deadline for having posted it was today). It's a...

Gourds, written 15 hours ago, Two of my colleagues had a gourd growing competition.  This is one of the competitors' offerings.  Very pretty. Think I'll join in next year. 

WBJ: Columbia Heights Wine Bar Dubbed Room 11, written 1 day ago, According to Missy Frederick of the Washington Business Journal, the new wine bar slated to occupy the former 11th Street Deli space in Columbia Heights will be called Room 11.The new spot, scheduled to open in October at 3234 11th St...

Mint Lemonade, written 1 week ago, Were you looking for a refreshing lemonade recipe to cool you down this summer? Look no further. With humidity at 85%, it was the perfect drink this weekend at The Mansion while we played cards under the shade. It was also very appreciated as we munched our way thr...

Please join me on my culinary journey through France.

Tarte Fine Aux Pommes, written 6 days ago, Nope, I did not inject pink food coloring into those apples. And no, that is not bologna on puff pastry. Those are pink pearl apples gracing the top of flaky pâte feuilletée! Tarte fine is just what it sounds like: fine tart. It is made with puff pastry a...

Ekte Geitost, written 1 day ago, Von lieben Freunden aus ihrem Norwegenurlaub mitgebracht, die Langersehnte Spezialität aus Ziegenmolke. Die Ziegenmolke wird so lange eingekocht bis ein Karamellgeschmack entsteht was einen würzig-süßen Käse zur Folge hat.Das ist für all jene die auf den Käse ...

A Gastronomic VIP Tour to Emilia-Romagna: Part 3 Artisan Producers, a Medieval Castle and the Ferrari Museum, written 1 day ago, Day three of the Academia Barilla VIP gastronomy tour to Emilia-Romagna, Parma and the Italian Food Valley, organized and guided by Chicago's Academia Barilla Culinary Sch...

alive with flavor, written 23 hours ago,

Summer Colds are Wurst, written 4 days ago, Tui of mental mosaic wrote me this morning. Turns out she has a cold. She was trying to blog about the phenomenon, then perhaps she thought better of it: ...I'm gonna get a whole bunch of "I told you so" actions from (Italians) because of a certa...

Daily bread? No, it's daily salad here, written 23 hours ago, This is just for all those who are afraid of me since my guerrilla post and consider me crazy, or probably even anti-vegetarian, or just do not understand how I can live on with my serious illness "eating burgers and fatty meats"...

Sea Bass in Paper (Kağıtta Levrek), written 4 days ago, Levrek is a popular fish in Turkey all year around since it's farmed intensively. However, wild caught sea bass is exceptionally tastier and highly sought after. Fish fillets steamed in paper bags taste great. At seafood restaurants they are ...

Daring Bakers: Chocolate éclairs, written 5 days ago, Have you seen a lot of éclair posts since yesterday? Yes, it's Daring Bakers again. As usual I postponed the baking until the last minute and normally that isn't any problem. Except for the part that I woke up on Saturday morning with a very so...

England: Crumpets, written 2 weeks ago, This essentially English comfort food has been around for at least a few hundred years, though the actual timing is a little uncertain. Over that time, the crumpet has gathered to itself a whole spectrum of meanings and associations in British culture: cozines...

Dutch Windows, written 1 day ago, Time to play Peeping Tom again, with a quick peek into Dutch life via some of the exceptionally clean windows one finds everywhere here.  This Delft shop window looks just like what you expect from Amsterdam, but how about this window full of iconic American foods?...