Enjoy a seasonal dinner at Japan’s premier organic farm-to-table restaurant NAA Farmer’s Restaurant in Tsuruoka, a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy.
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The secondary purpose of my trip to Yogyakarta was to eat as much Indonesian food as possible. But three days in the city just wasn’t enough to eat it all.
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On a trip through Taichung, Taiwan, I stopped at CJSJ, a fancy pastry shop known for their chocolate and run by a Michelin star chef, for a donut.
Tasting Taichung’s Most Expensive Donut at CJSJ Read More »
Vientiane provided my introduction to Laotian cuisine. It was a great sampling of refreshing and spicy food that made me crave more.
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For my fourth time in Tokyo, I sought out the best Japanese food I could. Sure, I’d visit places I hadn’t previously seen, but food was the priority.
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While getting stuck in Bagan for a few extra days, I was able to sample more than my share of local Burmese culinary delicacies.
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I planned this trip to be different. Hong Kong is still a familiar city to me, but on this trip through the city I experienced the familiar and the new.
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I planned on eating my way through Singapore, though the plan was to eat on the cheap because I didn’t want to spend money I wasn’t making.
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Enjoying a sampling of Georges Rhum Arrangé–rum infused with local flavors–on my last night in Siem Reap.
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“Turkey: A large bird whose flesh, when eaten on certain religious anniversaries has the peculiar property of attesting piety and gratitude.” – Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary I’m fortunate to have a few friends here in Taipei. Some of them were able to join me for my birthday last week. And my two American friends
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“We all have our time machines, don’t we. Those that take us back are memories… And those that carry us forward, are dreams.” -H.G. Wells, from The Time Machine I’ve come up with a theory that birthdays while living abroad don’t count. That doesn’t matter, of course, as I’ve decided that I don’t feel like
Another Birthday Abroad Read More »
Eating and drinking my way through Florence, Italy. Making stops at Mercato Centrale for food and cocktails.
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After two months of dieting and losing weight in Korea, I’ve come to Italy to face the temptation of all the foods that the country has to offer.
Italy and the Death of Diet Read More »
I’ll confess, I didn’t actually order beer ice cream in Taiwan. I guarantee, however, that should I move back to Taipei, I will try it. At the time, I was just distracted by the variety of flavors that sounded more appealing. I ended up at 雪王冰淇淋 (literally: Snow King Ice Cream, not to be confused
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Travelers love talking about “comfort zones” and “getting out of” that zone, but sometimes you have to draw the line, especially when it comes to food.
It May Be Healthy, But I’m Not Eating It Read More »
