While spending the holidays at home in Boston, I took a quick trip to see my sister (and get my India visa) in New York City. I was fighting a pretty bad cold, so I wasn’t motivated to run around the city all day, but I got to see lots of my friends — and [...]
While in Istanbul, I spent the majority of my time doing two things: eating and walking. And eating while walking, and walking to restaurants. Have I mentioned that I enjoy food? One of the most memorable meals was in a tiny, nondescript restaurant by the Galata Bridge called Kismet Muhallebecisi (Kucukpazar Cad. 68, Eminonu, Istanbul). Jodi [...]
I had never heard of the Birmingham Christmas Market until fairly recently — and soon learned that it was the largest Christmas market in the UK. That was enough of a reason for me to go! Birmingham, in the West Midlands region of England, is the second largest city in the UK, and you’ll find [...]
Hunting for truffles with dogs in the mountains of Italy was definitely something I never imagined myself doing. Yet when it was revealed as one of our Delicious Emilia-Romagna activities, I was ready to jump right in! I pictured myself with a huge, hyperactive dog on the end of a leash, running all over the [...]
What I loved most about my time in Emilia-Romagna is that we got to experience food on so many different levels. From gathering chestnuts and making pasta to dining on exquisite seafood and local delicacies, we got to enjoy food in so many different ways, short of actually And part of that was eating a [...]
I never imagined that Emilia-Romagna, the land of delectable meats and cheeses, would have so much to offer in terms of seafood! But Emilia-Romagna does, in fact, have a coast — and its most famous coastal destination is Rimini, Italy’s top destination for cheap holidays on the beach. To have the best seafood, you head [...]
Despite all the stereotypes about British food, don’t be fooled — the Brits do comfort food spectacularly well. It’s all about the weather. On the Northumbria coast and country, far up in chilly, wind-swept northeastern England, do you really think the Geordies crave ahi tuna and avocado salads? Again, it’s Northumbria, not southern California. Of [...]
In Emilia-Romagna, every town — EVERY town — has its own famous specialty food. In Castel del Rio, it’s the marroni, or chestnuts indigenous to this region. So how did we experience the marroni? We gathered them ourselves! Le Selve is an agroturismo complex in the mountains above Castel del Rio. Agroturismo is a tremendously [...]
Sometimes, you walk into a place and feel an immediate revelation — this is what I’ve been searching for, and I didn’t know it until now. That’s how I felt about Bologna — la grassa, la dotta, la rossa — my new favorite city in Italy. I’ve been no stranger to falling in love with [...]
After spending the past few days in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, I’ve completely fallen in love with this absolutely delicious region. For now, here’s an introduction in photos: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna’s largest city, as seen from Piazza Maggiore, the heart of the city center. Bologna is a university city, a northern city, and a lesser touristed Italian city, [...]
