Cooking Around The World: Czech Sauerkraut Soup
Kyselice sometimes translates as “sauerkraut soup,” but that doesn’t do it justice. The perfect Kyselice includes up to three kinds of meat, homemade sour cabbage, and lots of cream.
Food, Wine and other Beverages
Travel Belles don’t just love food and wine travel, we love bringing home reminders of the culture with us in the form of inspiration, knowledge and recipes.
What Is Granita, Why You Want it, And Where To Get It In Sicily
We give you license to eat Sicilian granita morning, noon and night.
Tour the Cheese Regions of the United States
A cheesy new idea for combing food and travel… The United States is the largest cheese-producing country, making 30 percent of all the world’s cheese. … Read more
Café Gourmand: The Paris Secret to Desserts and Waistlines
In deference to my jeans, which I’d prefer to continue wearing, I don’t order dessert all that often anymore, with one small exception: the café gourmand.
Cortona For The Tuscan Food And Wine Lover
The first thing I think of when Italy comes to mind is food – well, food and wine. Our most recent trip to Cortona, Italy, proved to be more wonderful and delicious than I could have ever imagined. We stayed less than five minutes from the main village at the magnificent Villa Marsili. The close proximity to the rustic Italian village proved to be an advantage to our appetites, if a disadvantage to our waistlines.
Copenhagen: Eating and Drinking at Nyhavn (Always Pack A Bottle Opener)
My Norwegian friends Therese and Ole tell me that throughout Scandinavia, Copenhagen is thought of as the “party town”. (I found shopping in Copenhagen to … Read more
Turin: An Italian Chocolate Primer
Giddier than a teenager going to a Justin Bieber concert, with chocolate guidebooks in hand, I set out to visit the hundreds of chocolate shops in the city. Although I didn’t get anywhere close to all of them, I’m sure I made a serious dent in Turin’s chocolate supply. Death by chocolate was a strong possibility. Via visits to six chocolatiers, I give you a glimpse of my chocolate binge in Turin.
Visit Harrods Food Hall in London
Harrods Food Hall in London is gourmet heaven. “Oh, I just love the color!” The super chic petite Asian lady, her feet barely reaching the … Read more
Living in the Slow Food Lane in Bra, Italy
We wondered strongly if all this fine-living was accessible to the average traveler, so packing up our wondrously-small Renault Clio, we hit the road with only our trusty Lonely Planet, and pasta-loving appetites, to guide us. Unfortunately, the truffle pig had to stay at home.