In Southern France’s Languedoc wine area of Fitou, good wine is paired with family traditions I’ve known Sabine for four years now; it’s hard not to know one of the only ... Read more
Food, Wine and other Beverages
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Virginia Vineyards Near Charlottesville – East Coast Food & Wine Travel
Some East Coast food and wine travel to the Virginia vineyards around Charlottesville has an altogether different vibe than a visit to California wine regions. I moved to Washington, DC ... Read more
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Loire Valley Wine Tasting at Chateau du Petit Thouars
What Travel Belle could resist a tweeted invitation to one of the beautiful wineries in France from a Frenchman with good manners and a chateau to a Loire Valley wine ... Read more
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Italian Cooking Ingredients: Mozzarella Cheese (Ingredienti Italiani)
Ingredienti Italiani: Mozzarella Starting this week, for La Piazza’s new “Ingredienti Italiani” series, I’ll be sharing brief notes on favorite Italian recipe ingredients–itemized and brought to you in totally random ... Read more
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Best Chocolate In Washington D.C. (Capitally Good Chocolate)
Washington is a diverse city. There are three distinct versions of this metropolis - the city of politics, the city of tourists, and the city of residents. Today I want to share three equally diverse chocolate experiences I have discovered here in the U.S. capitol.
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Australian Food Odyssey: Sangers, Dampers & What?
Brekky I recognized as “breakfast” - all that BBC America watching finally paid off – but as for the others I had no clue.
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Italian Cooking Ingredients: Guanciale, Cured Pork (Ingredienti Italiani)
Guanciale {gwanCHAleh} (aka porky goodness) Pig’s cured jowl/neck meat is a considerable Italian delicacy, as it imparts unique flavor and smooth sumptuousness to any dish or sauce. The word guanciale ... Read more
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Lowcountry Boil or Frogmore Stew Recipe (No, Frog is NOT One Of The Ingredients)
The exact history of Frogmore Stew has long been a topic of debate in the South Carolina Lowcountry. Most recently credit is given to Richard Gay, owner of the Gay ... Read more
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Visiting The Michigan Cherry Festival In Traverse City
There are more reasons to visit Michigan’s Northwest coast than its scenery Leelanau County, Michigan, the Cherry Capital (and home of the Michigan Cherry Festival!) “Mmm, what are these red ... Read more