A surprising visit to the archaeological site of Pompeii, a wine tasting on a volcano, and the art of making lasagna noodles from scratch. If that’s not the best day on earth, I’m not sure what is. Read the rest of this gem…
Chef Carmen’s menu plan for our third day of The International Kitchen’s Women-Only Week Mediterranean Culinary Tour was ambitious, to say the least. Read the rest of this gem…
How to cook an Italian style 4 course meal and, more important, how to eat it. Courtesy of The International Kitchen culinary tours! Read the rest of this gem.
“We’re here!”
Our driver/hotel-concierge/fixer-of-drinks/good-humored-token-male-during-women-only-week Tony, seemed pleased with himself. We were stopped on a two-way road that was, quite inexplicably, only slightly larger than the width of one vehicle, mere inches away from a solid stone wall. Read the rest of this gem…
Quick! A foodie is coming to visit — I need HELP! Read the rest of this gem…
Recipe for rich, decadent, tagliarelle with truffle butter and why tequila is a bad, bad thing. Read the rest of this gem…
It was Justin’s night for dinner.
“What are you making?” I asked, sniffing around the parsley and egg noodles, searching for the inevitable slab of beef, strip of bacon, or, at the very least, fillet of fish that would be accompanying our meal. Read the rest of this gem…
The thing about Newport News — the city where we live — is that it has a bad rap. At least amongst the military circles that tend to influence how I feel about a place before I actually get there. Read the rest of this gem…
“I wouldn’t mind picking up a wok while we’re here.”
I glanced at Mei, my dad’s wife, who happens to be Chinese and is also an amazing cook. I tried to gauge her reaction to my news, but her face was blank. The woman is intensely nice, but she’s got a poker face that would make Clint Eastwood squirm during a friendly backyard game. Read the rest of this gem…
Recipe for Thai fish curry with shallow-fried basil. And a really inappropriate joke at my sister’s expense. Read the rest of this gem…