Night Market Food Tour with UnTour Shanghai On a food tour of the night markets in Shanghai, you’ll chow on Bbq, crawfish, lamb kebabs, wok-fried rice noodles, fruit pudding, Lanzhou hand-pulled noodles and much more from countless hawker stalls — if you have a second stomach. I experienced all this and more on a frigid […]
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Top 5 for Creative Foodies in Paris
There is no shortage of online and old-school print resources and guides to turn to when you’re planning your eating agenda for an upcoming trip to Paris. So why do we need another? My answer to that question is always, “Why not?” I’m about to add to the scores of information on the City of […]
Central Coast Fall Harvest Wine Tour
Wine lovers with all levels of expertise have generally gone on wine tasting excursions where you hop from vineyard to vineyard tasting the most recently released wines. Some plan each day’s wine adventure with precision while others take a more spontaneous approach and let the day take them wherever the path leads. Both have their […]
What’s New At the OC Fair
WINNER, WINNER! The Concessionaires Cup winner this year is the Chile Relleno Pretzel Burger from Grantsburger! And, as a serial chile relleno eater, I knew as soon as I heard the name that I would like it. And once I sunk my teeth into Grantburgers’ towering sandwich with a spicy chorizo patty, jalapeno jam, avocado, […]
Shanghai Dumpling Tour with UnTour Shanghai
When in Shanghai you absolutely must have dim sum and try all the different kinds of dumplings if you want to truly experience the local cuisine. Unless you don’t like dumplings, but who doesn’t like dumplings – I would be suspicious of someone who doesn’t like dumplings. Or, maybe you have to adhere to a […]
Gulf Coast Cuisine – A Seafood Lover’s Dream
Jambalaya, gumbo, étoufée, boudin, andouille sausage, po’boys, all are words that immediately trigger a mouthwatering Pavlovian response as visions of redolent, spicy Cajun and Creole dishes brimming with seafood dance in my head. On a recent culinary tour of Mississippi’s Gulf Coast, we were reacquainted with the deep history of their Creole culinary heritage which […]
Wake Up to Beau Rivage in Biloxi #MSGulfCoast
Dawn on the Gulf Coast, the clouds part for the sun to stream its golden rays upon early morning sun worshipers sipping their morning brew and admiring the vista from the seaside sun deck of the regal Beau Rivage. OK, so maybe the sun is a little high in the sky – it was sunrise […]
Best Eats in Hong Kong with Hong Kong Foodies
Hong Kong, long considered the central hub of Asia where the “East meets the West”, prides itself in its reputation as the culinary mecca of Asia – from the finest haute cuisine to unique local treats and street food vendors, it is a food lover’s ultimate playground. Hong Kong is also widely known as the […]
Cure for the Common Cold: The Bee’s Knees
A cure for the common cold and whatever else might ail you, The Bee’s Knees is a honey-sweetened Prohibition-era cocktail that’s simple, clean and refreshing – the perfect drink to usher in Spring. The phrase “bee’s knees” was prohibition-era slang for “the best” and its namesake cocktail is traditionally made from gin, lemon juice, and […]
Beauty on a Budget in Hong Kong
When traveling to Hong Kong, many tourists find themselves in Tsim Sha Tsui located in the south of Kowloon Peninsula where Hong Kong’s glittering Victoria Harbour meets a giant world bazaar of gleaming malls, designer boutiques, and grand hotels alongside a plethora of jewelry stores, camera shops, street hawkers, small markets, and food stalls. Tsim […]