Crab Dip or Bust
One of my absolute favorite restaurants in Wilmington is Elijah’s. I don’t recall when my sister first introduced me to the place, but it quickly became a must-do during every visit. As I browsed the...
View ArticlePuerta Cerrada: The Hidden Kitchen
Puerta cerradas, or closed-door restaurants, have been around the Buenos Aires restaurant scene for years now. I’m pretty sure every Buenos Aires ex-pat or food-related blogger’s written about the...
View ArticlePintxos at Sagardi in San Telmo
Finally! We passed this restaurant so often on our evening dog walk that the route was officially dubbed The Sagardi Walk. (“Let’s grab the pup and go on The Sagardi Walk!”). We finally decided it was...
View ArticleChoripan: My Favorite Street Meat
In the street meat hierarchy, hot dogs ain’t got nothin’ on choris. One of the first places Gaspar took me when I joined him in Buenos Aires was a tiny hole in the wall on Carlos Calvo between Defensa...
View ArticleParillada Para Dos, Por Favor
Buenos Aires would be a tough town for a vegetarian. I’ve encountered meat treats that I never knew existed, and many that I try not to think about too hard as I’m savoring (hello, morcilla). There’s...
View ArticleDining Out in Buenos Aires: Useful Words & Phrases
For longer than I care to admit, I had a debilitating fear of ordering for myself at restaurants in Buenos Aires. My self-consciousness about my Spanish was overwhelming, prompting me to overthink...
View ArticleREAL Sushi in San Telmo
“Cream cheese.” “Queso crema.” “Philadelphia.” Whatever you call it, I’m baffled as to why it seems to be the key ingredient in Argentine sushi. Don’t get me wrong, I love me some cream cheese, and I...
View ArticleA Whole New World of Flavor in the Peruvian Andes
Hola Perú! Qué linda que sos! Holy crap, you guys. It’s a good thing I’m not actually paid to blog on a regular basis, cause I would be fired and/or broker than broke. More than a month has passed...
View ArticleMy Lima Love Affair
It’s official. I absolutely love Lima, Perú. Views along the Malecón in Lima’s Miraflores neighborhood I must admit that before arriving in Lima, I did not have high expectations. Because countries...
View ArticleBonjour, Cannes!
To kick off my transition back into the corporate world, I spent my second week on the job in the south of France. For work, you guys, seriously. And it was one intense week, hence my lack of...
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