The Latvian Element Food Tour
During my time in Riga, I was fortunate to experience The Latvian Element’s soft opening of their Food, Glorious Food Tour. Our guide, Darta, could not have been more charming. […]
Category Archives: Tasty Eats
A Medieval Feast at Olde Hansa
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving in the United States. Mouths and stomachs all over the nation are preparing to feast on turkey and gravy, stuffing, rolls, cranberry jelly, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, […]
Cabbie’s Choice – Cafe Leningrad
Cabs in Latvia I should begin by telling you that I landed in Riga at 11:00pm along with four other jets at the same time. The tiny airport was more […]
Chop Suey at Pekin Noodle Shop
Have you ever had chop suey? If you’re under 40, you’ve probably never even heard of it. When I was growing up, there were very few Chinese restaurants in my […]
Licking Up Lisbon
I’ve encouraged you all to do this, Readers, and this time I heeded my own advice: I began my trip to Portugal with a food tour. I didn’t do much […]
Bug Bites in Brussels at B34
I’ve been to Brussels so many times that I was sure there was nothing new for me to experience there. And then I read the in-flight magazine on Brussels Airlines, […]
Fredericksburg, Texas
Just like it sounds, Fredericksburg, Texas is rooted in German heritage. You’ll see that in the architecture, the food, and in the German bierhauses scattered along Main Street. But Fredericksburg […]
Don’t Discount Detroit’s Pizza
I loved the experience of driving around Detroit. I rarely just drive around randomly exploring only half-thought-out ideas of what we might do there; what we’d go see. I didn’t […]
An English Tea in Covent Garden
My mother and I were traveling. From three days in Brussels and Brugges to three days soaking up London. Our days would get busy quickly, but I thought it might […]
Gotta Get Some Goetta!
If you don’t know what goetta is, you probably haven’t been to Cincinnati. Even a lot of Cincinnatians don’t know exactly. They’ve likely heard of it though, even if they […]
