Restaurants
Maryland Blue Crabs Get Crackin’
If you live in the U.S. you may know your state bird, state flower, and even your state rock, but I’d bet you don’t know your state crustacean! Chances are your state doesn’t even have a state crustacean. But Maryland does–the blue crab! Eating blue crabs in Maryland is a great way to dive into […]
Down and Dirty at Dinosaur
We walked into the original Dinosaur BBQ on the “dirty side” of downtown Syracuse–past the row of Harley motorcycles, through the blues pulsing over the speakers, and into the hardwood-smoke air. The kitchen bustled as the ragged team of cooks scooped pans of beans from the steam table, sliced cornbread fresh from the oven, and […]
Belgium via Broad Ripple
Mussels, beer, fries, and crepes are abound at Brugge Brassiere in Indianpolis, Indiana. It’s Belgium via Broad Ripple, the culturally diverse neighborhood that is home to many Colts football-friendly sports bars as well as many of the city’s best locally-owned restaurants. We made a special trip to Broad Ripple to eat at Brugge with Megan […]
Thai Spice Brings the Heat
Often the best restaurants have originated–or remain hidden–within a humble strip mall. The “hidden gem” gains a loyal local following despite an obscure location. Restaurant Thai Spice in Indianapolis, Indiana is such a restaurant. Upgraded from its “strip mall roots,” Thai Spice has recently moved to a larger freestanding building to accommodate the hungry demand […]
Progressive Town, Progressive Food
For as long a I can remember the food scene in Ann Arbor, Michigan has been grounded in hippy health-food culture. Vegetarian, vegan, health-conscious, and organic foods abound in co-ops and eateries all over town. One well-established restaurant that exemplifies conscientious consumption of food is The Earthen Jar–a vegetarian Indian buffet. More recently, Ann Arbor’s […]
The Pearl
I eat and work to learn, and the more experience I have with receiving hospitality the better I will be at delivering it. On Prince Edward Island I had the chance to eat and work at The Pearl, an institute defined by its hospitality. Colorful art and design set the tone for this gem of […]
Dueling Breads, Gardens, and Chowders
Freshly baked bread, farm-fresh ingredients, amazing seafood chowder: these are all things that fine restaurants on Prince Edward Island are passionate about. The Shipwrights and The Dunes are two of the lovely restaurants we went to with our Aunt Karen and Uncle Stephen, and each one had unique ways of expressing each of these passions. […]
In The Moooooood for Ice Cream
In the summer nothing can be better then good, cold, ice cream. We were not the only ones that thought so as we stood in the long line at Cows Creamery on Prince Edwards Island. Even though Cows Creamery is a bit of a tourist attraction these days it is a big part of the […]
We Came, We Saw, We Crossed the Line
There is a restaurant in Montreal, Quebec that has earned a reputation for itself. It needs no sign to draw people in, and the food it serves has stunned and inspired a generation of chefs by breaking all the rules of discretion, embracing extreme culinary excess, and creating a menu full of unique signature dishes […]
Hungary Toledo
On the East side of Toledo, Ohio, there has been a thriving Hungarian population since the early 1900’s. As all immigrants do, the new US citizens brought with them the traditions of their home country; they brought classic food and designed many of their houses and churches to look like those back in Hungary. Continuing […]