Category Archives: food
Culinary Travel Article Pitch to Editors
The seven must taste foods of Asturias, Spain Hello editor Chef Marcos, alongside his father chef Pedro Morán of Michelin starred Casa Gerardo restaurant in Prendas, Asturias (Spain), told me over a bowl of their famed fabada that there were … Continue reading
Fabada Asturiana – Pork & Beans Never Tasted So Good
I like to cook. As a hobby I recreate at home the dishes I experience in my travels, and chefs all over the world have helped with recipes and advice. Up to now. Continue reading
Shout Out Saugerties is hosting a Food & Art Walkabout
Join international culinary travel writer and chef Richard Frisbie, on Oct 20th, 2018, for a tour of the best eats in his home town of Saugerties. Continue reading
Unpublished Culinary Travel Articles Looking for Placement
Editors please take note: I have five finished culinary and/or travel articles unsold. They range from a street festival near Barcelona, to a rare Mediterranean Island liquor; from the sites and museums of Curacao, to the unique food there: and … Continue reading
Still Star-Crossed in Trujillo, Spain
Filming medieval period-pieces is easier when Spain’s cities are so well preserved. ABC’s Still Star-crossed was filmed in Trujillo, Extremadura, Spain. Continue reading
Vinegar Braised Chicken
I just couldn’t leave well-enough alone – I had to substitute 6 of the 14 ingredients and it still came out great! Continue reading
Torta del Casar – Cheese of the Gods
Torta del Casar is a sheep’s milk cheese from the shepherds, using vegetable (thistle) rennet and traditional cheese-making processes to create a most flavorful ivory-colored runny cheese. Continue reading
Slow cooker Smoked Turkey & White Bean Stew
From a savory Basque dish through a commercial soup reviewed in YELP as the best soup ever, comes this rich satiny smoked turkey stew. Continue reading
Arzak – Back of the House
I spent an unprecedented amount of time touring Arzak, the 3 Michelin Star Basque Restaurant in San Sebastian, Spain, Veuve Clicquot calls one of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants, and interviewing Elena Arzak, which they call the 2012 World’s Best Female Chef, before I wrote an 1800 word article about it. This is the part that was edited out. Continue reading
I write Cruise Port Excursions
I’m hired to make the descriptions of those tours desirable – punch them up, so to speak – and make needed corrections. Continue reading