Venetian Hours
A sunny day in Torcello, the birthplace of Venice, the island to which the Veneti fled from the barbarians.
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Switzerland on a Shoestring
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Switzerland on a Shoestring
We’ve been looking for a guidebook for visiting Switzerland on a budget for a long time now. We’ve just happened upon this one on MySwitzerland.
It lists loads of budget lodging of all types, including mountain huts and hostels, as well as discount packages and advice about tips on how to travel on a budget. Bon voyage!
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Gareth Jones: Memories of Old Belgium & Malmedy’s Gooey Kisses
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Memories of Old Belgium and Malmedy’s Gooey Kisses, including Recipe
by Gareth Jones
When two chewy, gooey meringues come stuck together either side of a slather of butter cream or crême chantilly, the pâtissiers of Malmédy call this a ‘kiss’. Their description is obvious – it’s a fond embrace. Such is its fame, the Baiser had a place in the original Larousse Gastronomique compiled by Prosper Montagné in 1938.
The story goes that the Baiser de Malmédy started life in the late 19th century in this region of the Eastern Ardennes that many still prefer to call ‘Old Belgium’. The name appreciates that here, in the small towns like Malmédy, Stavelot, Bastogne, Spa and Francorchamps, the old ways continue and courtesy comes before all else – much as continues in Norfolk and Suffolk, Dorset and Somerset, where people living here still have time for each other.
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Jonell Eats her Way through Provence: A Photo Essay
Jonell Eats her Way through Provence: A Photo Essay
by Jonell Galloway
Tourettes-sur-Loup in France is the world capital of violets, and yes, you can eat violets. Candied, as you’ll see on my dessert in the photos; syrup; as jam (the stacked tins); and they even make violet pasta.
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Culinary Travel: Jonell Eats her Way through Paris in June, a Photo Essay
There’s no better time to eat your way through Paris than in June. It is abundant with local fresh fruits and vegetables, sunshine and flowers. It’s a sensual experience that one must experience at least once in a lifetime.
This slide show gives you a glimpse of just how beautiful and sensual it is. Enjoy.
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Culinary Travel: Jonell Eats her Way through Mannheim, Germany
Culinary Travel: Jonell Galloway Eats her Way through Mannheim, Germany
Photos from my culinary travels in Mannheim, Germany. Mannheim is not known for its cuisine, but it is known for its white asparagus, just like in Alsace. So we took a jaunt to the farmers market and bought the choicest spears from a vendor who sells only white asparagus. The Mannheim cheesecake we bought in the market is the best I’ve ever eaten.
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The Rambling Epicure’s Food News Daily: International Food News and trends, October 1, 2012
by Jonell Galloway
Click here to keep up with the latest in world food and wine news.
Black and white chocolate cocktail dress, Salon du Chocolate 2011, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Daily International Real Food News and Events, Culinary Travel
by Jonell Galloway
Keep up with daily international sustainable food news and events plus culinary travel, wine festivals, village fêtes, etc.
Click here to read our hand-picked food news, updated daily.
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Jonell eats her way through Trieste: take a culinary and cultural stroll through Trieste
Trieste holds a unique place in European history and culture. Next to the Balkans (5 km from Slovenia and 10 km from Croatia), a port built by the Austro-Hungarian Empire on an ancient Roman site, for a short time an independent principality, now part of Italy: the influences are many. It has a mini-culture all its own, with influences from all these countries and periods. You’ll see it in the architecture, churches, food, and, we heard it in the language and names of dishes and foods. The author James Joyce lived in Trieste for 15 years, partially to get away from the “crowd” and get some writing done, and partially to be near his writer friend, the Italian author, Triestine Italo Svevo, whose statue you will see in this photo documentary, and who some say served as a model for Joyce’s character Leopold Bloom in Ulysses.
You can either watch this as a slideshow, or if you want to see the full shot, just click on the photo.
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