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North Fork Long island
My ideal living situation would be a beautiful farm house with an attached destination restaurant situated approximately 50 miles from a major city. I love rural areas. From north fork The closest to rural we get here on the island is the east end. There are vineyards and farms that slowly are gaining support because [...]
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Merquen – chile from Chile
One of the most haunting and lingering taste from my travels to Chile is that of Merquen, a spice blend used In many traditional dishes. Merquen was made by the local Indians by grinding “cacho de cabra” a dried chile and a few other spices, namely cumin, coriander and salt. This blend is used from [...]
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Stuck – but with high standards
Just a homie stuck at CDG tryin’ to get a Euro for a cafe ya’ll
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Bastille Market – amazing!
Well unfortunately we weren’t able to go to neunkirchen in Germany to visit a friend of my fathers but on the bright side I was able to get to the Bastille market this Sunday. I really didn’t know what to expect since I’m kind of new to outdoor markets but quickly I caught on to [...]
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Venice – Vini da Gigio
We arrived to Venice in a hurry. Everything really was a blur. The vaporetto left us on one corner of the island that I’m guessing houses some of the “residents” of the city. After some back alleys and shady bridges we arrived at our 5 star hotel. Well that’s what it says on the website. [...]
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I have somewhat of a slight prejudice against fallafel. The ones that I have tried previously have all been extremely dry and insipid. They are generally pre prepacked I guess since there is no way anyone is talented enough to cook the taste right out of the chick pea. I am now changed. The fallafel [...]
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Viva le France! – Bastille day
What does this have to do with food? Not much but it was an incredible time and I’m sure in the next couple of sentences I will be able to draw up some parallel. We made the ridiculously long journey from Bastille to the Eiffel tower yesterday. On the way we got to see Nortre, [...]
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There really isn’t anything more important. Water. maybe air. But you can’t drink air. In the Atacama, the driest desert in the world I might add, there is very very little water. This is somewhat ironic because the land is so very rich in natural nitrate which as any gardener knows is vital for the [...]
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Tacna – gateway into peru
Unfortunately on my travels to South America I did not have enough time to really experience Peru the way that I really would have liked. At some point in the future I will really tour around and taste what peruvian food REALLY is about but for now I will give you an account of Tacna. [...]
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Sometimes life throws something really special our way. Theres been times in my life when I was awakened to the reality of how beautiful life and the earth can be. These moments are sporadic but memorable and really mark their impact on my life. This time its Pica. Pica is an Oasis in the middle [...]
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