A few days visiting Acadia National Park was a primary purpose of our trip to Maine, so we found ourselves in Bar Harbor, which is nestled at the northeast corner of the seaside park. It’s an exceedingly picturesque town that swells with tourists, especially in the summer. There are gift shops and bed and breakfasts, … More Maine: Some Notes on What We Ate, Part 2, Bar Harbor
We traveled along the coast of Maine earlier this month, a trip we had toyed with taking for some time. My husband wanted to go to Acadia National Park. I wanted to eat some lobster rolls and check out some restaurants in Portland and Camden. I hadn’t been to Maine in probably 15 years; my … More Maine: Some Notes on What We Ate, Part 1, Portland
Philadelphia is such a great food city. It’s the fourth largest city in the U.S., which for some reason I find surprising even after hearing it…and confirming it…several times. Perhaps because it has sometimes been overshadowed by near-ish neighbors NYC and DC. Despite its relative proximity to these culinary juggernauts, the food scene in Philly … More Philadelphia: Some Notes on What We Ate
My husband and I, along with our three-year-old daughter, just returned from an almost-two-week trip through the Southwest. We wound our way through Arizona’s Navajo country, northern New Mexico, and a corner of Utah, seeking out petroglyphs and ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi) ruins, soaking in the exceptional landscape and boundless sky, eating fry bread and chiles. … More Southwest Excursion: Some Notes on What We Ate
Sure, you know what a Cuban sandwich is. Ham, roast pork, Swiss cheese, pickles, and mustard on Cuban bread, usually pressed to crisp the bread, warm it through, and start to melt the cheese. But did you know that the Cuban sandwich was invented in Tampa, FL, and in the city, Genoa salami is also … More The Cuban Sandwich: A Tampa Tradition
Just a short ride from New Haven pizza legends Pepe’s, Sally’s, and Modern, West Haven, CT has its own iconic spot: Zuppardi’s Apizza. For about eight decades, they’ve been serving up New Haven-style pizzas in an unassuming space in a residential neighborhood by the beach. Master bread-baker Dominic Zuppardi originally opened a place called Salerno’s … More Zuppardi’s Apizza: A West Haven, CT Landmark
A Montreal icon, Schwartz’s has been serving up exceptional smoked meat (think pastrami, but with some subtle differences) in the same spot in the Mile End neighborhood since 1928. While the menu includes other deli classics, such as turkey, salami, and liver, people line up for the smoked meat, which is marinated for ten days … More Schwartz’s, Montreal
Perched above a small grocery store with which it shares an entrance, Nouilles de Lan Zhou is an unassuming Chinatown restaurant that churns out spectacular hand-pulled noodles. Before you step inside, watch from the sidewalk as the noodle makers roll, stretch, and pull the long ribbons of noodles, thick and thin. The house … More Nouilles de Lan Zhou, Montreal
One of the very hottest spots in Montreal right now, Haitian restaurant Agrikol is a festive space decorated with art from the island, exuding a warm, welcoming vibe. Opened in early 2016, it is the work of two very hip couples: Régine Chassagne and Win Butler, members of Montreal-based Arcade Fire; and Jen Agg, owner … More Agrikol, Montreal
