Tag: food and travel
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Noshing in New York – Part 1 – A Food Journal
Manhattan, New York – Finding a place to eat in Manhattan can be a strategic affair since New York is not short of historic, inventive, trendy, and fanciful restaurants. There are so many choices that it can become overwhelming. You would have to either live in New York for sometime, or visit many times over…
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Kenai Fjords National Park | Exploring Alaska
Exploring Kenai Fjords National Park, which lies just outside of Seward, was an extraordinary experience while traveling through Alaska. This is where ice, ocean and mountains meet and the best way to visit this national park is by boat or kayak. If water travel is not your thing, you do have the option to visit…
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Lunch at the Award Winning Barrio Café | Phoenix, Arizona
Sitting down for a meal at Barrio Café in central Phoenix is one of America’s most sought after Mexican food experiences. This highly acclaimed restaurant has been featured on ‘Diners, Drive-ins and Dives’, had countless write-ups, and comes highly recommended on various social media platforms. That is how I came across Barrio Café, through research…
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What I ate in MADRID – Part 1 – A Food Journal
Madrid was the first city that I had ever visited in Spain. I am saying this because there will be other return trips to Spain. I knew that I would be back after the first couple of days that I was exploring, because Madrid and I just ‘clicked’. I found this majestic city to be…
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Restaurante La Trainera – A Place for Seafood in Madrid, Spain
In 1966 within the reputable residence of the Salamanca district in Madrid, Restaurante La Trainera was born. For over fifty years La Trainera has been one the city’s top restaurants for seafood. When I travel, I try to seek out seafood restaurants with a history of serving fresh fish and shellfish. Since Madrid is a…
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Sobrino de Botín en Madrid, Spain
Table for one at one of the oldest restaurants in the world. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Botin in Madrid is the oldest restaurant in the world. What is funny is that I thought that I ate at the oldest restaurant in the world back in 2015; Historische Wurstkuchl in Regensburg, Germany…
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What I ate in WYOMING – A Food Journal
My friend and I were onto the second state of our four state, two week road trip. We were in Wyoming after driving from Nevada, and through Utah, which was an incredible drive. We learned many things like keeping our gas tank at half full, because the next town could be hours away. We never…
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What I ate in MONTANA – A Food Journal
Montana was our third state to visit, during our two week road trip. It was twelve days, two female road warriors, who are in their forties (my friend and I), four states, and a lot of eating. We definitely did our share of adventures, and adventurous eating! There are many words to describe Montana such…
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Hunt & Gather Restaurant in Torrey, Utah | A Perfect Place to Gather
Who would have guessed that along State Route 24 in the small town of Torrey, which is the gateway to Capitol Reef National Park, there would be a delightful dining establishment named ‘Hunt & Gather’. My friend and I were on a two week road trip, and passing through Capitol Reef for a day. In…
Trixie Navarre 