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My Edible Escape: A Bowl of Mussels

I grew up in Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois - in short, corn country. Serious corn country. I didn't see the ocean until I was 10 and didn't eat much fresh seafood until I moved to Boston in my 20's. A...

What Foods Do You Bring Back From "Home?"

I recently spent a month back in Georgia visiting my family, and brought back various regional culinary delights with me when I returned to San Francisco. I can't get most of these in California, so ...

A Food-Lover's Guide to Manhattan
Eat This Town! Markets, farms, artisans, and best shops for cooks

City: New York City, Manhattan Population: 1.6 million Local specialties: Bagels, bread, smoked fish, cheese, and local produce Most people come to New York City to eat... in restaurants. And man, th...

Travel Inspiration: Buy Local Food Magazines & Cookbooks

One of my favorite things to do when traveling, especially internationally, is go to a bookstore or newsstand and hunt out local food magazines. It's a great way to find some local or regional recipes...

Fun Idea for Mixed Drinks: Sugar Cane Swizzle Sticks

If you can't go to the tropics, we say bring a little of the tropics to you! Or at least that's what we thought when we spotted a package of these sugar cane swizzle sticks at the supermarket the othe...

My Edible Escape: A Baguette Sandwich in Bayonne

By the time I made my first trip to France, I was already an adult married lady, not the free-wheeling, junior-year-abroad backpacker I had imagined I would be. Somehow, that whole rite of passage esc...

Ingredient Spotlight: Tamarind

Tamarind is one of the not-so-secret ingredients in a lot of Asian cooking. Eating a bowl of pad thai or a spoonful of chutney with your roti, you might not necessarily realize it's there. But if it's...

What Started as a Quick Escape with Goats...

In honor of Escapes Month, I made a quick — or so I thought — escape Wednesday afternoon to a goat farm on the North Fork of Long Island, which led to an all-day meander to farm stands, a ...

Vacation Souvenirs: Look For Local Cookware!

We often come back from vacation itching to recreate the meals we've just enjoyed in our own kitchens. Besides spices, salts, and unusual local ingredients, something else we can pick up to inspire ou...

A Food-Lover's Guide to Vancouver
Eat This Town! Markets, farms, artisans, and best shops for cooks

City: Vancouver, BC Population: 3 million Local specialties: Seafood, locally made cheese, and fresh produce We're continuing our series of food-lovers' guides by sticking around in the Northwest for...

5 Things to Do In the Kitchen Before You Leave for Vacation

Are you going away for vacation this summer? What do you to close up your kitchen before you leave? Here are five things we always check before leaving the kitchen to itself for a few days. ...

All About Tandoor Ovens: What They Are and How They Work

These kinds of ovens are used throughout the Middle East, India, Pakistan, and even parts of Central Asia and China. They can be large, permanent structures ensconced in a kitchen or outdoor area, or ...

From the Spice Cupboard: Herbes de Provence

If you can't actually make it to Provence this summer, cooking up dishes filled with the flavors of Provence is the next best thing. Even just a sprinkling of herbes de provence is enough to transport...

Edible Souvenirs: Salt

It's Escapes Month, and we're thinking about our favorite edible souvenirs. One of the foods we like to acquire on our travels (or have others bring home to us!) is salt. Not only is salt easy to pack...

A Culinary Trip to the Hmong Kitchen
The Splendid Table

This week on Splendid Table, Lynne Rossetto Kasper took us on a mini culinary escape into Hmong cooking. Among all the Asian cuisines that have taken hold in the United States, that of the Hmong still...

What Kind of Food Do You Look for While On Vacation?

We've asked you if you cook while on vacation, and what you eat after coming home, but now we're curious about your hunting and gathering habits when in a new city. Do you go looking for new markets, ...

Seasonal (and Regional) Spotlight: Gooseberries

One of the best things about traveling is the opportunity to taste fresh fruits and vegetables that we might not otherwise have an opportunity to know. When I travel to other parts of the country and ...

Peace Corps Cooking: What Can I Cook In a Mud Hut?
Good Question

Here's a fascinating question from John, who is about to leave on his Peace Corps assignment! He writes:I'm going to be serving as a Peace Corps volunteer beginning in July, and my living quarters for...

Wine: A Postcard From Greece

Greek wines have long been on my list of favorite wines. They are extremely refreshing and food friendly. At the moment I am traveling through the Greek wine regions of the Peloponnese before heading ...

Quick Vacation Tip: Pack Spice Blends

Planning on doing any cooking on your vacation this summer? Instead of messing with a lot of individual spices, one easy solution is to pack just a few of your favorite spice blends instead!...

Temporary Living Situations: A Review of the Basic Equipment to Bring

My fiance and I have been in our temporary housing with its (supposedly) fully stocked kitchen for about a month now. Thanks to many of your excellent suggestions, we were well prepared to deal with t...

How Should I Use This Pink Japanese Rock Salt?

Earlier this week I reported on my visit to a depachika (or basement gourmet food hall) in a Tokyo department store. While I was there, I impulsively picked up a small, edible souvenir: a lump of pink...

What Foods Can You Carry On The Plane?

Tomorrow we're leaving to go to Switzerland for a conference, and it's going to be a long trip from San Francisco to Geneva - 14 hours! Airplane food is not known for being particularly tasty, and we...

Topsy Turvy: Cooking in a Train Car Kitchen
The Los Angeles Times

This isn't a subject matter that gets covered very often—and it's not a situation any of us will likely find ourselves in. But if you like to cook and like reading about small, funky kitchen setups,...

Going Underground: Department Store Food Halls
Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo is a food lover's paradise. Home to a bustling fish market with ultra-fresh, affordable sushi; tiny kiosks selling sizzling hot yakitori (grilled chicken skewers); and 7-Elevens offering onigi...

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