A couple of months ago, our niece Vicki and her husband Josh went on vacation to Portugal. When they returned, they presented us with souvenir gifts, including several colorful cans of tinned fish.
For the third year running, The Chopping Block has partnered with Onward Travel to host a cooking boot camp in Tuscany. They've been so popular, we are delighted to announce two tours of culinary and ...
I visited my college town this weekend and spent much of the time on the hunt for the most delicious clam chowder. Growing up in the Midwest, I didn’t have occasion to enjoy New England Clam Chowder ...
Crossroads Diner: At the Intersection of Hospitality & Community - L.A. Edition, Part 2
Returning to the scene of the criminally delicious, this month's edition of Crossroads Diner delves back into my recent Los Angeles eating and drinking spree. I would be remiss, however, if I were to ...
For years now, I’ve written blogs about my love for the city of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. I’ve written about the food, culture, restaurants, chefs, places to visit, as well as some of the faces ...
Crossroads Diner: At the Intersection of Hospitality & Community
I don’t know about you, but my best travel pals are my taste buds. What better way to feel connected to a place and its people than to eat as they eat. It’s a fact of being human, the need to eat to ...
There are business lunches, power lunches, liquid lunches and Ladies who Lunch, but none of them compare to the six-hour lunch I just had in Spain. El Celler De Can Roca, recently featured on the ...
Of all the places on my list to travel, Greece has always been at the top. I recently had the pleasure of checking this one off the list. The most common post trip question has been, what was your ...
A Chef’s Travels Through San Miguel de Allende, Mexico: Food and Faces
If you read my blogs, you know I love to write about my travels to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. I’ve been traveling to San Miguel de Allende for 11 years now, and usually for at least a month each ...
