26 articles tagged with cooking classes
The morning sun casts long shadows across Galle Fort's cobblestone streets as I sip my second cup of Ceylon tea. A curious mix of Portuguese, Dutch, and British colonial architecture surrounds me, yet the essence is undeniably Sri Lankan. After...
Swapping the red dirt trails of Western Australia for the incense-filled alleyways of Northern Thailand wasn't on my five-year plan, but that's the beauty of letting your wanderlust take the wheel. After three visits to Chiang Mai in the past...
There's something about the cadence of jazz that mirrors the rhythmic chaos of an emergency department—moments of intensity punctuated by soulful respite. After a particularly grueling month of overnight shifts, I found myself drawn to Shreveport, Louisiana—a city often overshadowed...
Standing at the edge of Marina Grande, watching the morning light dance across the Tyrrhenian Sea, I couldn't help but reflect on how different this visit to Capri was from my business trips to mainland Italy. The island exists in...
There's something magical about watching your lunch ingredients being plucked from the earth mere moments before they land on your plate. In Viñales Valley, Cuba's verdant agricultural heartland, this farm-to-table experience isn't a trendy restaurant concept—it's simply how people have...
Standing at the intersection of tradition and innovation, Monterrey's food scene hit me like a revelation during my recent weekend escape from the classroom. As an educator who's spent years connecting my students to Mexican culture through virtual exchanges, I...
There's something magical about standing on the shores of the Mozambique Channel, watching the sunset paint the sky in impossible hues while local fishermen haul in the day's catch. After decades of chasing waterfalls across six continents with my now-grown...
The first thing that struck me upon arriving in Anna Regina wasn't the verdant landscape or the Atlantic breeze, but the symphony of aromas wafting through the market streets. Having spent my childhood between my father's spice-laden Indian kitchen and...
There's something profoundly honest about Cajun cuisine—a culinary tradition born of necessity, ingenuity, and the remarkable human capacity to transform limitation into artistry. My fascination with regional food cultures has taken me from the steaming onsen towns of Hokkaido to...
The morning call to prayer had just faded when I stepped onto my hotel balcony, watching Casablanca awaken beneath a canvas of amber and rose. The city stretched before me—a fascinating juxtaposition of French colonial architecture alongside sleek modern developments...
The ancient city of Fez reveals itself first through scent—cinnamon and saffron dancing through narrow alleyways, mint tea brewing in copper pots, and freshly baked khobz bread steaming from centuries-old communal ovens. As someone who navigates the world through visual...
Standing on the observatory platform at Cerro Mamalluca, I felt the same rush of adrenaline that occasionally hits me in the ER—that moment when chaos resolves into clarity. But instead of interpreting EKG readings, I was witnessing the Milky Way...
I've chased waves across four continents, but nothing prepared my taste buds for the flavor tsunami I encountered in Cape Coast, Ghana. As a guy who typically plans trips around surf breaks and brewery tours, pivoting to a food-focused adventure...
I never expected to find culinary enlightenment in Northwest Arkansas, but Springdale flipped my expectations faster than the skydiving barrel rolls I'm used to. This once-sleepy town nestled in the Ozarks has transformed into a gastronomic playground where fifth-generation Arkansans...
As a physician who's spent two decades making split-second decisions in the ER, I've developed a sixth sense for authenticity that extends well beyond medicine. Venice—that labyrinthine floating city—presents a diagnostic challenge of its own: separating genuine culinary experiences from...