17 articles tagged with food tour
The ocean has always been my greatest teacher, but Iceland's waters offered wisdom I never expected to find on a plate. As I navigated the 828-mile Ring Road encircling this mystical island, I discovered that Iceland's cuisine tells a story...
While most food tourists beeline for Chicago's downtown culinary scene, I've discovered that the real flavor of the city thrives in places like Cicero, just 7 miles west of the Loop. This working-class suburb holds a tapestry of immigrant stories...
When I first visited Nairobi two decades ago as a logistics consultant, my culinary experiences were limited to hotel restaurants and quick business lunches. Returning now as a student of urban planning, I've discovered a city in the midst of...
Standing at the crossroads of Cajun and Creole cultures, Lake Charles, Louisiana presents a fascinating geological and culinary landscape that captured my analytical mind and adventurous palate. Like the sedimentary layers of the nearby Atchafalaya Basin, the food culture here...
While my research typically takes me to remote mountainous regions where geology and cultural preservation intersect, I recently found myself in Chicago for a medical conference on genetic disorders—a field that has consumed much of my professional life since my...
The first time I brought my daughter Amira to Barcelona, she was just seven years old, and I worried the tapas scene might be too adult-centered for her curious spirit. How wrong I was! That evening in El Born, watching...
As both an epidemiologist and mother of two cultural enthusiasts-in-training, I've found that food often serves as the most direct pathway to understanding a region's history and heritage. Tampa's historic Ybor City neighborhood—once known as the 'Cigar Capital of the...
¡Hola, viajeros! There's something magical about coastal towns that speak to my Mediterranean soul, and Portland, Maine has been whispering sweet nothings to my taste buds for years. While my Portland (the Oregon one) offers its own culinary delights, its...
Just a stone's throw west of Chicago's bustling Loop lies Cicero, a culinary treasure trove that even many Chicagoans overlook. As a librarian with an affinity for unearthing hidden histories, I've found that food often tells the most honest story...
Growing up in Madrid with an American father meant summers filled with stories about his Kansas City upbringing that inevitably centered around one thing: barbecue. It wasn't until I moved to the States that I truly understood his nostalgic ramblings...
I've hauled freight through Texas more times than I can count, watching the flat landscapes roll by while daydreaming about my next meal stop. Let me tell you something - when you're logging miles behind a big rig, you develop...
There's something deeply satisfying about exploring a city through its food—the way flavors and culinary traditions tell stories that guidebooks often miss. Having chronicled sporting cultures across five continents, I've developed an appreciation for how a region's food reflects its...
There's something magical about Tokyo after dark. As a PE teacher from Buffalo who's been fortunate enough to visit Japan four times now, I've developed what my friends call an 'unhealthy obsession' with izakayas – those cozy Japanese pubs where...
As a public defender who's spent years listening to stories from clients of Filipino descent, Manila had been on my radar long before I finally visited. But nothing prepared me for how the city would speak to me through its...
My relationship with Brussels began as many do—with a conference on educational methodologies that had me extending my stay through the weekend. What started as a business necessity evolved into one of my most cherished culinary pilgrimages, one I've since...