The biggest, baddest chocolate store in Prague.

Then don’t read this post. Or if you’re somehow compelled to read this post, against your will and in defiance of everything that you believe to be beautiful and true in this world, maybe keep in mind that you don’t have to leave a comment about how tired you are of reading about hamburgers. I [...]

Barcelona’s beautiful food market

Alas, there are no CVS , Walgreens or Wal-Marts that have entire, if not multiple, aisles dedicated to bags of every candy the U.S. produces dressed up in special Halloween colors for the holiday. Did I say alas? On second thought, it’s a good thing. Still, it’s easy to miss peanutbutter cups, orange-dyed creme Oreos, [...]

Veal stock from scratch, and relaxing my grip on the kitchen utensils.

It’s oyster season!

This post goes out to my butcher, Christopher Robertson, who has kept me in meats since I moved to Prague two and a half years ago. Unfortunately, I’ve never met the man. All of my requests have been sent and confirmed over email, and pickups are from the person manning the counter at one of [...]

Weekends are a special time for me. I have the time and desire to eat breakfast, my lunch is more than a crocodille sandwich or handful of almonds and dinner is based on what I want, rather than what I have on hand. And while workweek meals are taken with an eye toward basic nutrition, [...]

Few foods inspire such heights of obsession in Americans as hamburgers. If the amount of dedicated blogs is any indication, pizza and cupcakes could also be added to that sacred list. For hamburgers, there is even one that calls itself “America’s Favorite Hamburger Weblog,” though how that accolade was earned isn’t exactly clear. You could [...]

It’s bragging time–Start of the school year and the chance to share what we did over the summer. Sure, my ‘summer vacation’ was only about four days long, but for the first time in three years it involved the beach. More importantly, it involved seafood. Being as food-obsessed as I am, traveling means I spend [...]