When my husband and I decided to travel to Thailand for our honeymoon the things we were looking forward to most were not the idyllic beaches or stunning temples (though we certainly loved both of those things) – the thing we were absolutely most excited […]

You would think with the Costa Brava’s proximity to Barcelona and its stunning coastline that more people would flock to this beautiful part of the world. But when I was planning our trip to the Costa Brava two years ago, I found much less info […]

There are things in this food world that just go together. Bread and butter. Peanut butter and jelly. Tomato and basil. Nutella and banana. Cheese and wine. Milk and cookies. I could go on and on, but instead, I’ll leave you with one pairing that […]

I need to caveat something I’m about to say with a disclaimer. I LOVE crème brûlée. It is one of my favorite desserts, and I can’t resist ordering it whenever I see it on a dessert menu. It’s perfectly rich and light and not too […]

Savannah is a quaint and picturesque city – it’s got quiet beauty and a slow pace that make it relaxing and inviting. The kind of place where you want to kick off your shoes, sit on a big ole wrap around porch with a cocktail […]

Vietnam is 12 hours ahead of the US Central time zone (where Nashville falls), which means when we visited Vietnam last year, we really struggled with the jet lag. We arrived in Ho Chi Minh City late on a Sunday night and then boarded a […]

Spanish food doesn’t get all the same love that other Mediterranean food does. From my experience in the US at least, we idolize the Mediterranean cuisine of France and Italy, we exoticize Mediterranean food of Morocco and Greece, and we kind of forget about ALL […]

Pho and Banh Mi are likely the two dishes you think of when you think of Vietnamese food. Like Pad Thai in Thailand, ceviche in Peru, pasta in Italy – Banh Mi is just iconic for Western palates. Until we traveled to Vietnam last year, […]

I was perusing the Asian market up the street from our house earlier this week in search of dried shiitake mushrooms, mirin, and pickled ginger for my Milk Street Tuesday Night Recipe this week and was thinking about just how little we utilize pickled things […]

Even though I spent much more measurable amount of time living in France, the country that really left the biggest imprint on me was Spain. I studied abroad in Spain the summer I turned 20 years old – which is so young in so many […]

When you think of Peru as a country, cuisine, and culture I’m betting a few things spring into your mind almost immediately: Machu Picchu, the Incas, lomo saltado, ceviche, alpacas, etc. Be honest, how’d I do? My guess is that you’re less likely to associate […]

Pisco isn’t a liquor that’s on most people’s radars if you live outside of South America. It’s a grape brandy that’s made in Chile and Peru, and in Peru it’s used to make the national drink: a classic Pisco Sour. Pisco Sours are everything you […]