As the birthplace of gelato, we expected Florence to have the very best gelato. It did not disappoint. For this visit, we were in town forless than 24 hours, so, we had to hit it hard. First, Dei Neri – Via dei Neri, 9/11, 50122 – had one of the best pistachios ever, and, the Read More …
“When in Rome, live as the Romans do; when elsewhere, live as they live elsewhere.” – St. Ambrose. Our interpretation of this astute quotation is – since gelato was created in the 16th century, for, no less a being than Catherine dei Medici, and we’d love to live like a Medici, we must eat all Read More …
Mom talked about how important the Grand Canyon was, but, do you know the REAL reason why we drove all the way to Phoenix instead of going back to Las Vegas? In a word: Tarbell’s Excellent choice, Mom.
Happy Easter! I was delighted about 2 things. #1 being that the Easter Bunny left us chocolate when we are on the road. And, #2. That we got chocolate in a Jewish household. Even better, it was chocolate from Haigh’s, my favorite Australian chocolate, no less. For Easter, we sat in the Apple store for Read More …
For the sake of education, we thought we’d better formulate a detailed, multipoint research project regarding the culinary phenomenon that is chocolate. We only had 6 days to compile our findings, so, it took a great deal of dedication. Here are the contenders we tried and a few words about each: Leonidas – okay. too Read More …
Today in Brussels, we went to a chocolate place called Zaabar. We took a class where we got to make things out of chocolate. First we made truffles. Then we made these weird chocolate dots. You made a circle out of chocolate and then you could top it with nuts and fruit. The best part Read More …
July 8 We got out of the train station and 10 minutes later we got pick=pocketed. It was the iPad that got stolen and I was SO mad. July 9 Today we saw the Manneken Pis. It is a statue of a little boy peeing. Did you know he has more than 100 different outfits? Read More …
As you well know, chocolate is my favorite food group. My dear friend, Ellison Poe (and her amazing dad, Fred), informed me of this British chocolatier, and I hoped to sample their wares before the end of our week in London. As our hotel is strategically located about 45 seconds from the door of Harrod’s, Read More …
