I'd been harboring summer road trip fantasies for years. Nothing crazy, mind you -- no cross-country, hit-every-state, live-out-of-an-RV trip for me. Nope, I just wanted to see more of the Golden State, at a leisurely pace. I'd go easy on the packing (shorts, sandals, cute tops -- it is summer, after all), pop open the … Continue reading #TBT: Central Coast Food Tour, Going SLO
Where were we? Oh right, leaving Boston's North End after touring and tasting. (Need a refresher? Missed the first part of Eating My Way Around Boston? Catch up here.) With stops for oysters, a lobster roll, and cannoli checked off my list, I followed Hanover Street west -- out of the North End -- over … Continue reading Field Trip: Eating My Way Around Boston (Part Deux)
What if you had a day -- just 24 hours -- to experience Boston? Where would you go? What would you see? And more importantly, what would you eat? Tough questions, right?! With so much history, interesting architecture, and mouth-watering food, the list of options might be overwhelming. Would you follow the Freedom Trail, exploring the … Continue reading Field Trip: Eating My Way Around Boston
Sometimes you just gotta bail... hit the road... get outta Dodge. Take a vay-cay-shun. I love my little corner of the 650, but it's good to travel and see the rest of the world from time to time. I'd been fantasizing about a trip to Puerto Rico -- especially Old San Juan -- since the … Continue reading Field Trip: Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
For the past month or so, new dietary guidelines from Brazil have been making food news here in the US. Marion Nestle's blog, Food Politics, lists the ten easy-to-understand guidelines proposed by the Brazilian government. There are no pyramids, no squares, no "this many servings," just common-sense advice for eating well and mindfully. Fresh food, … Continue reading Eat the Brazilian Way
650Food field trips happen for a variety of reasons. Some are educational -- an opportunity to learn about a new or not-so-well-known source of tasty, local food. Some are to share the experience of eating food produced by local farmers, artisans, or chefs. And some are... well, let's be honest, some are just about pure … Continue reading Field Trip: New England Lobster Market & Eatery
