The first and only thing I used to think of any time anyone said the words “Japanese” and “food” in the same sentence was “sushi”. I was faintly aware of noodles and tempura but have never been a big fan of either. Sushi, on the other hand, has been my […]
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Last month, we did something irresponsible. Are you ready? We paid $15… for a cup of coffee. Yes, frugal backpackers who run this blog did that. Before you judge us for the splurge, all I can say is that we did it in a four-story fancy Starbucks on Magnificent Mile, […]
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“You must be happy when making dough,” said Levon. “That’s the most important part of Georgian cooking. Your happiness will seep into the dough and make it delicious. An unhappy person cannot make authentic khachapuri or khinkali.” We were in a small restaurant in Kakheti, the type of place where […]
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Ah … France. One of those countries we visit time after time and can never get bored. On the third day of our Normandy trip, we woke up in Bayeux and headed straight to a Saturday market. Visiting a Saturday market is one of those truly not-to-be-missed French experiences. Walking […]
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In the summer of 2009, after I finished my second year of law school, we decided to visit France. I flew to Paris two days before Julia to get my “art museum” fix and managed to visit four art museums in those two days. Upon arrival, I immediately discovered that […]
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