{"id":18998,"date":"2020-08-09T07:15:43","date_gmt":"2020-08-09T14:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/?p=18998"},"modified":"2020-11-02T08:41:32","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T16:41:32","slug":"favorite-food-destination-cities-tboy-film-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/favorite-food-destination-cities-tboy-film-music\/","title":{"rendered":"T-Boy Society of Film and Music\u2019s Favorite Food Destination Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Curated by Ed Boitano<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u201cThe past is for the present, the present for the future.\u201d<\/em><br \/>\n\u2014\u00a0William Least Heat-Moon, <em>Blue Highways: A Journey into America<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Travel writer William Least \u00a0Heat-Moon\u00a0 in his stunning 1982 memoir, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/work\/quotes\/1383812\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blue Highways: A Journey into America<\/a><\/em><em>, <\/em>said you could \u00a0once tell what side of the Missouri River you were on by how the catfish was prepared. Yes, some cities and regions \u2014 Paris, Santa Fe, Buenos Aires \u2014\u00a0still have cuisines so distinctive that when blindfolded you can actually tell exactly where you are in the world. While many others have transitioned with a spectacular fusion of flavors and ingredients, due to the rich immigrant experience.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20783\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20783\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20783\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sri-Lankan-Fishermen.jpg\" alt=\"Sri Lankan fishermen with catch\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sri-Lankan-Fishermen.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sri-Lankan-Fishermen-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sri-Lankan-Fishermen-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sri-Lankan-Fishermen-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20783\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Sri Lankan fishermen returning with a bounty of the sea.<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">PHOTO BY <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/asundermeier-448808\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ANKE SUNDERMEIER<\/a> FROM PIXABAY.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Culinary tourism is the exploration of food as the purpose of traveling. Dining out is common among tourists and food is believed to rank alongside climate, culture, and scenery in importance to tourists. Indeed, flavor is very much in the taste of the beholder, so we thought it would be fun to compile our members\u2019 selections of favorite food destinations. Needless to say, I was more than a little interested to read their choices in a subject which we\u2019ve never addressed. \u2014 EB<\/p>\n<h2>Favorite Food Destinations Cities:<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20825\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20825\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20825\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Cappellacci-di-zucca.jpg\" alt=\"Cappellacci di zucca\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Cappellacci-di-zucca.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Cappellacci-di-zucca-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Cappellacci-di-zucca-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Cappellacci-di-zucca-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20825\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Ferrara&#8217;s signature pasta dish, Cappellacci di zucca Ferraresi, dates back to the Renaissance in 1584.<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">PHOTO COURTESY OF LUNGOLENO VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.5\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY-SA 2.5<\/a>.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/author\/stephen_b\/\">Stephen Brewer<\/a><\/strong> \u2014\u00a0<strong>T-Boy writer<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ferrara<\/strong> \u2014\u00a0Yes, Bologna is considered Italy&#8217;s food capital, but nearby Ferrara adds twists of its own with <em>cappellaci di zucca,<\/em> round pasta stuffed with squash, and <em>coppia Ferrarese<\/em>, sourdough bread stretched into the shape of intertwining legs. <em>Salama da suga<\/em> (local sausages) are the bases for the city&#8217;s own versions of grills and ragu.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Palermo<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0The heady mix of Arabic, French, and Italian influences come to the fore in markets, street food stalls, and bustling restaurants. A walk through the blocks-long Capo market is a head-spinning introduction to the island&#8217;s bounty. Fish, especially swordfish and tuna, show up in such exotic preparations as tuna with a sauce of pistachio and mint. The favorite street foods are <em>panino con la milza<\/em>, little sandwiches with boiled spleen and cheese, and <em>arrancine<\/em>, little rice balls filled with meat and cheese. Top stop for sweet tooths is <em>Segreti del Chiostro<\/em>, bringing together old recipes from around the island for a rush of almond paste, pistachio, and mandarin cream.<\/li>\n<li><strong>New York<\/strong> \u2014\u00a0It&#8217;s all here in one of the world&#8217;s most ethnically diverse cities, from traditional Italian and French to <em>nouvelle<\/em> Israeli, Haitian, blends of Cuban-Chinese, pizza, and lox and other classics of our own.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18986\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18986\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18986\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Katzs.jpg\" alt=\"Katz's\" width=\"850\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Katzs.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Katzs-600x335.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Katzs-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Katzs-768x429.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18986\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Though visitors won\u2019t find many remnants of classic Jewish delis in New York\u2019s Lower East Side, there are still a few stellar holdouts \u2014 among them Katz\u2019s Delicatessen, circa 1888.<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">PHOTO COURTESY OF KATZ&#8217;S.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Rourke \u2014\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Musician &amp; composer:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>New York City<\/strong> \u2014\u00a0My walking tour of Manhattan starts in the morning in the lower east side at <em>Kossar&#8217;s<\/em> for a warm bialy, and then the <em>Donut Plant<\/em>.\u00a0 Meandering through the streets of the lower east side, you burn off the calories until you end up at Clinton Street for some breakfast noshes, then press on, burning more calories, just in time for a little snack of some pastrami at <em>Katz&#8217;s<\/em>.\u00a0 You end up in the streets of Chinatown for some soup dumplings and press onward through Soho, up to the village, to the west village, then back east, zig-zagging your way, all day uptown.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rome<\/strong> \u2014\u00a0Another great city for walking and getting lost.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re lucky to be there in the fall, there will be street vendors everywhere selling roasted chestnuts, markets with tons of porcini and truffles, fried artichokes.\u00a0\u00a0 My best tip is to find out where the locals go, like <em>Pizzeria Formula One<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0 In Rome you can eat just as well on a low budget as on a high budget.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hong Kong<\/strong> \u2014\u00a0This is where two worlds collide.\u00a0 On one hand you have ultra-modern food and architecture, and then you find yourself in old world China, as you walk in out of alleyways.\u00a0\u00a0The American Restaurant is an institution there; despite the name, no one speaks a word of English.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In Wan Chai is <em>Hay Hay Kitchen<\/em> for classic roast meats.\u00a0In Hong Kong, you get the best of every region of China, all within a few square miles.<\/li>\n<li><strong>London<\/strong> \u2014\u00a0Usually not on foodies&#8217; top five destinations.\u00a0 Tourists will be tempted to try classics like fish n chips, meat pies, and English Country breakfasts with blood sausage, but the real treasure in London is the ethnic foods.\u00a0 The best falafel I ever had is at the <em>Falafel King<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0 London is well known to have the best Indian food outside of India, but I found myself eating Lebanese and Iraqi food more than anything.\u00a0\u00a0 Still, I wanted to try a classic old-world British supper, and I found out in Kensington, called <em>Maggie Jones<\/em>.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a space that&#8217;s over two hundred years old, lit only by candles in old bottles.\u00a0 The food was so good, I went two nights in a row.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Italian Wine Country<\/strong> \u2014\u00a0Rent a car and get lost.\u00a0\u00a0 There&#8217;s no wrong turn.\u00a0 There&#8217;s no bad wine.\u00a0 There&#8217;s no bad meal.\u00a0 Siena is as good a starting point as any.\u00a0\u00a0 From there, it&#8217;s one small hillside village after another, my favorite being <em>Spoleto<\/em><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>which is swarming in truffles during truffle season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18984\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18984\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18984\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GDR-Restaurant-PILA.jpg\" alt=\"East Berlin\u2019s Restaurant PILA\" width=\"850\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GDR-Restaurant-PILA.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GDR-Restaurant-PILA-600x318.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GDR-Restaurant-PILA-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GDR-Restaurant-PILA-768x407.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18984\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">East Berlin\u2019s preunification GDR restaurant PILA.<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">PHOTO COURTESY OF PILA.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/author\/ringo\/\">Ringo Boitano<\/a><\/strong> \u2014\u00a0<strong>T-Boy Writer<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>East Berlin, Germany<\/strong> \u2014\u00a0Arriving by time machine to the preunification GDR restaurant <em>PILA<\/em> (Pionierlager) was a fascinating step back into history.\u00a0 Nostalgia restaurants are now spread across East Berlin, popular with locals for a taste of the past, and curious tourists in understanding the simple dinning experiences at the East German table. PILA\u2019s small GDR museum, adorned with posters, artifacts and musical remembrances, puts everyone in a festive mood. Their menu features selected dishes from the former GDR as well as \u2018bourgeois\u2019 cuisine from today. \u00a0<em>The Pioneer Camp Menu<\/em> (three different course selections, including barrel shower \u2013 beer brewed in a barrel \u2014\u00a0or <em>Berliner Pilsner<\/em>) offers a good overview of their kitchen. I opted for pork chops, with sides of two epic boiled potatoes, and spinach, dressed with a unique concoction from a tube of unknown substance. The chops were tough and rather grisly, but I was appreciative of their authenticity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19017\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19017\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19017\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Poisson-Cru-Tahiti-1.jpg\" alt=\"Tahiti scene and poisson cru\" width=\"850\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Poisson-Cru-Tahiti-1.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Poisson-Cru-Tahiti-1-600x424.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Poisson-Cru-Tahiti-1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Poisson-Cru-Tahiti-1-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Poisson-Cru-Tahiti-1-104x74.jpg 104w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19017\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Tahiti and its poisson cru (French: \u201craw fish\u201d).<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: PHOTOS COURTESY OF <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/maveric2003\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ERIC CHAN<\/a> via WIKIMEDIA COMMONS \/<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> CC BY 2.0<\/a>; DEB ROSKAMP AND HINANUIOB VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/author\/deb\/\">Deb Roskamp<\/a><\/strong> \u2014\u00a0<strong>T-Boy photographer &amp; writer:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Papeete,<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/secrets-of-tahiti-and-her-islands\/\"><strong>Tahiti<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 What is more alluring to the senses than tropical fruits and fresh catch from the Pacific in a seeming paradise?!?\u00a0 Poisson cru (or, in Tahitian, ia ota), mango, papaya &#8230; bring it on!\u00a0 When there, one must also explore the ornately painted vans (called les roulettes) serving inexpensive cuisine influenced by the French, Vietnamese and Chinese.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Monterosso del Mare, Italy \u2014\u00a0<\/strong>Again, fresh catch from (this time) the Mediterranean, pasta, vegetables from the terraced hillsides &#8211; all cooked with centuries old traditions in a setting that is sublime.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Parma, Italy \u2014\u00a0<\/strong>So much to say!\u00a0 Hands-down, some of the best prepared food I&#8217;ve eaten in just a lovely little town.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Copenhagen, Denmark \u2014\u00a0<\/strong>Had the most memorable meal in <em>Tivoli Gardens<\/em>!\u00a0 Would love to be transported NOW!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Coyoacan, Mexico \u2014\u00a0<\/strong>Fantastic lunch of exotic flavors after visiting the <em>Frida Kahlo<\/em> and <em>Leon Trotsky<\/em> museums.\u00a0 Never to be forgotten.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18988\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18988\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18988\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Little-Tokyo-LA.jpg\" alt=\"Little Tokyo LA\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Little-Tokyo-LA.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Little-Tokyo-LA-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Little-Tokyo-LA-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Little-Tokyo-LA-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18988\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Los Angeles\u2019 Little Tokyo has the largest Japanese-American population in North America.<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">PHOTO BY <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/people\/34128007@N04\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PRAYITNO<\/a> via WIKIMEDIA COMMONS \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY 2.0<\/a>.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/meet-richard-carroll\/\"><strong>Richard Carroll<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 <strong>T-Boy writer:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Los Angeles<\/strong> \u2014\u00a0The most ethnically diverse city in the world, Los Angeles offers an incredible dining scene with a huge number of culturally rich neighborhoods and the opportunity to experience authentic cooking.\u00a0Ongoing cultural festivals with dining in the forefront are offered in a stunning collection of neighborhoods including<em>,\u00a0Little Tokyo, Thai Town, Little Ethiopia, Koreatown, Little Armenia, Boyle Heights <\/em>and<em> Mariachi Plaza, Olvera Street,\u00a0Little Bangladesh<\/em><em>, Leimert Park Village (African American),<\/em>\u00a0and<em> Pico-Robertson<\/em> where some 30 Kosher restaurants line the streets. The city is noted for Mexican cuisine with restaurants covering Northern Mexican cuisine, to dishes of Southern Mexico, the hot spicy sauces of Veracruz, and Puebla&#8217;s tasty mole, The French have also made their mark with a huge selection of restaurants, bistros and brasseries. <em>Petit Trois, Barbette, Republique<\/em> and <em>Monsieur Marcel<\/em> offer memorable pleasure along with a host of others all equally top drawer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mexico City<\/strong> \u2014\u00a0Long celebrated among the world&#8217;s top five dining cities. A visit to <a href=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/mexico-city-eight-days-in-the-capital-of-mexico\/\">Mexico City<\/a> is a glorious dining experience. I found the cuisine in a city like this, noted as a dining mecca, would take years to cover. With more than 15 visits there seem to be surprises around every corner. The dining here ranges from home cooking and family recipes, to\u00a0Maya influenced dishes, and special\u00a0entrees from the various regions, along with high end international cuisine, and down home authentic Mexican dishes featuring variations from a hundred different styles of moles. A wonderful Mexico dining tradition is live music, sometimes it&#8217;s street musicians who wander in or it may be a house band or a single guitarist. Mexico City&#8217;s excellent selection of restaurants include <em>Pujol<\/em> ranked 13th in the world in 2018, Chef Rafael Bautista&#8217;s elegant <em>Les Moustaches<\/em>, influenced by the dishes of France, <em>El Cardenal<\/em> flying the Mexican flag and the essence of authentic Mexican cooking, <em>Nico\u2019s <\/em>dating to 1957 serving traditional Mexican dishes with a modern touch, and <em>San Angel Inn<\/em>, located in a 17th century monastery, are only a tiny sampling.. For me, Mexico City is an international dining treasure.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Grand Cayman<\/strong> \u2014\u00a0The island has an astonishing medley of chef&#8217;s and cooks who have landed here from all parts of the globe, all responsible for the island tabbed as The Capital of Caribbean Cuisine, Chef&#8217;s I enjoy are Executive Chef Massimo Defrancesca cooking at the <em>Kimpton Seafire Resort &amp; Spa,<\/em> Executive Chef Danny Flanagan at the <em>Sunshine Grill<\/em>, Chef De Cuisine Crystal Marshall making her mark at the Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort, <em>Anchor &amp; Den<\/em>, and Sous Chef Chamara Jeewantha, creating in the <em>Grand Old House.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19036\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19036\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19036\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Salento-Puglia-Italy.jpg\" alt=\"Salento, Puglia cuisine\" width=\"850\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Salento-Puglia-Italy.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Salento-Puglia-Italy-600x452.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Salento-Puglia-Italy-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Salento-Puglia-Italy-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19036\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The Salento, in Italy\u2019s southeastern region of Puglia, offers the quintessential Mediterranean diet.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">PHOTOS COURTESY OF TOM WEBER.<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/meet-tom-weber\/\">Tom Weber<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<strong>T-Boy Writer<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Salento<\/strong><strong>, Puglia, Italy \u2014\u00a0<\/strong>The <a href=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/abandoned-trulli-of-the-valle-ditria\/\">Salento<\/a>, a sub-region of Puglia in the southeastern corner of Italy where the Adriatic and Ionian seas embrace, is best savored with a knife, fork and wine goblet as its grassroots\u00a0<em>la cucina povera<\/em>\u00a0(poor kitchen) \u2014 the quintessential Mediterranean diet \u2014 comes straight out of the \u201czero kilometer\u201d soil and nearby seas and right onto your plate and into your glass.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2673\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2673\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2673\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Bologna-Tortillini-in-Cream-Sauce.jpg\" alt=\"Tortellini in cream sauce\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Bologna-Tortillini-in-Cream-Sauce.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Bologna-Tortillini-in-Cream-Sauce-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Bologna-Tortillini-in-Cream-Sauce-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Bologna-Tortillini-in-Cream-Sauce-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2673\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Legend has it that the shape of tortellini was inspired by the navel of Venus, the goddess of love.<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">PHOTO BY DEB ROSKAMP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/author\/ed\/\">Ed Boitano<\/a><\/strong> \u2014\u00a0<strong>T-Boy editor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bologna, Italy<\/strong> \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/to-live-and-dine-in-bologna-three-days-in-the-gastronomic-capital-of-italy\/\">Bologna<\/a> has long been considered the gastronomic capital of Italy. With the moniker of <em>La Grassa<\/em> (<em>the fat one<\/em>), it is the birthplace of <em>Mortadella di <\/em><em>Bologna<\/em><em><strong>,<\/strong><\/em> <em>Tagliatelle al\u00a0rag\u00f9<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Lasagne <\/em><em>alla Bolognese, Tortellini en brodo, and<\/em> <em>Polpette alla Bolognese<\/em> all washed down with a bright, frothy Lambrusco. Nearby in the rich agricultural Po Valley, the cities of Modena hail balsamic vinegar as its home, and in Parma, <em>Parmigiano<\/em>\u2013<em>Reggiano<\/em> and <em>Prosciutto di Parma<\/em>, which all seem to make their way onto the Bolognese table. My waitress looked down at my half-eaten plate of rich <em>lasagne<\/em>, and asked if it was ok.\u00a0 I replied it was beyond tremendous, but I just couldn\u2019t consume any more food.\u00a0 She smiled, <em>Well, we are called the \u2018Fat One\u2019 for a reason.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Valparaiso<\/strong><strong> Chile<\/strong> \u2014\u00a0I jumped into my rental car at dawn\u2019s first light, and traversed down Valparaiso\u2019s winding cobblestone streets to meet the fishermen as they first pulled their boats upon the shore. Locals were already there, negotiating the cost of that night\u2019s catch. I checked my watch and realized it was actually eight in the morning. Nevertheless, there was still a bounty of the sea to be purchased: <em>Congri<\/em>o (Conger Eel); <em>Merluza, (<\/em>hake), <em>Reinet<\/em>, (pomfret), and, <em>Jurel, (<\/em>Jack Mackerel). I took a stroll over to Valparaiso\u2019s fish market\u00a0for a look at local crustaceans: <em>ostra chilena<\/em>, oysters only harvested every five years; lobsters without claws and shrimp; and the delicate <em>Machas <\/em>pink clams, that really do melt in your mouth. Too early for a nap, I took a chair in one of Valparaiso\u2019s rustic fisherman cafes for a <em>Pisco Sour<\/em>. As I glanced around the modest cafe at the tired, rugged-looking fishermen, silently huddled around tables, I realized I was on the edge of a world which I knew nothing about.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hanoi, Vietnam<\/strong> \u2014\u00a0<em>Ph\u1edf<\/em> is still Vietnam&#8217;s national dish, but after 70 years of French colonialism, traditional Vietnamese cooking also has a Gallic accent, with a remarkable fusion of flavors, ingredients and combinations. To and from the main roads of Hanoi, peddlers sell baguettes (soft interior, slightly sweet, sans the Parisian air) to motorists in plastic bags.\u00a0 The sliced baguettes also serve as an essential component in making <em>Banh Mi<\/em>, the vastly popular Vietnamese sandwich. Other dishes with a Franco-Vietnamese twist include <em>B\u00fan \u1ed0c<\/em>, a noodle soup containing sea snails; <em>B\u00f2 l\u00fac l\u1eafc<\/em>, marinated cubed beef; and <em>B\u00e1nh pat\u00ea s\u00f4<\/em>, a hybrid savory hot pie originating from the shores of Brittany. For this, <a href=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/serenity-amidst-the-chaos-at-hanois-old-quarter\/\">Hanoi<\/a> is considered the culinary capital of Vietnam.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Province of Genoa, Italy<\/strong> I am biased for the little mountain towns and villages in Northern Italy\u2019s province of Genoa is my families\u2019 ancestral homeland. The province of Genoa (similar to a U.S. county) claims <em>pesto<\/em>, <em>focaccia<\/em>, <em>Geno<\/em>\u00a0<em>salami<\/em>, and <em>ravioli<\/em> \u2014 the traditional Genovese Christmas day meal \u2014\u00a0as its origin. I was initially introduced to these dishes by my Italian born Nonna in Seattle, whose cuisine was almost identical to those made in Genoa, give our take a few imported items. Plus, there\u2019s an abundance of additional delicacies borrowed from other northern regions: <em>polenta<\/em>, <em>risotto<\/em>, <em>gnocchi<\/em>, <em>Parmigiano<\/em>&#8211;<em>Reggiano,<\/em> <em>Moden<\/em>a<em> balsamic vinegar<\/em> and <em>Lucca olive oil<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20778\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20778\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20778\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tokyo-Subway-Food.jpg\" alt=\"Tokyo train station and Japanese food\" width=\"800\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tokyo-Subway-Food.jpg 800w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tokyo-Subway-Food-600x495.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tokyo-Subway-Food-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tokyo-Subway-Food-768x634.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20778\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The 2019 Michelin Guide Tokyo handed out stars to 230 restaurants around the Japanese capital.<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">PHOTO COURTESY OF <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/User:Nesnad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NESNAD<\/a> via WIKIMEDIA COMMONS \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY 4.0<\/a>.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/meet-timothy-mattox\/\">T. E. Mattox<\/a><\/strong> \u2014\u00a0<strong>T-Boy music critic:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tokyo<\/strong> \u2014\u00a0You can find the best food underground in the massive subway systems. Any cuisine, American diners to Ethiopian spices and French delicacies! Truly International.<\/li>\n<li><strong>San Francisco<\/strong> \u2014\u00a0From Fisherman&#8217;s Wharf to Italian Deli&#8217;s on Mission and in the Haight. A 45-year favorite, a little workingman&#8217;s cubbyhole in Chinatown called, <em>Sam Wo&#8217;s<\/em>. The Bay area is also a cornucopia of chocolates and wines.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Austin, TX<\/strong> \u2014\u00a0Blue Balls and Fried pickles. Don&#8217;t miss the <em>Mean-eyed Cat Cafe<\/em>. B-B-Q in the back!<\/li>\n<li><strong>New Orleans<\/strong> \u2014\u00a0This town is one giant bowl of Gumbo! Try the Red Fish.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sorrento, Italy<\/strong> \u2014\u00a0Seafood with the ultimate pastas. Even the truck stops and gas stations on the Autostrada serve phenomenal panini and vino. Grappa is hallucinogenic!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20782\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20782\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20782\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Oktoberfest-Munich.jpg\" alt=\"Oktoberfest beer tent\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Oktoberfest-Munich.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Oktoberfest-Munich-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Oktoberfest-Munich-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Oktoberfest-Munich-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20782\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Munich\u2019s Oktoberfest (Oktrivia) began in 1810 as the wedding reception of Bavaria\u2019s Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria to Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen, and has evolved into an annual celebration of lager and lederhosen observed worldwide.<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">PHOTO BY <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/stux-12364\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">STUX<\/a> FROM PIXABAY.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/ratecard.html\"><strong>David Erskine<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2014 <strong>T-Boy VP of advertising: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Munich, Bavaria, Germany<\/strong>\u00a0 My Onkel Pitt lived on <em>Damenstiftstrasse <\/em>just off the famous <em>Marienplatz <\/em>in Munich\u2019s town center (Stadtmitte) since 1158.\u00a0 A favorite restaurant was the <em>Augusteinerbrau Bierhalle,<\/em> one of Munich\u2019s oldest breweries started in 1328 with its award-winning lager (<em>Helles Lager<\/em>).\u00a0 I traveled to Munich a number of times in the 70\u2019s, 90\u2019s and after 2000.\u00a0 One of my favorite memories was walking from my Onkel Pitt\u2019s apartment to the rear entrance of the Augusteinerbrau to pick up a few liters of lager for supper.\u00a0 In fact, for many years, I didn\u2019t even know of the famous restaurant because my first memory was always walking up the alley with my Onkel Pitt to get a few liters of that famous beer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18996\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18996\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18996\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Red-Rooster.jpg\" alt=\"Red Rooster Harlem\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Red-Rooster.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Red-Rooster-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Red-Rooster-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Red-Rooster-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18996\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Located in the Manhattan, Red Rooster Harlem serves comfort food that celebrates the roots of American cuisine and the neighborhood&#8217;s diverse culinary.<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">PHOTO COURTESY OF RED ROOSTER HARLEM.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelingboy.com\/about-roger.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Roger Fallihee<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 <strong>T-Boy writer:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>New York<\/strong> \u2014 My wife and I are very fond of the NYC cuisine. We had the privilege to visit <em>Red Rooster <\/em>in Harlem, one of Chef Marcus Samuelsson\u2019s signature restaurants. Also, <em>Aureole<\/em>, Chef Charlie Palmer; and lastly, <em>D.B. Bistro<\/em>, Daniel Blulud. Great tip for frugal travelers. Going to lunch at these places, if open, gives the opportunity to enjoy the world class cuisine at 1\/2 to 1\/3 less expensive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18990\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18990\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18990\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Peruvian-Potatoes-.jpg\" alt=\"Peruvian potatoes\" width=\"850\" height=\"544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Peruvian-Potatoes-.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Peruvian-Potatoes--600x384.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Peruvian-Potatoes--300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Peruvian-Potatoes--768x492.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18990\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The potato was cultivated in the Peruvian Andes, and soon became the world\u2019s 4<sup>th<\/sup> most popular food item.<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">PHOTO COURTESY OF ANDINA \/ DIFFUSION.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Gary Brouwer <\/strong>\u2014 <strong>Therapist: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lima and Peruvian villages <\/strong>With 4,000 varieties of native potatoes grown in the Andean highlands, it\u2019s hard not to be impressed. In a kaleidoscope of unique shapes and colors; blue, yellow, red, pink and bright purple, each has its own cultivated flavor.\u00a0 Peru also included my first encounter with <em>Coy <\/em>a deep-fried or spionitted guinea pig, served only at special occasions. Also, the Chinese-Peruvian fusion <em>Lomo Saltado<\/em>, a stir-fry of beef and vegetables, and <em>Aji de Gallina<\/em><em>,<\/em> a creamy chicken stew served with boiled eggs, potatoes, olives, and rice<strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18985\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18985\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18985\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Hudson-Valley.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Hudson-Valley.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Hudson-Valley-600x376.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Hudson-Valley-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Hudson-Valley-768x481.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18985\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The Hudson Valley extends 150 miles above the tip of Manhattan north to Albany. Designated as a National Heritage Area, the valley is steeped in history, natural beauty, culture and a burgeoning food and farmer&#8217;s market scene. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/meet-richard-frisbie\/\">Richard Frisbie<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 <strong>T-Boy writer:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll find spectacular food destination on my colleagues\u2019 lists, but this doesn\u2019t tell you the most important information, namely, what my favorite food region is. Hands down, that designation has to go to <strong>New York State\u2019s Hudson Valley region<\/strong>. Here\u2019s why:<\/p>\n<p>It is the home of the Culinary Institute of America (CIA), arguably the world\u2019s most prestigious cooking school. Because of that, the Hudson Valley has the highest concentration of CIA graduate chefs. It makes sense. After spending years living and learning in one of the most scenic sections of the United States, these top chefs don\u2019t want to leave. Or, after leaving to pursue hands-on education in some of the top restaurants in the world, they return to the Hudson Valley with their skill honed to settle down and open their own restaurants. They know the markets and sources here, they have a steady supply of vetted employees from their alma mater, and NYC is an hour train ride away. They have the best of both worlds.<\/p>\n<p>New York City is where chefs of all backgrounds go to prove themselves. The \u201cIf you can make it there, you\u2019ll make it anywhere\u201d mentality is especially true in the restaurant world. But what comes after that? A move upstate 40 to 90 miles north of Manhattan is the logical choice. Chefs are closer to their farmers and purveyors here, their customers all own second homes here or vacation here, and the quality of life is just better.<\/p>\n<p>Trust me \u2014 I live in the Hudson Valley, next door to the best restaurant in my mid-Hudson Valley county, and I work at what is consistently called the Best Bakery in the Hudson Valley. One chef friend has won Chopped three times, others own or work in \u201cBest of\u201d category restaurants, and still others are great chefs respected by their peers. New York State\u2019s Hudson Valley is home to all this talent. If you haven\u2019t eaten here yet, I can only ask \u201cWhat are you waiting for?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19016\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19016\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19016\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Milan-Cuisine.jpg\" alt=\"Milan cuisine and the Il Duomo di Milano\" width=\"850\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Milan-Cuisine.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Milan-Cuisine-600x424.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Milan-Cuisine-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Milan-Cuisine-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Milan-Cuisine-104x74.jpg 104w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19016\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Left Photos: La Veranda, Four Seasons Hotel Milano, is just steps away from the world-famous Il Duomo di Milano (top) and Osso Buco with a side dish of Risotto alla Milanese (bottom).<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">PHOTOS BY DEB ROSKAMP; <span style=\"font-size: small;\">Right Photo: Cotoletta alla Milanese.<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">PHOTO COURTESY OF PAOLO PISCOLLA via WIKIMEDIA COMMONS \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/meet-susan-breslow\/\">Susan Breslow<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 <strong>T-Boy writer:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>New York<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tokyo<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>San Francisco<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Milan<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Quebec City<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19018\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19018\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19018\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Porto-Dishes.jpg\" alt=\"dishes from Porto, Portugal\" width=\"850\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Porto-Dishes.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Porto-Dishes-600x536.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Porto-Dishes-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Porto-Dishes-768x687.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19018\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Clockwise from Top Left: A serving of Cozido \u00c0 Portuguesa.<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">PHOTO COURTESY OF ELINGUNNUR via WIKIMEDIA COMMONS \/<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/3.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> CC BY 3.0<\/a>;<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: small;\">Francesinha (meaning Little Frenchie or simply Frenchie in Portuguese) is a Portuguese sandwich originally from Porto.<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">PHOTO COURTESY OF FILIPE FORTES via WIKIMEDIA COMMONS \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>;<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: small;\">Sunset at Porto.<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">PHOTO COURTESY OF ALEJANDRO PI\u00d1ERO AMERIO from PIXABAY.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/meet-greg-aragon\/\"><strong>Greg Aragon<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 <strong>T-Boy writer:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Porto, Portugal \u2014\u00a0<\/strong>Porto is a beautiful waterfront city set on the Douro River. The city is best known for its legendary port wine industry, but visitors also love its sights, highlighted by old fishing boats, historic cathedrals, arched bridges, cobble stone streets, colorful\u00a0Portuguese\u00a0tiles and lots aromatic sidewalk cafes.<\/p>\n<p>During my visit to Porto, I was enchanted by the exciting and eclectic cuisine. Some foods that tantalized my taste buds include the <em>f<\/em><em>rancesinha sandwich<\/em>, a warm sandwich with ham, sausages, and steak. It can be topped with melted cheese and an egg and served with French fries.<\/p>\n<p>Another local delicacy is <em>Porto Tripe<\/em>, a traditional tripe stew usually featuring veal tripe, white beans, smoked ham, pork sausage, carrots, onions, spices such as paprika and cumin, and various cuts of chicken and pork.<\/p>\n<p>I also enjoyed a delicious <em>Bacalhau <\/em>(cod fish) plate with shrimp, potato and cream sauce; and <em>Cozido \u00c0 Portuguesa<\/em>, a Portuguese boiled soup with different kinds of meats, sausages and vegetables, slow cooked until the flavor jumps out of the pot.<\/p>\n<p>Other dishes to try include <em>Petiscos<\/em>, which\u00a0are Portuguese \u201ctapas.\u201d While in Porto, I had dozens of different Petiscos. They were all tasty and featured ingredients such as shrimp, ham, cheese, pork, sausage, and lots of canned fish such as sardines, mackerel, tuna and more.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18980\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18980\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18980\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Chinese-Noodles-History.jpg\" alt=\"Chinese noodles archaeological findings\" width=\"850\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Chinese-Noodles-History.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Chinese-Noodles-History-600x286.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Chinese-Noodles-History-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Chinese-Noodles-History-768x366.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18980\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The history of Chinese cuisine began four thousand years ago with the archaeological findings of noodles in the upper reaches of the Chinese Yellow River.<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">PHOTOS CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: COURTESY OF KBK TEO, E MINOUX ET AL; NATIONAL PALACE MUSEUM, PUBLIC DOMAIN, VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS AND XINING EVENING NEWS.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20789\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20789\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20789\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Chinese-Noodles-Contemporary.jpg\" alt=\"Chinese noodles\" width=\"850\" height=\"685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Chinese-Noodles-Contemporary.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Chinese-Noodles-Contemporary-600x484.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Chinese-Noodles-Contemporary-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Chinese-Noodles-Contemporary-768x619.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20789\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Chinese noodles today<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/meet-fyllis-hockman\/\"><strong>Fyllis Hockman<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 <strong>T-Boy writer:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>China<\/strong> \u2014 Nope, for me, not a city \u2014 a country. In addition to just eating regularly while traveling around the country, we were lucky enough to experience a vast number of banquets, where massive amounts of food \u2014 all different \u2014 are served over hours on a table-size Lazy Susan \u2014 and God-forbid you should sip your beer a bit, it will be immediately filled to the brim \u2014 again and again&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>So yes, there were a number of foods I passed on such as worms, jellyfish and duck-foot webbing and I did put the fried bee I had picked up with my chopstick down fairly quickly. I just couldn&#8217;t imagine eating something with which I had just made eye contact.<\/p>\n<p>But after 36 Chinese meals over our 12 days traveling, I arrived home wanting more Chinese food. But definitely not American Chinese food \u2014 which bears no resemblance.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18997\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18997\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18997\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Paris-Restaurant-1.jpg\" alt=\"Paris restaurant\" width=\"850\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Paris-Restaurant-1.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Paris-Restaurant-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Paris-Restaurant-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Paris-Restaurant-1-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18997\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">PHOTO COURTESY OF SKEEZE FROM PIXABAY.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/meet-james-thomas-boitano\/\">James Boitano<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 <strong>T-Boy writer:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Paris<\/strong> It\u2019s hard to find a bad meal anywhere you go, given the high culinary standards the French demand. And in the unlikely event you grow tired of French food, Paris boasts restaurants featuring nearly every cuisine in the world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19015\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19015\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19015\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Feijoada.jpg\" alt=\"feijoada completa\" width=\"850\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Feijoada.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Feijoada-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Feijoada-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Feijoada-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19015\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em>Feijoada<\/em>, or <em>feijoada completa<\/em>, is Brazil&#8217;s national dish, a lusty meat and bean stew slow simmered and traditionally served as a Saturday afternoon meal.<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">PHOTO COURTESY OF GILMAR KOIZUMI FROM PIXABAY<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Chloe Erskine<\/strong> \u2014 <strong>Educator:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Santo Domingo, <\/strong><strong>Dominican Republic<\/strong> \u2014 Had one of the best meals of my life there.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ilhabela, <\/strong><strong>Brazil<\/strong> \u2014 An archipelago and city situated in the Atlantic Ocean four miles off the coast of S\u00e3o Paulo state in\u00a0Brazil. The <em>feijoada completa<\/em> to die for, but the <em>folx <\/em>I was with were mostly cooking. A friend&#8217;s dad, who I stayed with, started <em>Kinino Spice Company<\/em> and he&#8217;s brilliant in the kitchen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18993\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18993\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18993\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sardis.jpg\" alt=\"inside Sardi's\" width=\"850\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sardis.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sardis-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sardis-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sardis-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sardis-104x74.jpg 104w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18993\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">In the heart of New York&#8217;s Theater District, Sardi&#8217;s has been the toast of Broadway for 90 years.<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">PHOTO COURTESY OF \u00a9 LUIGI NOVI \/ WIKIMEDIA COMMONS \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/3.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY 3.0<\/a>.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Brent Campbell<\/strong> \u2014 <strong>Musician and Composer:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As you can see by my list, I love red meat and classic steakhouses. In fact, I may be gone before you read this.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>New York<\/strong> \u2014 Delmonico&#8217;s, Sardis. Historic, Classic, old school.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chicago<\/strong> \u2014 Gene &amp; Georgetti, another classic, exceptional service.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Seattle<\/strong> \u2014 The Met, easily the best in Seattle.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Atlanta<\/strong> \u2014\u00a0Bones Restaurant<\/li>\n<li><strong>Portland<\/strong> \u2014 Ringside Steakhouse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18976\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18976\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18976\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Twin-Teepees-Dog-House.jpg\" alt=\"Twin Teepees and the Dog House, Seattle\" width=\"850\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Twin-Teepees-Dog-House.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Twin-Teepees-Dog-House-600x296.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Twin-Teepees-Dog-House-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Twin-Teepees-Dog-House-768x379.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Twin-Teepees-Dog-House-496x244.jpg 496w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18976\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The Twin Teepees and the Dog House; two beloved Seattle restaurants bulldozed away in the name of progress. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">PHOTOS COURTESY OF MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND INDUSTRY (MOHAI), SEATTLE WA.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, my list of European selections is limited. That\u2019s because whenever I have been either a vagabond hippie (wimpy, fish in newspaper, ham in a baguette, etc) or a dad with a hungry family in tow (local coupons or referrals, street food). Sadly, Mexico has usually been all inclusive. Nothing special there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My real favorites have vanished in Seattle:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Twin Teepees<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Clark\u2019s, Dublin House, Red Carpet<\/strong>, <strong>et al<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Almost affordable luxury.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The original Black Angus on Elliott \u2014\u00a0<\/strong>A fine steak dinner with all the fixings for $3.49 before Stuart Anderson sold out.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Frederick and Nelson\u2019s lunch counter<\/strong> \u2014 Simply amazing!<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Dog House<\/strong> \u2014 Last of the smoke filled, after hours joint.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Blazes Broiler in Ballard<\/strong> \u2014 Eat a 64 oz steak and it\u2019s free.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rossellini\u2019s 4\/10<\/strong> \u2014 Get lucky on prom night.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Homestead<\/strong> \u2014 West Seattle, recently burned down. Seattle\u2019s best fried chicken.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Roses on Pacific Highway South<\/strong> \u2014 Western Washington\u2019s best fried chicken, also burned down &#8211; who gave matches to the chickens?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>A Seattle neighborhood called Magnolia (where I grew up with the one and only Ed Boitano):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gi Gi\u2019s<\/strong> \u2014 A slightly, very slightly, upscale village cafe. I would go there to splurge while on break from the local gas station.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hickory Hut<\/strong> \u2014 A tiny cafe, but oh boy, Joe could flip a good burger.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Magnolia Bowl<\/strong> \u2014 I would save two weeks allowance for a side of their sublime fries.<\/li>\n<li>I would be amiss to not mention <strong>Al\u2019s Burgers on QA Avenue<\/strong>. Al\u2019s tiny place (maybe where Betty\u2019s is now) had the best burger secret sauce ever. I can almost taste it now.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"bdaia-separator se-single\" style=\"margin-top:30px !important;margin-bottom:30px !important;\"><\/div>\n<h2>Readers&#8217; Poll<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19014\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19014\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19014\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Charleston-Cuisine.jpg\" alt=\"Charleston Food Tours offerings\" width=\"850\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Charleston-Cuisine.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Charleston-Cuisine-600x424.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Charleston-Cuisine-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Charleston-Cuisine-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Charleston-Cuisine-104x74.jpg 104w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The delicacies of the Charleston table.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Charleston, South Carolina<\/strong> Charleston Culinary Tours offers the best of Charleston history, food, and drinks! \u2014 BB<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15334\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15334\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15334\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DT-Pub-Tendy.jpg\" alt=\"a pub in Tendy that was visited by Dylan Thomas\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DT-Pub-Tendy.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DT-Pub-Tendy-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DT-Pub-Tendy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DT-Pub-Tendy-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Tenby, Wales.<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">PHOTO COURTESY OF DEB ROSKAMP.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Tenby and Swansea, Southwest Coast of Wales<\/strong> Welsh Rarebit, served with back bacon or tomatoes; cockles &amp; mussel; Bara Brith, speckled bread; and laverbread \u2014 made of seaweed, described by Richard Burton as \u201cWelshman\u2019s caviar.\u201d Best to enjoy while listening to a recording of Dylan Thomas\u2019s poetry. \u2014 LF<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travel writer William Least  Heat-Moon  in his stunning 1982 memoir, Blue Highways: A Journey into America, said you could  once tell what side of the Mississippi River you were on by how the catfish was prepared.  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