On to the first full day in New York City… It was a double trip to Williamsburg, starting out with a mid-day snacking fest at Smorgasburg, a weekend street food celebration – Saturdays in East River State Park and Sundays in Prospect Park. Lots of fun looking stuff, and I sampled through a few different stands… Read More The Mid-2016 Gastro Tour #3 – Williamsburg 2x
Second day in Santiago, Chile, a lot of wandering around, and eating. Started off with revisits to the Mercado Central, and Mercado La Vega. More detailed writeups on those links from my visit seven years ago. What I hadn’t realized then is that I’d only visited Vega Chica, which is where all the spots to eat,… Read More The Mid-2016 Gastro Tour #2 – Santiago Casual
I know, every time I go on vacation you get subjected to an onslaught of photos and videos about everything I/we ate. So this time, not going to do that. I’m going to do a composite photo from each place, and pick out one dish that was, for me, the best of the meal. Quick… Read More The Mid-2016 Gastro Tour #1 – Santiago Modern
Last post on Mexico City and then back to our regular programming. The last day, not surprisingly, a major food day. Started off early at the Mercado de Medellín, which turns out to be my favorite of the three markets I made it to. Cleaner, brighter, more variety, things from not only all over Mexico… Read More Mexico City VI
A short (relatively speaking) post today – needing a bit of a more relaxed day yesterday. Morning spent writing and then headed out closer to noon to meet up with friends Amy, of Nomadtopia, and Roberto who happen to be in Mexico City this week as well. I know, I know, not more market pictures.… Read More Mexico City V
Finally, I got around to making something with the ingredients I bought at the market. Crispy tortillas topped with a fresh fava bean puree, fried egg, and sauteed morel mushrooms and pinenuts with garlic and just a hint of ancho chili. Breakfast of champions? Even larger shots of the Museo Soumaya don’t do it justice,… Read More Mexico City IV
It was off for a day trip to Toluca, without traffic an hour west of here, however, that wasn’t the case, and it took a bit over two hours to get there. As the bus trudged along the skies darkened, it began to rain, it was clearly windy, and on arrival, I found that the… Read More Mexico City III
Let’s get some of the obligatory touristy stuff out of the way with. I hopped a subway to the Zócalo, the central plaza. While the buildings are what I remember from 30 years ago, I have a recollection of the plaza being constantly full of people and activities. This time, not much of anything, other… Read More Mexico City II