While some people use Mendoza as a base for trekking, the primary call of this city is definitely the abundance of superb Argentinian wines. Famous for their Malbec, it is far from the only wine produced here. Mendoza wine tours are the best way to discover not only the stunning area that’s nestled up to … More Mendoza Wine Tours – Trout and Wine Tours
Foraging is a skill of the past. Forgotten with time, globalization and mass consumerism has led us to the grocery store instead of the forests, mountains, fields and beaches. For centuries, cultures from the Arctic to the far reaches of Patagonia have sustained themselves off the land. Hunting has always remained widely practiced, but the … More Foraging Patagonia
How many of us avoid cooking like the plague? Even in home kitchens, the number of people that would prefer prepackaged and instant foods or go out to eat regularly goes up. While chefs in recent years have become glorified, I feel like the once basic life skill of cooking has slowly diminished. I imagine … More Camp Cooking 101
The world over, cuisines have a traditional dish made for a celebration. A party, special occasion or simply just a gathering of friends and family is enough. Not all, but a few that strike my attention require the use of an earth oven. Using the most simple and primitive cooking instruments that have been around for millennia. The earth itself and of course … More Curanto – Chilean Edibles
Montreal is a city I have wanted to visit for some time. Albeit, initially it was for different reasons, now, the food scene was all that mattered. You could lose weeks here eating your way through this modernized old world city, while definitely gaining some pounds, the surface would merely be scratched. I spent a … More What and Where to Eat in Montreal
For some reason, I’m unsure why, but Ireland and the United Kingdom always got a bad rap for their food. I knew that I wouldn’t be disappointed and after a month in Ireland, I was not proven wrong. Much like Canada, it is not so much specific dishes, although there are a few, but more … More 14 of the Best Foods to Eat in Ireland
Cork. Ireland’s second city… unless you ask someone from Cork. It’s a beautifully aged port city, but the gems amongst its old streets and surrounding countryside are what drew me in. County Cork, West Cork in particular is known as the foodie capital of Ireland and with good reason. The food culture is strong with … More A Taste of West Cork (and Cork)
Galway is an old city. It best resembles what the mind conjures up as an Irish city, but it’s young at heart. It’s a popular university town with more students than housing. It supports an evident Bohemian lifestyle with pot clouds rising amongst the buildings. Pubs are elbow to elbow with live music pouring into … More 7 Places to Eat in Galway, Ireland
If you’re heading Ireland way in September, it would be crazy not to plan around the Galway International Oyster and Seafood Festival. Check out my experience here!! … More Galway International Oyster and Seafood Festival
Capital of Northern Ireland, Belfast is shrouded in recent history. Known for the birthplace of the Titanic, the world’s most famous ocean liner due to its demise and more recently ‘The Troubles’. A tragic series of conflicts taking place in the late 20th century. History that is not easily put into the past, it still … More 48 Hours in Belfast