Eggs Benedict, invented by chef Charles Ranhofer in 1894, remains popular. Our German-inspired variation features potato pancakes, curry sauce, and sauerkraut instead of Canadian bacon, providing a unique twist on the classic dish!
Culinary Journeys – Cinque Terre, Italy
This is post 5 of 5 in our series on Italy, with previous posts covering Florence, Sienna, and a food tour around Parma. With all the amazing food we had already enjoyed, with all the beauty we had already seen, it may be hard for you, dear reader, to believe that one the finest meals [...]
Culinary Journeys – Parma, Italy
This is part 4 of 5 in our series on our Culinary Journey through Northern Italy. See our last post on Florence here. A key aspect of Great Lakes Cuisine is "terroir," the French term meaning the "agriculturally relevant features of an area of land." For example, the Bordeaux region, according to The Wine Bible, [...]
Culinary Journeys – Florence, Italy (Part 2)
To see part 1 of our Italian Culinary Journey in Florence, go here. After a day trip to Siena, we returned to sightseeing in Florence. Throughout our trip, we visited stunning cathedrals and museums brimming with classically important art work, but this is a food blog, so that's what we're going to focus on. We [...]
Culinary Journeys – Siena, Italy
We started our Italian Culinary Journey in Florence (see Part 1 here) and then spent a day travelling to Siena, the culinary epicenter of Pecorino Toscano. We were searching for a very specific cheese - Pecorino Foglie di Noce. Outside Italy, Pecorino Romano is the most well-known, but Pliny the Elder wrote about Pecorino Tuscano [...]
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