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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Culinary Journeys – Florence, Italy (Part 1)
Visiting the birthplace of Dante Aligheri, we open with a sonnet,a tribute to Florence, the start of our Italian culinary journey! For I am one acquainted with the flight -I am Milwaukee to Vienna bound,But connection to Florence far too tight, First to Zurich, then to our Tuscan town.Airborne vision - patch-worked fields of green,Swollen [...]
Restaurants Updated
The Restaurants page has been updated; always a bittersweet process. There is a bitter taste with the closing of a restaurant and some were real favorites. On a much sweeter note, a number of new restaurants have been added to our lists of Great Lakes representative restaurants, inspired in part by the recent James Beard [...]
Culinary Journeys – Kyoto, Japan, Part 2
In Kyoto, the journey included visits to museums, temples, and whisky experiences. Highlights included Sanjusangen-do's 1001 Kannon statues and a distillery on Lake Biwa. Culinary adventures featured seafood and whisky pairings, culminating in a return to Isami Sushi. The trip concluded with a bullet train ride back to Tokyo, reflecting on the journey.
Culinary Journeys – Kyoto, Japan, Part 1
Continuing our culinary journey through Japan, echoing Basho's haiku style. Recounting experiences with traditional and modern Japanese meals, highlighting kaiseki dining and street food. Connecting food with culture, emphasizing the flavors of sushi, matcha, and regional cuisine, while exploring themes of tradition and creativity.
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