In the two months we’ve been in Peru I’ve definitely adopted the local passion for pisco - the traditional Peruvian brandy. But you don’t have to travel to the Land of the Inca to enjoy the country’s signature drink.
Here’s Peruvian chef Nacho Selis’ (Hotel Sol y Luna) recipe for a traditional Pisco Sour.
Salud!
CUSCO TRAVEL TIP: The Lobby Bar at the Hotel Montasterio offers short pisco seminars each evening where you can learn about the pisco-making process, various types of grapes and different varieties before indulging.
For a delicious listing of free pisco recipes, check out The Pisco Book/Recipe Listings
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".
Love food? Love to share? Check out this delicious new blog position…
Tourism Richmond (British Columbia) is seeking a blogger to embark upon 365 days of dining in Richmond, BC and to share their culinary experiences online. “Richmond’s Foodie Blogger” is a one-year contract role with a salary of $50,000, apartment and living compensation (negotiable upon final selection), and a daily stipend for meals.
Applications are open March 1 to 31, 2012 at http://www.facebook.com/RichmondBC.
Not for you? Share this with a friend. They just might take you to dinner in Richmond for the heads up.
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".
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Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".
THE WORLD, À LA CARTE
For those of us who can’t imagine experiencing a new place any way but food first, we’re in luck. Michelin, the bible of epicureans on the go for over 100 years, now offers foodies a new way to eat, drink and sleep their way around the planet. For travellers’ with twin appetites for great food and one-of-a-kind experiences, they’ve launched a new culinary travel series, Michelin Food and Travel.
© Ellen Barone.
Michelin Food & Travel experiences are wholly customizable, but here’s a few sample itinerary highlights to whet your appetite:
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".
a guest blog by travel journalist Jules Older, co-creator of the new iPhone App San Francisco Restaurants.
Savor San Francisco Dining without Breaking the Bank
Here’s a travel fact: San Francisco is the world’s favorite American city. Year after year, it’s the city overseas visitors most want to see.
Here’s a food fact: Along with Chinatown, the Golden Gate Bridge and those little cable cars climbing halfway to the stars, one of San Francisco’s biggest attractions is its food. It has 3,489 restaurants.
Here’s a locals’ fact: San Franciscans firmly believe that visitors routinely miss the best of the restaurants.
I’m a San Franciscan. I share that belief.
When I see tourists, they’re flocking to places all my friends avoid. When my wife and I eat out, the places we choose rarely see a tourist from farther away than San Jose.
Why the disconnect? Because while there are fine restaurants downtown, most of the best eating in San Francisco is in the ‘hoods. Especially at small ethnic restaurants. And most especially, at small, ethnic, cheap restaurants.
Even those that aren’t cheap cost far less than the Venus Fly Traps where tourists flock to devour… and be devoured.
Let me share some of our faves with you.
Our go-to restaurant is a venerable Thai place, Little Thai. It’s on Broadway and Polk, where Russian Hill meets Pacific Heights. Don’t miss their pumpkin curry with soft tofu — we eat it so often that when we sit down, Toni, the owner asks, “And what are you having besides pumpkin curry?”
One of the great bargains of San Francisco is a Persian restaurant on Van Ness and Sutter.
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".