Carlos peddles up with his son and several choice Mexican snacks. He has freshly steamed green chili tamales and these chilled mango ‘flowers’ which he cuts on the spot. He rubs them with lemon, dusts them with cayenne and a pinch of salt. It reminds me of the beach vendors in Mexico, right here on the streets of Longmont, Colorado.
A photo slideshow of Peggy Markel’s culinary travel program in southern Spain, set to the sounds of Spanish guitarists playing in a country kitchen during the last night of the trip.
A Young Tibetan nun does prostrations before dawn around the upper kora of Mahabodhi Temple, the place of the Buddha’s Enlightenment. Bodhgaya, India.
Peggy inroduces a group of travelers to the island of Elba and to Luciano Casini, actor, character and the owner of alleyway restaurant Il Chiasso.
When describing our culinary adventures, we always tell potential guests to “Expect surprises!” but it can be hard to explain the exact quality of unexpected moments that pop up throughout a trip.
In Amalfi, we found ourselves off the beaten path and in the kitchen of a dear friend’s mother, who taught us to make a traditional Pasticciotto Napoletano,
How a quality olive oil contributes to the overall taste of a meal.
Un Pezzo di Uomo. Tony, our captain on the June 2010 ‘Sailing and Savoring Amalfi Coast’ sailing trip, breaks out into spontaneous opera while at the wheel.
Majid shows us how to mix the traditional Moroccan “Res al Hanout” spice blend in his shop near the Marrakech souk. Watch the video on our Facebook here.
