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A Culinary Journey Through China

June 10, 2016

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When Finnair invited me to go on a culinary trip to China I was honestly a little bit apprehensive. Some reasons were completely unfounded in my own prejudices but others were honestly just food related. Ever since I had food poisoning from a chicken lo main take-out in New York ten years ago I havenâ€™t been a fan. That memory and the idea of chicken feet a[...]

Hiking and Feasting in Bolzano: A Four Course Menu

June 24, 2015

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Food & Drink, Mountains, South Tyrol

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I never knew what the buzz was all about. Katja and Kathi have been hooked on South TyrolÂ for a while and I refused to believe it would be all that different from the "other Italy" that I have been to so many times: Venice, Rome, Garda, Trieste, Milan, you name it. Turns out, South Tyrol really is different. There is something particularly stunning about[...]

10 Festivals You Should Go To In 2015

December 19, 2014

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Festivals, Top 10

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For me, 2014 was the year of festivals. I went to six in total... and only one of them required wellington boots. In fact, I didn't even sleep in a single tent during all of my festival attending time. Call me boring, but this is exactly the way I like my festivals; with a comfy bed and a warm shower. The reason I attended so many festivals this year was [...]

My First Food Festival: Rota das Estrelas in Madeira

March 31, 2014

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Festivals, Madeira

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In my quest to experience the finest mud-free festivals aroundÂ I recently found myself in Madeira, Portugal's remote island out in the Atlantic Ocean. I was there to learn a thing or two about fine dining and food festivals at Rota das Estrelas - which translates less beautifully as "The Stars Route" - a gastronomic and culinary adventure featuring some of [...]