Of course, you will find many of the same foods we highlighted on the Foods in Istanbul, Turkey page, but one of the local specialties is...

Meat. Borek. Kabab. Fish. Manti. Turkish Delight. Coffee. Baklava. Let's go!! Pandeli Restaurant Pandeli Restaurant is just inside the...

Herring We love herring. If you like fish you should certainly eat it here. We don’t have any particular spots to recommend. Whichever...

Food in Chiang Mai, Thailand Like everywhere else in Southeast Asia that we visited, Chiang Mai has great food on practically every...

NorCal Japanese food Sushi-sho You might be surprised that our number 1 choice for sushi omakase (set meal) is located in El Cerrito,...

Amsterdam: Food Stroopwafel and Beer There are stroopwafel everywhere. We never found one we liked better than those at Trader Joe’s back...

Seville: 8 places to Visit Nuns with Sweets . . .and sometimes other stuff for sale. Choices we recommend buying are marked with * Hours...

Madrid: Food and Restaurants Our approach to Madrid food was highly affected by a few things: We had already been in Seville 10 days,...

Madrid: Passover Are you looking for a Seder in Madrid? (or Shabbat?) Here’s what we found and our recommendations. Registration in...

Seville: 5 Things About Food The Lowdown on What You Will Find 1. Tapas You can seek out the highest-rated tapas restaurants, or you can...

Paris Restaurants, Street Food and Markets Le Traiteur Marocain: Facebook page but no website. Located in the Marche des Enfants Rouge,...

Northern Israel Food We stayed in Tzfat (Safed) and Haifa, and traveled all around the Sea of Galilea and up towards Mt. Hermon. Note...

Jerusalem Food Good, Inexpensive Food Is Easy to Find There seem to be two kinds of restaurants in the Old City – those that actually...

Tel Aviv Food (Restaurants, Markets and Street Food) Israel has outposts of Etrogman in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. If you do a food tour in...

Le Sirocco The tagines were super hot, had tons of lamb, complex flavor pairings, and a beautiful presentation. We ordered two different...

Food in Brussels, Belgium We are lucky to have relatives who live in Brussels. Over the years they have tried the patisseries and...

Bruges, Belgium To do: Bruges is well worth an overnight and perhaps two. Highlights for us were the architecture, chocolate, and...

Sonoma, CA As COVID sheltering eased up, a romantic trip to Sonoma was just what we needed. This was our first time back to indoor...