Have a Wonderful 2015!
The Heavenly Scent of Baked Bread to Wake You in Barcelona
“Oh, Barcelona! Every spire, every brick, every centuries-old street fills my senses with awe!” This would be the perfect mantra of every tourist who gets to experience ancient Barcelona. It’s a mantra of pure love to a place even its conquerors adored. The spires at Sagrada Familia and its unbelievable architecture are a testament to humanity’s […]
A Mad Hatter’s Afternoon Tea
It is a daydream of many Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland fans to be a guest of the Mad Hatter at one of his delightfully chaotic tea parties and to bring chapter seven of Lewis Carroll’s classic novel to life. Full of cakes and riddles, but minus the quarrels, Sanderson London is now inviting everyone to “tumble […]
Three Cheers to Frozen Pints
Some might say that there is nothing better than ice cream on a hot summer day, the kind where your tongue is racing against time to catch the rivulets of cream dripping down the side of your waffle cone. Others may argue that a cold beer is what really hits the spot. You may not […]
Going Nuts With Nutella Ice Cream
Ninety days of heavenly Nutella pleasure is better than none. So Nutella fans say. From now until September 30th, expect long lines at Carvel dessert stores Stateside as faithful courtesans of the creamy, chocolatey spread take advantage of every precious day for a Nutella binge. It could very well be the dessert to end all desserts […]
Time to Celebrate: The Chimney Cake (aka kürtőskalács)
With the sweet-tooth’s of the world in a frenzy over cronuts, duffins and doughscuits, it is worth stopping from time to time to appreciate the more traditional pastries from around the world that don’t get as much air-time as the aforementioned newcomers. The chimney cake is one of the most popular pastries in Hungary and […]
The Wash House: How the Big Apple Does Its Laundry
New York! New York! Don’t we all want to be part of it? You can never say you’ve lived a full life without getting a bite, even just a small one, of the Big Apple. Bright lights, big city….it is a place where the possibilities seem endless! Having earned its stature as the proverbial land […]
Mead Raves Along the Beaches of San Francisco
Perhaps the only place in the world where you can use the words cool and hot, chillin’ and lovin’ alternately in one breath is the city of San Francisco. With a “summer-cool” climate all year-round, beach-bumming is an infinite rave in the Bay Area, tempered only by the other obsession San Francisco is mighty proud […]
The DoubleTree Chocolate Chip Cookie
The chocolate chip cookie began its humble existence in Whitman, Massachusetts – a town in Plymouth County. It was here, in the popular Toll House restaurant run by Ruth and Kenneth Wakefield, that the soft, sweet, circular deliciousness was created as an accompaniment to ice cream. In The New Yorker’s birthday ode to the famous […]
Soy You Think You Can Dairy?
“Dairy” products derived from plants and vegetables are seeing something of an uprising in response to a greater awareness of nutrition and diet. No longer the sole domain of vegans, the health benefits of these so-called dairy products are wide-ranging. Historically, dairy products produced from nuts, seeds, and all sorts of plants have been in […]
