Category: Food and Wine
Thanksgiving in New Orleans -- without leaving home.
We like traveling at Thanksgiving. And as much as we love turkey dinner like mom used to make, we've had some nontraditional dinners that made us rethink the whole thing.
Last year, we went to Seaside, Florida, which is close enough to New Orleans to have fantastic Cajun food. This year, we don't want to get on a plane, but we still want a New Orleans food fix.
Enter cajunturkeyco.com, who sells a 10 -12 pound Cajun turkey for $52.50, plus shipping.
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Still time to enjoy Oktoberfest.
It may be too late to attend Oktoberfest in Munich this year, but if you think hot wurst, cold lager, and oom-pah bands are some of the best things about fall, there are still plenty of good festivals closer to home.
A scenic two-hour drive from Seattle, Leavenworth, Washington, offers fall color, a cool mountain climate, and a Bavarian village that looks more authentic with every beer.
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London's best Indian restaurants.
If you haven't spent much time in Britain, the national dish may surprise you. It's not the expected fish and chips or steak and kidney pie. According to former Foreign Minister Robin Cook it's Chicken Tikka Masala -- a delicious Indian concoction which may actually have originated in Glasgow.In addition to the thousands of Indian restaurants and curry houses in Britain, most pubs also serve a version of the dish. There are dozens of recipes, but most combine chicken that's been marinated in yogurt and cooked in a tandoori oven with a sauce made from tomato, cream, and spices.
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On the Road in Spain with Mario Batali et al.
Food is one of the great pleasures of travel. Having Moreton Bay Bugs in Port Douglas, Bucatini all'Amatriciana in Trastevere, beef in Buenos Aires, and Guinness at the source are some of our favorite travel memories.We've dined in restaurants recognized around the world for their excellence, sampled local treats from the market, and just followed our noses into some dives that gave us pause. But for the most part, we've eaten remarkably well without breaking the bank, stayed gastro-intestinally healthy, and rarely felt mistreated because we were tourists.
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Lunchtime at the Victoria and Albert.
There are plenty of delightful places to have lunch in South Kensington. But one of the most appealing is in an unexpected place -- the Victoria and Albert Museum.The restaurant here was the first museum restaurant in the world, and today, it's better than ever. The food is prepared fresh daily on site by award-winning Benugo Catering with something for every taste. There's poached salmon with dill sauce, roast veggie pie, brie and chicken panini, fresh salads, deli sandwiches, and everything in between. Plus delicious baked goods, and a nice selection of beer and wine.
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