#Travel Food

[cruella-devegan]

Saffron Ikebukuro / Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan

Dinner plate with dahl and mixed vegetable curry 🍛

[airfryerburrito]

Gluten-free finds in Asheville, NC

I took a roadtrip to Asheville with a gluten-free family member, and here's what we ate. Before you ask, we didn't go to Posana, the completely gluten-free restaurant in Asheville. It wasn't open while we were there. So, here are some options for when Posana is closed.

Early Girl Eatery

Early girl serves both breakfast and comfort food all day. I had gluten-free chicken tenders with cinnamon apples and fries (the mashed potatoes were sold out), with a peach-flavored lemonade. It was all delicious and hit the spot after a long day in the car.

Old Europe Pastries

This place is dangerous. I've never seen so many gluten-free dessert options. I had the godiva cheesecake and the peanut butter chocolate mousse, and I'm still dreaming about them.

Green Sage Cafe

Another cafe with all-day breakfast, but with a focus on healthy ingredients. We liked it so much we went back twice. The pancakes, wraps, bowls, and muffins were delicious. Note that they're "gluten sensitive" rather than gluten-free (they don't guarantee no cross-contamination).

Strada Italiano

I don't have a picture of Strada's Tuscan stuffed figs because they lasted about 2 seconds on the plate. After the table next to us got theirs, we heard strange moaning sounds. Just, get the figs.

Pictured: gluten-free focaccia and eggplant parmesan. Everything tasted fresh, light, and homemade.

[gracemoser]

Living in Colombia and the food is 🤌 👌 ✨

[takoyaki-king]

[mapsoffun]

One of my all-time favorite Miami restaurants is CVI.CHE 105, recommended to me five years ago when I made my first pilgrimage to South Beach. The location on Lincoln Road has long been a favorite, but it’s currently closed for renovations so I didn’t get to enjoy their food when I was in town in April. You better believe that the second I found out we’d be spending some time in downtown Miami last month, we’d be getting a nice lunch at their original location, and of course it did not disappoint.

The crew has added some new dishes to the menu since we’ve been there, including this ceviche tartare Nikkei that I picked for myself, which was deeply satisfying. M went for one of the classic ceviches with a whole mess of seafood, but we were still a little hungry after those lovely dishes. After taking a peek at the menu again, I was super-excited to see a grilled veal heart dish among the appetizers, and we went with a recommendation from our waiter to get them grilled to medium-rare. 

As someone who enjoys meat generally and occasionally gets veal, I’m a full believer in eating as much of the animal as possible because that animal has so much to give from a nourishing and nutritional standpoint, and nothing should go to waste wherever possible. 

This dish was a triumph, and now I cannot wait for a trip back to Miami so I can enjoy it again. In the meantime, I’m going to pick up some chicken hearts and livers at HMart to cook at home because those are also super-tasty.

[e-ziara]

Sichuan beef noodles! 🍜 🔥 🌶 

But they weren’t that spicy; these noodles only had the mala flavour. But it was still quite a lot of food for me! Ate this after going around Wendy Whiteley’s Secret Garden 🌱🌿

[4mytravels]

Tasting the Town

All of these locations were in the center of Lisbon, and reached on foot in an afternoon.

Soup & sandwich at “0 Trevo,” with a beer to wash it down. This was a vegetable based soup with cabbage and carrot. The sandwich was sliced pork.

This kiosk is one of the only ones in the city that serves the seafood below: Salted Cod in Aioli / Octopus Tapas + Calamari Sandwitch

Sical is well known for their award winning Pasteis de Nata (custard tart). I had one, and ‘um cafe.’

[ur-daily-inspiration]

Cute cakes appreciation post

[loveabledirtbag]

In this episode of Where To Next? Brennen dives into the Midtown Global Market in the Phillips Neighborhood of Minneapolis. There Brennen hits up three different restaurants to give you just a taste (pun intended) of what this truly special spot has to offer. From bold spices to comforting flavors, this is only a sliver of the variety packed into this one place. We barely scratched the surface! So if you're ready to watch Brennen try to seem professional while eating some of the tastiest food ever (spoiler: they fail) then buckle up and let's go eat!

Huge thanks to The Midtown Global Market and all the different restaurants that let us come in and talked with us!

[cruella-devegan]

Kashew Cheese Deli / Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Cashew cheese pesto toasted sandwich with a soy latte 🧀

[themanhattanfoodproject]

Some food highlights from my travels this year:

The vegan burger at Monk’s Cafe in Philadelphia topped with bacon and cheddar. I could detect real vegetables in the “patty” and since it was a bit of a later lunch and we had an earlier-than-expected dinner reservation that night, I actually liked that I got a balance of light and substance in this meal. The bourbon mayo, however, is something I need to bring into my life as soon as possible. My husband wants to make fried chicken for his birthday--this might be a surprise treat to go with it.

Strozzapreti with shrimp and scampi butter at Teller’s in Oklahoma City. This place was cooler for lunch than dinner, but I still was inspired by that dinner to fuck around with something similar, and while I’m still tweaking the recipe, I’m feeling optimistic that I’m close on this one.

Cajun shrimp cocktail at Parson’s Chicken and Fish in the Andersonville neighborhood in Chicago. I love this restaurant, and this was my first visit to the Andersonville outpost, and the Cajun shrimp cocktail just spoke to me at the time. Served with some spicy cocktail sauce along with remoulade, it’s been one of my favorite versions of shrimp cocktail in a minute.

Mozzarella di bufala with tomato confit pizza from Stanzione 87 in downtown Miami. Sadly, this amazing pizzeria closed a few months ago, which sucks because I only got to have their pizzas twice in the span of six months, but I’m glad I got to enjoy it while I had the chance. Did it inspire the tomato confit pasta I have since made and enjoyed? Yes.

The Basque-style chorizo sandwich with Basque salad from Louis’ Basque Corner in Reno, NV. I can’t say that I loved the food in Reno, but this place was heralded and for good reason--it might be the best Basque food I’ve had in the US. This place is delightfully unassuming and the staff is really friendly, and it was the best meal we had in The Biggest Little City. 

The vegetarian and chicken dumplings at Ah Chun Shandong Dumpling in Famous Foods Street Eats in Resorts World, Las Vegas. This was my first exposure to Famous Foods Street Eats, and I am kind of mad about that because every stall was open when my husband and I were there on this one-night stopover, but on a subsequent trip in April, this place never opened, even for dinner. I really wanted to have these dumplings again!

The mochiko fried chicken thighs at Kuleana Rum Works in Waikoloa Village, Hawaii. To be frank, the poke was the most inspiring food I enjoyed, but most of it came from the local grocery store where they would make it fresh until 5PM daily, so I’d have it in to-go containers either in my hotel room or at a table in the bar area of the hotel that wasn’t open until the evening so they didn’t care. Mochiko fried chicken, which is made with cornstarch and sweet rice flour, is absolutely outstanding. The best fried chicken we had on Hawai’i was at Broke Da Mouth Grindz, but the Kona store has sadly been closed since May due to a fire at a laundromat next door , and I hope they are able to reopen sooner rather than later. They have other locations open on other islands, but it sucks to see such a wonderful place closed for something completely out of their control.

[mowgliproductions]

Exploring a WWII American Tank on Peleliu Island, Palau

[migajadepam]

[mapsoffun]

I was super-stoked to be part of a big group dinner at Old Ebbitt Grill, the oldest still-functioning restaurant in DC, and once we made our way through the chaos of the lobby to check into our reservation and get our table, the experience was quite lovely. They take a lot of pride in their raw bar, and we split this enormous platter among the group and I enjoyed trying a little bit of everything. For me, the mark of a quality raw bar is being able to enjoy the oysters without any accouterments--yeah, I like some mignonette on oysters, or a squeeze of lemon from time to time, but sometimes I just love that simple, briny goodness.

[e-ziara]

i miss it... ✨✨