Authentic Icelandic Feast
Sjávargrillið serves upscale Icelandic cuisine. Hákarl or kæstur hákarl fortunately is not on the menu at Sjávargrillið, a Reykjavik restaurant that specializes in Icelandic fare. I write “fortunately”...
View ArticleItalian Elegance in Iceland
Kolabrautin is an elegant aerie with a harbor view. The Society of American Travel Writers did not fill 2014 convention attendees’ dance cards every minute, and on one free evening, my husband and I...
View ArticleDenver’s Upcoming Taste of Iceland
Food, music & art form from North Atlantic nation in the Mile High City. I’ve just returned from Iceland, so I’m still a little obsessed by that wonderful little island nation. I soaked in the...
View ArticleNew Cookbook from ‘5280’ Magazine
Somehow, 5280‘s food editor Amanda M. Faison managed to find time to edit a cookbook — not a trivial undertaking. Not surprisingly called 5280: The Cookbook and subtitled “Recipes for your kitchen from...
View ArticleIceland Eats on Show at Culinary Fest
Jaw-dropping scenery, Viking culture and centuries-old history of Iceland plus fresh fare. I wouldn’t even mention this if I weren’t so taken with Iceland, but I am, so I am — if you get my drift. The...
View ArticleWorld’s Fair Focuses on Food
Milan’s Expo 2015 theme is feeding the world. Expo Milano 2015 is the Universal Exhibition that Milan, Italy, hosts from May 1 to October 31. Over this six-month period, Milan will become a global...
View ArticleCured Offers Tour de France Matches
Regional cheeses and drinks echo Grand Tour route. Once again, Will Frischkorn is preparing for the Tour de France. The greatest of all the Grand Tour stage races in Europe starts on Saturday in...
View ArticleFab Fundraiser for Flatirons Food Film Fest
Wine, foodies & song in Boulder. Three art forms were showcased at yesterday evening’s Flatirons Food Film Festival fundraiser: cinematic arts, musical arts and, of course, culinary arts. The event...
View Article‘Gala’ Dinner in Dolomite Hotel
Hotel Colfosco pasta- and meat-heavy menu. When we booked a last-minute RCI timeshare trade to Italy, we knew we wanted to stay in the magnificent Dolomites. Cortina d’Ampezzo and other mainstream...
View ArticleA Corner of America in the Dolomites
Restaurant/pub puts on a good approximation Western ambiance. A taste of the American West improbably is located in the Italian mountain town of San Martino di Castrozza. The Ranch Bar is tricked out...
View ArticleTasting the West in Italian Establishment
Sanity & taste buds required a break from hotel food. The other day, we stopped at the Ranch Bar in San Martino di Castrozza for kicks. Yesterday, needing a break from both the Hotel Colfosco’s...
View ArticleJasinski Cooking at Food Expo
Denver chef selected to showcase American food at world food fair. My husband and I are winding down a week in the Dolomites in northeastern Italy, and when we were planning this trip, I made some...
View ArticleA Little Lunch in the Dolomites
Brief encounters with a local forager. We haven’t been eating lunch in San Martino di Castrozza every day, but yesterday, we were hungry at mid-day. We were almost the only customers at the Bar dai...
View ArticleJ’ai Une Bonne Anniversaire a Paris
Translation: I had a wonderful birthday in Paris. We had plenty of OK but forgettable food in Paris, eating wherever we happened to be when our stomachs rumbled. But dinner on September 9, my birthday,...
View ArticleIlly Cafe in Denver Hotel
Colorado’s first location of Italian cafe. Illy, which the company insists on writing with a lower-case I (attractive on the logo but challenging to read in sans-serif type), recently opened opening...
View Article500th Anniversary of German Beer Purity Act
Three ingredients mandated for Bavarian beer — and that’s all. April 23, 1516, was not the date of William Shakespeare’s death. That wouldn’t happen for another hundred years. It was the date of the...
View ArticleAirBnB of Food Unveiled
Singapore start-up books visitors into private homes for meals. We recently returned from Copenhagen, where we stayed in my fourth and my husband’s third AirBnB accommodation. Every experience– from...
View ArticleFree Food & Fitness at Brider
FIT36, a Denver fitness studio, takes over Brider, star chef Steven Redzikowski’s hot new fast-casual rotisserie restaurant on Sunday, January 22, 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. to offer a FREE 36-minute High...
View ArticleNOMA Popping Up in Tulum
Fabled Copenhagen restaurant’s next temp location in Mexico. René Redzepi, the wildly creative owner/chef of NOMA in Copenhagen, set the culinary world on its collective ear when the restaurant began...
View ArticleJulia Child’s Cottage in Provence on AirBnB
Stay in a culinary legend’s equally legendary country home. Anyone traveling France whose lodging budget is on the threshold of $700 a night can stay at Julia Child’s home in Provence via Airbnb — if...
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