Category Archives: Traditional Ethnic

Aqui Está Coco Means Here is Great Seafood

Posted on May 9, 2013 by docsconz in Chile, Cocktails & Libations, Culinary Personalities, Food and Drink, Pastry, Regional, Restaurants, Slow Food, Top Restaurant Meals, Traditional Ethnic, Travel, Wine

By the time we left Rancho Doña Maria to drive back to our hotel in Santiago I really didn’t want to think about more food, let alone eat it. We had already had a wonderful seafood breakfast at the Mercado [...]

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Dining at La Grenouillére

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Lawrence Sconzo in Culinary Personalities, Fine Dining, Food and Drink, France, Hotels, LJ Sconzo, Pastry, Restaurants, Slow Food, Starchefs, Top Restaurant Meals, Traditional Ethnic, Travel

After getting a taste of Chef Alex Gauthier’s cooking at last year’s StarChefs ICC (read about it here), I was looking forward to our reservation at his nouveau-French restaurant more than any other on our pilgrimage. Happily, it did not [...]

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Empanadas and Pork- A Day of Glorious Eating Continues at Rancho Doña Maria

Posted on May 1, 2013 by docsconz in Chile, Food and Drink, Pastry, Regional, Slow Food, Top Restaurant Meals, Top Tastes, Traditional Ethnic, Travel, Wine

The old saying is “You can’t judge a book by its cover.” That can also be applied to restaurants – at least some times. Left entirely to my own devices, I have to admit its highly unlikely that I would [...]

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King Crab and Roasted Lamb – El Meson de la Patagonia

Posted on April 29, 2013 by docsconz in Chile, Culinary Blogs, Food and Drink, Pastry, Regional, Restaurants, Slow Food, Traditional Ethnic, Travel

The day started with a tour and a rousing breakfast at two of Santiago’s main food markets, but that was only the beginning of an epic day of eating some of the best food to be had in Chile (or [...]

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Sunday Photo – “Viagra” For Breakfast at Santiago’s Mercado Central

Posted on April 28, 2013 by docsconz in At the Market, Chile, Culinary Personalities, Culinary Shopping, Food and Drink, Photo Posts, Slow Food, Top Tastes, Traditional Ethnic, Travel

No, not the pharmaceutical product. At Marisqueria Bahamondez in the Mercado Central in Santiago, their version of “Viagra” is a collection of the juices of the various shellfish that they cook at their small stall in the back recesses of [...]

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Chile – A Land of the Exotic and the Familiar – An Overview

Posted on April 15, 2013 by docsconz in Chile, Culinary Personalities, Fine Dining, Food and Drink, Regional, Restaurants, Slow Food, Traditional Ethnic, Travel, Wine

Chile, the country, first came to my attention a couple of years ago when I saw Rodolfo Guzman of the Santiago restaurant Boragó speak at the StarChefs ICC. His presentation which featured ingredients indigenous to the country and totally unknown [...]

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A Foodie Family’s Frolic in Florida – Part 2 – Miami

Posted on April 11, 2013 by docsconz in Bistronomic, Culinary Personalities, Fine Dining, Florida, Food and Drink, Hotels, Regional, Slow Food, Southern Food & Cooking, Top Tastes, Traditional Ethnic, Travel

It was about a three and a half hour drive from Orlando to our next destination – Miami Beach. More specifically, we were heading to the luxurious St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort. This segment of the trip would be all [...]

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A Foodie Family’s Frolic in Florida – Part 1 – Orlando

Posted on April 9, 2013 by docsconz in Bistronomic, Culinary Personalities, Fine Dining, Florida, Food and Drink, Holidays, Hotels, Regional, Slow Food, Southern Food & Cooking, Traditional Ethnic, Travel

With our youngest son almost in high school and never having visited any of the major theme parks, time was running out for us to fulfill what has become an American rite of passage that our two eldest boys had [...]

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Culinary Pilgrimages: Part 8 – Parting in Paris

Posted on March 19, 2013 by docsconz in Bistronomic, Culinary Personalities, Family, Fine Dining, Food and Drink, France, Hotels, Pastry, Restaurants, Slow Food, Top Restaurant Meals, Traditional Ethnic, Travel

Paris. Need I say more? Perhaps not, but I will. We took a 10AM high speed train to the Gare Lyon and made our way to our final apartment of this trip. The apartment was located in the Marais, a [...]

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Musings – Where Are The Destination Restaurants of North America?

Posted on March 11, 2013 by docsconz in BeNeLux, California, Fine Dining, Food and Drink, France, Germany, Hotels, Musings, Pacific Northwest, Restaurants, Scandinavia, Slow Food, Spain, The Southern USA, Traditional Ethnic, Travel, Virginia

Three stars reward exceptional cuisine where diners eat extremely well, often superbly. Distinctive dishes are precisely executed, using superlative ingredients. Worth a special journey. – the Michelin Guide
Restaurants don’t need to be difficult to get to to be “worth a [...]

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